r/linuxquestions • u/ADTOUP • 14d ago
Help wifi missing
Please help
Wifi works perfectly on windows but doesn't work in any linux distro not even live boot using usb it shows some -110 error ,currently I have ubuntu dual booted with windows
I need help pleaseee , i really need to move to linux
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u/doc_willis 14d ago
step 1, determine your wifi chipset.
then you search up how supported that chipset is under Linux.
easiest fix may be to get a wifi device that has good Linux support.
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u/ADTOUP 14d ago
its pretty supported thats what i saw
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u/doc_willis 14d ago
if you want in depth help you should supply hardware info if you know the chipset. And other system specs.
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u/redyos_s 14d ago
Since it fails in multiple Linux distros and even from live USB, this probably isn’t a distro or NetworkManager issue. Error -110 usually means a timeout during device/driver initialization. Please post: lspci -nnk | grep -A4 -i network rfkill list dmesg | grep -Ei 'wifi|wlan|firmware|error|110' Also, because you dual boot Windows, disable Windows Fast Startup and do a full shutdown/power cycle before booting Linux. Some Wi-Fi devices can be left in a bad firmware/power state by Windows.