Installed MX on new pc but wifi not connecting [Solved]

[Tod]

I have bought a new PC and have replaced Windows by installing MX-23.3_x64 "ahs" from a usb stick. It seems to be working fine, but unfortunately does not detect my wifi (which does work with MX Linux on my old computer). I can connect the new PC to the internet via an ethernet cable, so the wifi connection is the problem. I would be grateful for some help on how to get my wifi working. My system info is below.

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System:
  Kernel: 6.8.9-3-liquorix-amd64 [6.8-12~mx23ahs] arch: x86_64 bits: 64 compiler: gcc v: 12.2.0 parameters: audit=0
    intel_pstate=disable rcupdate.rcu_expedited=1 BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-6.8.9-3-liquorix-amd64
    root=UUID=<filter> ro quiet splash
  Desktop: Xfce v: 4.18.1 tk: Gtk v: 3.24.36 info: xfce4-panel wm: xfwm v: 4.18.0 vt: 7
    dm: LightDM v: 1.26.0 Distro: MX-23.3_ahs_x64 Libretto May 19  2024 base: Debian GNU/Linux 12
    (bookworm)
Machine:
  Type: Mini-pc Mobo: Trigkey model: S5 v: V1.0 serial: <superuser required> UEFI: American
    Megatrends LLC. v: 5800H507 date: 12/11/2023
CPU:
  Info: model: AMD Ryzen 7 5800H with Radeon Graphics bits: 64 type: MT MCP arch: Zen 3 gen: 4
    level: v3 note: check built: 2021-22 process: TSMC n7 (7nm) family: 0x19 (25) model-id: 0x50 (80)
    stepping: 0 microcode: 0xA50000D
  Topology: cpus: 1x cores: 8 tpc: 2 threads: 16 smt: enabled cache: L1: 512 KiB
    desc: d-8x32 KiB; i-8x32 KiB L2: 4 MiB desc: 8x512 KiB L3: 16 MiB desc: 1x16 MiB
  Speed (MHz): avg: 1094 high: 3208 min/max: 400/4463 scaling: driver: amd-pstate-epp
    governor: performance cores: 1: 3169 2: 400 3: 400 4: 400 5: 400 6: 400 7: 3169 8: 400 9: 400
    10: 400 11: 3168 12: 400 13: 3208 14: 400 15: 400 16: 400 bogomips: 102206
  Flags: avx avx2 ht lm nx pae sse sse2 sse3 sse4_1 sse4_2 sse4a ssse3 svm
  Vulnerabilities:
  Type: gather_data_sampling status: Not affected
  Type: itlb_multihit status: Not affected
  Type: l1tf status: Not affected
  Type: mds status: Not affected
  Type: meltdown status: Not affected
  Type: mmio_stale_data status: Not affected
  Type: reg_file_data_sampling status: Not affected
  Type: retbleed status: Not affected
  Type: spec_rstack_overflow status: Vulnerable: Safe RET, no microcode
  Type: spec_store_bypass mitigation: Speculative Store Bypass disabled via prctl
  Type: spectre_v1 mitigation: usercopy/swapgs barriers and __user pointer sanitization
  Type: spectre_v2 mitigation: Retpolines; IBPB: conditional; IBRS_FW; STIBP: always-on; RSB
    filling; PBRSB-eIBRS: Not affected; BHI: Not affected
  Type: srbds status: Not affected
  Type: tsx_async_abort status: Not affected
Graphics:
  Device-1: AMD Cezanne [Radeon Vega Series / Radeon Mobile Series] driver: amdgpu v: kernel
    arch: GCN-5 code: Vega process: GF 14nm built: 2017-20 pcie: gen: 3 speed: 8 GT/s lanes: 16
    link-max: gen: 4 speed: 16 GT/s ports: active: HDMI-A-1 empty: DP-1,DP-2,DP-3 bus-ID: 04:00.0
    chip-ID: 1002:1638 class-ID: 0300 temp: 51.0 C
  Display: x11 server: X.Org v: 1.21.1.7 compositor: xfwm v: 4.18.0 driver: X: loaded: amdgpu
    unloaded: fbdev,modesetting,vesa dri: radeonsi gpu: amdgpu display-ID: :0.0 screens: 1
  Screen-1: 0 s-res: 1920x1080 s-dpi: 96 s-size: 508x285mm (20.00x11.22") s-diag: 582mm (22.93")
  Monitor-1: HDMI-A-1 mapped: HDMI-A-0 model: HP OMEN 24 serial: <filter> built: 2024
    res: 1920x1080 hz: 60 dpi: 93 gamma: 1.2 size: 527x296mm (20.75x11.65") diag: 604mm (23.8")
    ratio: 16:9 modes: max: 1920x1080 min: 720x400
  API: OpenGL v: 4.6 Mesa 23.1.2-1~mx23ahs renderer: AMD Radeon Graphics (renoir LLVM 15.0.6 DRM
    3.57 6.8.9-3-liquorix-amd64) direct-render: Yes
Audio:
  Device-1: AMD Renoir Radeon High Definition Audio driver: snd_hda_intel v: kernel pcie: gen: 3
    speed: 8 GT/s lanes: 16 link-max: gen: 4 speed: 16 GT/s bus-ID: 04:00.1 chip-ID: 1002:1637
    class-ID: 0403
  Device-2: AMD ACP/ACP3X/ACP6x Audio Coprocessor driver: snd_rn_pci_acp3x v: kernel
    alternate: snd_pci_acp3x, snd_pci_acp5x, snd_pci_acp6x, snd_acp_pci, snd_rpl_pci_acp6x,
    snd_pci_ps, snd_sof_amd_renoir, snd_sof_amd_rembrandt, snd_sof_amd_vangogh, snd_sof_amd_acp63
