[Bio-linux-list] WiFi No additional Driver

[Tony Travis]

On 12/08/17 05:03, Tauqeer Alam wrote:
> Hi All
> I am trying to set up WiFi connection on my Biolinux machine, but it is
> not working. It is not recognising and WiFi connections and any
> additional drivers are not appearing either (Systems Settings > Software
> & Updates > Additional Drivers). It says "No additional drivers
> available". Everything works fine when Ethernet cable is connected.

Hi, Tauqeer.

Please post details of the hardware by running:

  sudo lshw -short

Please also post the output from:

  lsb_release -d

It should say:

  Description:	Ubuntu 14.04.5 LTS

If you have Bio-Linux 8 installed on hard disk, then make sure you do:

  sudo -i
  apt update
  apt full-upgrade
  apt-get autoremove

*** DON'T do this if you're running Bio-Linux from a USB-stick! ***

If you are using a Bio-Linux 8.0.7 USB-stick, it is using an older Linux
kernel from Ubuntu 14.04.02 and may not support more recent WiFi chips.

A work-around is to use a USB WiFi dongle instead of the built-in WiFi.

HTH,

  Tony.

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