I am running the latest version of ubuntu (18.04.1) and the TP link T6E PCI-E wifi card is not working. I do not have the ability to run a wired connection to my computer. I have no idea where to even start I am just starting to learn linux.
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I had the same problem using the T9E. Fortunately, it is pretty simple if you have a smartphone that supports USB WiFi tethering. The reason for this is you must be able to establish some form of Internet connection to install the packages, and this was the easiest for me. Otherwise you will have to either get an Ethernet cable long enough to reach your router or move your PC close to it. You can find the full answer here.
It comes down to opening a terminal on your machine and running lspci -nn -d 14e4:, locating the package you need in the table shown in the answer I linked to, and doing sudo apt install <PACKAGE> where <PACKAGE> is your actual needed package.
For me this looked like sudo apt install bcmwl-kernel-source. There were instructions for an offline install, but this did not work for me even though I followed the instructions. You will need access to the internet on a device that you can move files from anyway.
Hope this helps!
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-d 14e4:means that only Broadcom devices will be shown. Is the T6E a Broadcom? – chili555 Dec 19 '18 at 14:44 -
This post suggests that it is, and also points to the same package I ended up using – Miqued Dec 19 '18 at 19:34
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wifi adapter not found?
Issue: Wifi driver is not installed. Mine was "rtl8821ce". Check the your "network controller" using lspci command.
then install the necessary driver, and you are good to go
P.S: sometimes sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get upgrade also solves the problem
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lspci -nnk | grep 0280 -A3Welcome to Ask Ubuntu. – chili555 Dec 19 '18 at 14:46