I have a Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon Gen 13 and I installed ZorinOS 17.3 core yesterday. It installed fine, but the Wi-Fi card is not detected. Per Lenovo's product documentation, this ThinkPad has an Intel® WiFi 7 BE201 802.11BE (2 x 2) card.
I used my phone's USB tethering function to update the system but still no Wi-Fi functionality. I checked for additional and proprietary drivers but it doesn't find anything. I even made sure SecureBoot is disabled. Any help?
Are you dual-booting alongside Windows and able to get into Windows and check Fast Start-Up is turned off (un-ticked) in Windows Power Settings?
We sometimes hear of Windows hogging devices when Fast Start-Up is enabled.
Thanks for the reply! I don't have any other OS installed on this laptop. I just formatted the internal SSD and install Zorin only.
Maybe this Wifi Card is too new for Zorin.
If that is likely, then maybe try installing a later kernel (or a distro with a later kernel) and see if that supports the WiFi card.
An alternative would be to purchase a cheap (linux compatible-thats important) USB WiFi, or WiFi+BT dongle as a work-round.
Yes, it is.
Actually, I am not aware of any GnuLinux support for WiFi 7 at this time due to the unreleased proiprietary drivers.
Until RealTek, etc, release those drivers, there is nothing Linux or GnuLinux can do (We cannot steal them or hack them...)
According to Intel, their firmware/driver only supports Linux Kernel 6.14 and up
@JJFlores197 Just a curiosity. If I compile kernel 6.14, would you be willing to try it out to see if your WiFi will work?
FYI, I just compiled kernel 6.6.2 for my old bionic64 puppy linux that had kernel 4.19.23 and so far so good. Everything works and looks stable. gpu, audio, usb ports, my usb media card reader, etc... Been using it for a week now and have not experienced any hiccups.
If you're willing, let me know and I'll share the files, but I will go ahead and do it for myself and upgrade my Zorin's kernel. Currently reviewing config file. 
Just found this nugget:
You don't have to compile the Kernel by Yourself. You have Possibilities to install a newer one:
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