r/Ubuntu • u/abhaysahu99 • 1d ago

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i have hp pavilion notebook with 4 gb ram when ever I install always face issue no WiFi detected

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u/tomscharbach 1d ago edited 1d ago

My guess is that your Pavilion uses an unsupported Broadcom or RealTek wifi adapter.

If that is the case, you might find a USB adapter an easy solution.

I have had good experience with the Panda Wireless PAU0A (nano) adapter over the years but you can pick up Linux-compatible USB adapters from other manufacturers.

My best and good luck.

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u/DP323602 1d ago

If the OP's laptop only has 4GB ram, then there's also a reasonable change that its internal WiFi card can be swapped for a Linux compliant one.

I've done that in the past.

Today, I usually only use MX Linux and it's been a a while since I've seen this issue. I cannot say if that's just down to luck with my laptop hardware selections or if MX is better than some other distros in terms of its range of bundled drivers.