No WI-FI interface found after installation

Today at 05:01:06

Hi internet!

I'm trying to set up my new Artix installation, but i can't find any wireless interface. It worked on the Artix live install, with ip link showing lo and wlan0. On my permanent installation, ip link only gives me lo.

After going through a few help forums and wiki articles, I tried installing linux-firmware, and learned how kernel modules work. Here are some of the commands I tried to help with diagnostics:

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agel% ls /sys/class/net
lo
agel% modinfo wl
modinfo: ERROR: Module wl not found.
agel% lspci -kvv | grep wifi
        Kernel modules: iwlwifi
agel% lspci -kvv | grep wifi
03:00.0 Network controller: Intel Corporation Centrino Advanced-N 6205 [Taylor Peak] (rev 96)

I've given it my best shot, but I'm afraid I'm not sure where to go from here. Any help is greatly appreciated, Thank you!

Re: No WI-FI interface found after installation

Reply #1 – Today at 05:51:52

Not to be a wise guy but is the wifi turned on?

Re: No WI-FI interface found after installation

Reply #2 – Today at 07:15:18

Hi!

My thinkpad came with the same module, but I don't remember doing anything other than installing linux-firmware and NetworkManager. That was enough. Can you install those packages, reboot and check?

If you want to install a hassle-free module that will work on any distro, see this comment. They are cheap and use ath9k, which is in the kernel.