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    Fresh Lubuntu Instal - Ethernet works but Wifi is greyed out and wont initiate

    I have limited experience with Linux so any instructions would need to be as detailed as possible.
    Keep in mind I'm plugged into ethernet to post readout so *-network:1 DISABLED .
    Thanks for the help.

    HTML Code:
    rfkill list all
    0: phy0: Wireless LAN
        Soft blocked: no
        Hard blocked: no

    HTML Code:
    lshw -c network
     *-network:0               
           description: Ethernet interface
           product: NetXtreme BCM5788 Gigabit Ethernet
           vendor: Broadcom Limited
           physical id: 0
           bus info: pci@0000:02:00.0
           logical name: enp2s0
           version: 03
           serial: 00:0e:a6:e2:37:90
           size: 1Gbit/s
           capacity: 1Gbit/s
           width: 32 bits
           clock: 66MHz
           capabilities: pm vpd msi bus_master cap_list ethernet physical tp 10bt 10bt-fd 100bt 100bt-fd 1000bt 1000bt-fd autonegotiation
           configuration: autonegotiation=on broadcast=yes driver=tg3 driverversion=3.137 duplex=full firmware=5788-v3.03 ip=192.168.0.18 latency=64 link=yes mingnt=64 multicast=yes port=twisted pair speed=1Gbit/s
           resources: irq:4 memory:ff9f0000-ff9fffff
      *-network:1 DISABLED
           description: Wireless interface
           product: PRO/Wireless 2200BG [Calexico2] Network Connection
           vendor: Intel Corporation
           physical id: 2
           bus info: pci@0000:02:02.0
           logical name: wlp2s2
           version: 05
           serial: 00:0e:35:25:15:b6
           width: 32 bits
           clock: 33MHz
           capabilities: pm bus_master cap_list ethernet physical wireless
           configuration: broadcast=yes driver=ipw2200 driverversion=1.2.2kmprq firmware=ABG:9.0.5.27 (Dec 12 2007) latency=64 link=no maxlatency=24 mingnt=3 multicast=yes wireless=IEEE 802.11
           resources: irq:4 memory:ff9ee000-ff9eefff
    

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    Re: Fresh Lubuntu Instal - Ethernet works but Wifi is greyed out and wont initiate

    Thread moved to Networking & Wireless for a more appropriate fit.

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    Re: Fresh Lubuntu Instal - Ethernet works but Wifi is greyed out and wont initiate

    Here is the Pastebin for more info.
    http://paste.ubuntu.com/p/FmdH36W4WF/

    somehow I messed things up trying to follow a guide. :/
    Last edited by nerddex; August 15th, 2018 at 11:16 PM.

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    Re: Fresh Lubuntu Instal - Ethernet works but Wifi is greyed out and wont initiate

    somehow I messed things up trying to follow a guide. :/
    Let's revert those changes and start fresh. Please open a terminal and do:
    Code:
    sudo nano /etc/network/interfaces
    Comment out the lines you added, like this:
    Code:
    auto lo eth0
    iface lo inet loopback
    
    #auto wlp2s2
    #iface wlp2s2 inet dhcp
    #pre-up wpa_supplicant -Bw -Dwext -i wlp2s2 -c/etc/wpa_supplicant.conf
    Save (Ctrl+o followed by Enter) and close (Ctrl+x) the text editor.

    Reboot and tell us if there is any improvement.

    We may or may not need to address this later:
    ipw2200: Firmware error detected. Restarting. (repeated 13 times)
    -----------

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    Last edited by chili555; August 16th, 2018 at 12:36 AM.
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    Re: Fresh Lubuntu Instal - Ethernet works but Wifi is greyed out and wont initiate

    awesome thank you! Looks like the error is gone too.

    http://paste.ubuntu.com/p/dsS8DxCMWH/

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    Re: Fresh Lubuntu Instal - Ethernet works but Wifi is greyed out and wont initiate

    Looks like you are all set. Please use thread tools at the top of the thread to mark Solved.
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