Drivers installed but not "loaded"

[Jim0000]

Post back with

Code:

sudo lshw -C network

so we can see if the installation has done what we wanted.

Clicking on the Network icon (usually in the bottom right area) should give you a list of Wifi Networks that the adaptor can see.  You will need to set up the system so that it can join your network.

Code:

[sudo lshw -C network
[sudo] password for jim:
  *-network                 
       description: Ethernet interface
       product: NetLink BCM5906M Fast Ethernet PCI Express
       vendor: Broadcom Inc. and subsidiaries
       physical id: 0
       bus info: pci@0000:06:00.0
       logical name: enp6s0
       version: 02
       serial: b8:ac:6f:a1:fa:80
       size: 100Mbit/s
       capacity: 100Mbit/s
       width: 64 bits
       clock: 33MHz
       capabilities: pm vpd msi pciexpress bus_master cap_list ethernet physical tp 10bt 10bt-fd 100bt 100bt-fd autonegotiation
       configuration: autonegotiation=on broadcast=yes driver=tg3 driverversion=5.15.0-46-generic duplex=full firmware=sb v3.04 ip=192.168.1.101 latency=0 link=yes multicast=yes port=twisted pair speed=100Mbit/s
       resources: irq:31 memory:febf0000-febfffff
  *-network
       description: Wireless interface
       physical id: 3
       bus info: usb@2:4
       logical name: wlx90de8026e158
       serial: 90:de:80:26:e1:58
       capabilities: ethernet physical wireless
       configuration: broadcast=yes driver=rtl88x2bu driverversion=v5.13.1-20-gbd7c7eb9d.20210702_ firmware=30.20 link=yes multicast=yes wireless=unassociated

/code]

[Jim0000]

Post back with

Code:

sudo lshw -C network

so we can see if the installation has done what we wanted.

Clicking on the Network icon (usually in the bottom right area) should give you a list of Wifi Networks that the adaptor can see.  You will need to set up the system so that it can join your network.

sudo lshw -C network
[sudo] password for jim:
  *-network               
      description: Ethernet interface
      product: NetLink BCM5906M Fast Ethernet PCI Express
      vendor: Broadcom Inc. and subsidiaries
      physical id: 0
      bus info: pci@0000:06:00.0
      logical name: enp6s0
      version: 02
      serial: b8:ac:6f:a1:fa:80
      size: 100Mbit/s
      capacity: 100Mbit/s
      width: 64 bits
      clock: 33MHz
      capabilities: pm vpd msi pciexpress bus_master cap_list ethernet physical tp 10bt 10bt-fd 100bt 100bt-fd autonegotiation
      configuration: autonegotiation=on broadcast=yes driver=tg3 driverversion=5.15.0-46-generic duplex=full firmware=sb v3.04 ip=192.168.1.101 latency=0 link=yes multicast=yes port=twisted pair speed=100Mbit/s
      resources: irq:31 memory:febf0000-febfffff
  *-network
      description: Wireless interface
      physical id: 3
      bus info: usb@2:4
      logical name: wlx90de8026e158
      serial: 90:de:80:26:e1:58
      capabilities: ethernet physical wireless
      configuration: broadcast=yes driver=rtl88x2bu driverversion=v5.13.1-20-gbd7c7eb9d.20210702_ firmware=30.20 link=yes multicast=yes wireless=unassociated

[stevef]

Jim,

In this post the USB device is now showing and has a driver when compared with your earlier post number 15 where it wasn't listed.

Did you change anything between posts ?

Can you now see wireless networks detected ?

Steve

[Jim0000]

Jim,

In this post the USB device is now showing and has a driver when compared with your earlier post number 15 where it wasn't listed.........
Did you change anything between posts ?............

No. At least, not that I am aware of.

Can you now see wireless networks detected ?
Steve.............

No. And also, I cannot see the network connections icon in the bottom panel. It was there before showing Ethernet connection.

[stevef]

Maybe just a reboot did something.  We can sort out the network icon but first can you ensure your system is in range of some wifi networks and then run two commands and post back.

Code:

sudo lshw -C network

To ensure the wifi adapter is on the system

Code:

sudo nmcli dev wifi list

To list any networks it can see

[Jim0000]

This looks promising:

Code:

sudo lshw -C network
[sudo] password for jim:
  *-network                 
       description: Ethernet interface
       product: NetLink BCM5906M Fast Ethernet PCI Express
       vendor: Broadcom Inc. and subsidiaries
       physical id: 0
       bus info: pci@0000:06:00.0
       logical name: enp6s0
       version: 02
       serial: b8:ac:6f:a1:fa:80
       size: 100Mbit/s
       capacity: 100Mbit/s
       width: 64 bits
       clock: 33MHz
       capabilities: pm vpd msi pciexpress bus_master cap_list ethernet physical tp 10bt 10bt-fd 100bt 100bt-fd autonegotiation
       configuration: autonegotiation=on broadcast=yes driver=tg3 driverversion=5.15.0-46-generic duplex=full firmware=sb v3.04 ip=192.168.1.101 latency=0 link=yes multicast=yes port=twisted pair speed=100Mbit/s
       resources: irq:31 memory:febf0000-febfffff
  *-network
       description: Wireless interface
       physical id: 3
       bus info: usb@2:4
       logical name: wlx90de8026e158
       serial: 90:de:80:26:e1:58
       capabilities: ethernet physical wireless
       configuration: broadcast=yes driver=rtl88x2bu driverversion=v5.13.1-20-gbd7c7eb9d.20210702_ firmware=30.20 link=yes multicast=yes wireless=unassociated
jim  ~  sudo nmcli dev wifi list
IN-USE  BSSID              SSID  MODE   CHAN  RATE       SIGNAL  BARS  SECURITY
        00:1D:7E:BB:C2:5A  --    Infra  7     11 Mbit/s  100     ▂▄▆█  --       
jim  ~ 

Edit:

Hey Steve, it is working!
Many thanks for your patient assistance; I would never have got it going without it.

Jim.

[stevef]

Ok, let's see if we can get the Network icon back.

This should restore it back to default settings.

Menu -> Settings
scroll down the list and click on 'Lite Tweaks'
on the window that opens
scroll down and select the 'Taskbar Restore' job
click 'begin'

[Jim0000]

Ok, let's see if we can get the Network icon back.
........................

Yes, that fixed it; I now have a WiFi icon showing in the panel.
Marvelous work, many thanks to you Sir!
I am just beginning to find that this operating system has some nice little accessible facilities like the "Lite Tweaks", and I have only just started with it.
Jim.