Hi!, I hope it is the correct section.
I just installed sparkylinux lxqt 64bit, but I have a problem with the wifi. When I select the wireless network I want to connect to, I get an error:
NetworkManager(nm tray) connection lost.
System: Host: nicola-pc Kernel: 4.19.0-14-amd64 x86_64 bits: 64 Desktop: LXQt 0.14.1
Distro: SparkyLinux 5.14 (Nibiru)
Machine: Type: Laptop System: Apple product: Macmini5,3 v: 1.0 serial: <root required>
Mobo: Apple model: Mac-7BA5B2794B2CDB12 v: Macmini5,3 serial: <root required> UEFI: Apple v: 135.0.0.0.0
date: 06/13/2019
CPU: Quad Core: Intel Core i7-2635QM type: MT MCP speed: 798 MHz min/max: 800/2900 MHz
Graphics: Device-1: Intel 2nd Generation Core Processor Family Integrated Graphics driver: i915 v: kernel
Display: x11 server: X.Org 1.20.4 driver: modesetting unloaded: fbdev,vesa resolution: 1920x1080~60Hz
OpenGL: renderer: Mesa DRI Intel Sandybridge Mobile v: 3.3 Mesa 18.3.6
Network: Device-1: Broadcom Limited NetXtreme BCM57765 Gigabit Ethernet PCIe driver: tg3
IF: eth0 state: up speed: 1000 Mbps duplex: full mac: 3c:07:54:56:81:74
Device-2: Broadcom Limited BCM4331 802.11a/b/g/n driver: bcma-pci-bridge
IF-ID-1: wlan0 state: down mac: 2e:28:a7:f0:80:da
Drives: Local Storage: total: 1.36 TiB used: 4.68 GiB (0.3%)
Repos: Active apt repos in: /etc/apt/sources.list
1: deb http://ftp.debian.org/debian/ stretch main contrib non-free
No active apt repos in: /etc/apt/sources.list.d/dropbox.list
No active apt repos in: /etc/apt/sources.list.d/liquorix.list
Active apt repos in: /etc/apt/sources.list.d/sparky.list
1: deb https://repo.sparkylinux.org/ core main
2: deb-src https://repo.sparkylinux.org/ core main
3: deb https://repo.sparkylinux.org/ nibiru main
4: deb-src https://repo.sparkylinux.org/ nibiru main
Info: Processes: 208 Uptime: 35m Memory: 3.77 GiB used: 1.14 GiB (30.3%) Shell: bash inxi: 3.0.32
Internet works only with the ethernet cable.
hope you can help me, thanks!
Thanks for the inxi. Old Mac, eh.
I searched a little, as I hear Macs can have quirks on linux installs
LXQT. Possibly not network-manager. The terminal program is usually connman (or connmanctl) and I do prefer over network-manager. The GUI is called CMST
If you do have the connman base for LXQT and the CMST gui I would look there first via CMST/
The added steps of downloading drivers should not be necessary as Sparky automatically provides the non--free drivers and has your /etc/apt/sources.list populated with non-free and contrib.
https://wiki.debian.org/bcm43xx ### Note as above you do not have to edit /etc/apt/sources.list - You are running Sparky wiki page last updated 2020-09
http://michaelminn.com/linux/macbookpro8.2/
states that it likes broadcom-sta-dkms that info is from at least 1 version back from the present Debian stable. You inxi states the driver loaded is bcma-pci-bridge I do not know if that is the problem.
##### The above authors non-usage of systemd is probably his own opinion, and I strongly doubt that using systemd is a problem.
For a quick check that will not change your system you can try.
"sudo apt install firmware-b43-installer" ### the -s flag "simulates an install but does not perform.
I am not a wifi guru (Oh I do miss DrXaos from the #! forum over a decade ago). I see via the Debian wiki that there is a https://wiki.debian.org/brcmfmac but it is a different number than yours, the 43602.
The often helpful but always use with caution ArchLinux wiki talks about a possible need to black list.
When dealing with drivers, the usage of dkms does make things much simpler for new kernels.
If someone else suggests the usage of broadcommsta-dkms that might be something to try first.
" apt show broadcom-sta-dkms" has more info.
"sudo apt -s install broadcomm-sta-dkms" will simulate, but of course will not show the actual build of the kernel module.
Hopefully others with more experience will post. I hope I was not as clear as mud.
thank you for your time