Installed Zorin Os 16 on a Dell Latitude E6430. Wi-Fi works but after update and restart "Connection Failed".
This is the third attempt with the same outcome. Wi-Fi is a Broadcom BCM 43228 [14e4:4359]
Installed Zorin Os 16 on a Dell Latitude E6430. Wi-Fi works but after update and restart "Connection Failed".
This is the third attempt with the same outcome. Wi-Fi is a Broadcom BCM 43228 [14e4:4359]
First - connect the computer using phone hotspot or ethernet cable.
Let's see if removing any existing drivers:
sudo apt purge broadcom-sta-dkms broadcom-sta-source broadcom-sta-common bcmwl-kernel-source
Then installing direct:
sudo apt update && sudo apt upgrade
sudo apt install -y bcmwl-kernel-source
Thnx Aravisian. Reinstalled using UEFI and tried without NVIDIA and after restarting the Wi-Fi worked.
I don't know but decided not to mess with happy and just leave it alone. May investigate later when I have a little more time.
I have seen Nvidia drivers mess with networking before. Could be related?
The only way I can see Nvidia affecting WiFi is if the GPU is pulling so much power that it kicks in the Powersave on wifi.
Disabling PowerSave is done by
sudo nano /etc/NetworkManager/conf.d/default-wifi-powersave-on.conf
Change the value from 3
to 2
:
[connection]
wifi.powersave = 2
I have seen this on older versions of Ubuntu and the current Elementary OS. I have no idea what the connection is but it is possible. (Only happens when using non-kernel drivers)
If you google about nvidia breaking wifi/networking etc. on ubuntu you will find a few examples of it.
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