[lubuntu-devel] Hirsute update/upgrade of 794 packages affects wifi network manager??

[Fritz Hudnut]

@James:

It probably is quite "blob-like" . . . in nature, it is set up via the
"Add'l Drivers" app.

I'm happy to get the machine out and check that "dmesg" out . . . but, it's
been awhile since I did any checks on dmesg.  I recall it is usually quite
large, would there be some specific command to run to show specific errors??

I'm in Debian right now and ran a few commands to try to check it, and so
far nothing is working . . . ???  It'll take a few minutes to drag the
laptop out and plug it in to ethernet, etc.



On Sat, Mar 6, 2021 at 9:53 AM James Lockie <bjlockie at lockie.ca> wrote:

> I think Broadcom wifi driver is a binary blob (closed source).
> Does dmesg show anything?
>
> On March 6, 2021 11:37:41 Fritz Hudnut <este.el.paz at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>>
>> Maybe a driver issue. I'd go back and look at all the packages that were
>>> upgraded, narrow down the list to those affecting networking in any way,
>>> downgrade them all, confirm you have everything back to normal, and then
>>> upgrade them one by one until you find the problem child.
>>>
>>> @wxl:
>>>
>>
>> Just to follow up on this situation, since I have so many distros to
>> "care for" and since this was done through apt, I see that as an "apt
>> problem" as far as having capacity to find the packages needed to keep the
>> system viable . . . even "worse" since I was using wifi to download and
>> upgrade the system.  It's not like I was going "off book" and trying to
>> install my own network management app, or something like that, where, if I
>> messed it up, then, yes, it's on me to go through the packages and find
>> "the problem child," etc.
>>
>> I'm essentially an "end user" . . . looking for basic function of the
>> GUI, and I run apt and follow the prompts to maintain a system.  In this
>> case there were a few, "is it OK to restart packages???"  and I said,
>> "Yes," . . . but nothing showed up at the end of the process pointing to
>> "E: wifi has been damaged, we don't know why, it just happened."
>>
>> The laptop I am using for schlepper to work locations needs wifi to be
>> functional, but as far as going through "any packages associated with
>> networking" . . . somewhat loathe to put good time after bad on it.  I have
>> Lu 21.04 installed on my desktop as well, and looks like tomorrow it will
>> be up for the daily driver, I'll run apt on it and see what happens with
>> it, if anything shows up that might point to a problem . . . I can test
>> wifi on it as well.  Possibly this is a "Mac wifi card issue"????
>>
>> I checked the Add'l Drivers app in the laptop and "Broadcom xxxxxx" was
>> checked, so the drivers for it should have "registered"?????
>>
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