The officially official Devuan Forum!

sparkky6961

Member

Registered: 2022-01-04

Posts: 1  

install does not find wifi

the install program cannot configure my wifi network correctly....the parameters are correct -using the same ones for years, and just rechecked - the security option is also correct... my current os is running on these parameters just fine. 
Any thoughts as to getting installed?
sparkky6961

ralph.ronnquist

Administrator

From: Battery Point, Tasmania, AUS

Registered: 2016-11-30

Posts: 1,251  

Re: install does not find wifi

how do you know which parameters it is using?

Camtaf

Member

Registered: 2019-11-19

Posts: 436  

Re: install does not find wifi

Check dmesg to see if it is being seen by the O/S.

Last edited by Camtaf (2022-01-04 10:22:17)

Aleksanders

Member

Registered: 2021-04-21

Posts: 16  

Re: install does not find wifi

Some wifi devices needs its firmware to load to work

birdi

Member

Registered: 2022-01-07

Posts: 5  

Re: install does not find wifi

Some wifi devices needs its firmware to load to work

The devuan installer comes with firmware included, except for a few models like Broadcom b43xx which need a kernel module loaded and firmware fetched and extracted via a script found in the repos.
OP needs to post the output of dmesg / lspci -vvnnk / hwinfo --netcard. If the firmware is missing, dmesg should show a firmware loading error and a link to the debian wiki, lspci will not show "Kernel driver in use" for the card, hwinfo tells you which module is needed and if it is already loaded. Unfortunately lspci and hwinfo are not in the installer and have to be installed from the repos, so either press Ctrl+Alt+F2 and then Enter after starting the installer and run dmesg | grep firmware or install hwinfo on the current os and post the output.

auanta

Member

Registered: 2022-08-03

Posts: 45  

Re: install does not find wifi

I had this issue, and this for me it was with the firmware loaded. I sat next to the router, lol. To solve it, I realized I had to enter the details manually instead of selecting from the list. Then it happily connected.

---

Devuan GNU/Linux, the sysadmin secret sauce
> "I use Hyperbola btw" my favorite BSD

Disclaimer: If I give you any technical advice, always double check it, because even though I used GNU/Linux many years, I'm still learning, just like you. I try to help, but I could be wrong! Empower yourself!