    pcie: gen: 3 speed: 8 GT/s lanes: 16 link-max: gen: 4 speed: 16 GT/s bus-ID: 04:00.5
    chip-ID: 1022:15e2 class-ID: 0480
  Device-3: AMD Family 17h/19h HD Audio driver: snd_hda_intel v: kernel pcie: gen: 3
    speed: 8 GT/s lanes: 16 link-max: gen: 4 speed: 16 GT/s bus-ID: 04:00.6 chip-ID: 1022:15e3
    class-ID: 0403
  API: ALSA v: k6.8.9-3-liquorix-amd64 status: kernel-api tools: alsamixer,amixer
  Server-1: PipeWire v: 1.0.0 status: active with: 1: pipewire-pulse status: active
    2: wireplumber status: active 3: pipewire-alsa type: plugin 4: pw-jack type: plugin
    tools: pactl,pw-cat,pw-cli,wpctl
Network:
  Device-1: Realtek RTL8111/8168/8411 PCI Express Gigabit Ethernet driver: r8169 v: kernel pcie:
    gen: 1 speed: 2.5 GT/s lanes: 1 port: f000 bus-ID: 01:00.0 chip-ID: 10ec:8168 class-ID: 0200
  IF: eth0 state: up speed: 1000 Mbps duplex: full mac: <filter>
  Device-2: Intel Wi-Fi 6 AX200 driver: N/A modules: iwlwifi, wl pcie: gen: 2 speed: 5 GT/s
    lanes: 1 bus-ID: 02:00.0 chip-ID: 8086:2723 class-ID: 0280
Bluetooth:
  Device-1: Intel AX200 Bluetooth type: USB driver: btusb v: 0.8 bus-ID: 3-3:3 chip-ID: 8087:0029
    class-ID: e001
  Report: hciconfig ID: hci0 rfk-id: 1 state: up address: <filter> bt-v: 3.0 lmp-v: 5.2
    sub-v: 2090 hci-v: 5.2 rev: 2090
  Info: acl-mtu: 1021:4 sco-mtu: 96:6 link-policy: rswitch sniff link-mode: peripheral accept
    service-classes: rendering, capturing, object transfer, audio, telephony
Drives:
  Local Storage: total: 931.51 GiB used: 6.49 GiB (0.7%)
  SMART Message: Unable to run smartctl. Root privileges required.
  ID-1: /dev/nvme0n1 maj-min: 259:0 vendor: Crucial model: CT1000P3PSSD8 size: 931.51 GiB
    block-size: physical: 512 B logical: 512 B speed: 63.2 Gb/s lanes: 4 type: SSD serial: <filter>
    rev: P9CR40A temp: 38.9 C scheme: GPT
Partition:
  ID-1: / raw-size: 50 GiB size: 48.91 GiB (97.83%) used: 6.37 GiB (13.0%) fs: ext4
    dev: /dev/nvme0n1p2 maj-min: 259:2
  ID-2: /boot/efi raw-size: 512 MiB size: 511 MiB (99.80%) used: 288 KiB (0.1%) fs: vfat
    dev: /dev/nvme0n1p1 maj-min: 259:1
  ID-3: /home raw-size: 873.01 GiB size: 858.23 GiB (98.31%) used: 124.9 MiB (0.0%) fs: ext4
    dev: /dev/nvme0n1p4 maj-min: 259:4
Swap:
  Kernel: swappiness: 15 (default 60) cache-pressure: 100 (default)
  ID-1: swap-1 type: partition size: 8 GiB used: 0 KiB (0.0%) priority: -2 dev: /dev/nvme0n1p3
    maj-min: 259:3
Sensors:
  System Temperatures: cpu: 55.5 C mobo: N/A gpu: amdgpu temp: 47.0 C
  Fan Speeds (RPM): N/A
Repos:
  Packages: pm: dpkg pkgs: 2115 libs: 1052 tools: apt,apt-get,aptitude,nala,synaptic pm: rpm
    pkgs: 0 pm: flatpak pkgs: 0
  No active apt repos in: /etc/apt/sources.list
  Active apt repos in: /etc/apt/sources.list.d/debian-stable-updates.list
    1: deb http://deb.debian.org/debian bookworm-updates main contrib non-free non-free-firmware
  Active apt repos in: /etc/apt/sources.list.d/debian.list
    1: deb http://deb.debian.org/debian bookworm main contrib non-free non-free-firmware
    2: deb http://security.debian.org/debian-security bookworm-security main contrib non-free non-free-firmware
  Active apt repos in: /etc/apt/sources.list.d/mx.list
    1: deb http://mxlinux.mirrors.uk2.net/packages/mx/repo/ bookworm main non-free
    2: deb http://mxlinux.mirrors.uk2.net/packages/mx/repo/ bookworm ahs
Info:
  Processes: 382 Uptime: 16m wakeups: 1 Memory: 28.32 GiB used: 1.7 GiB (6.0%) Init: SysVinit
  v: 3.06 runlevel: 5 default: graphical tool: systemctl Compilers: gcc: 12.2.0 alt: 12
  Client: shell wrapper v: 5.2.15-release inxi: 3.3.26
Boot Mode: UEFI

[j2mcgreg]

What is the make and model of your WiFi router? I'm asking this because of this dialogue:
https://community.intel.com/t5/Wireless ... -p/1577809

The gist is that card should connect fine if it is accessing a WiFi 4 (A/C) network but will fail with WiFi 6 in Linux systems. I'd like to download the router's manual to see if it has the capability to broadcast in A/C only which should force your card to use that protocol as well (and then tell you how to make that adjustment.

[CharlesV]

I would think that no driver is the issue.

Network:
Device-1: Realtek RTL8111/8168/8411 PCI Express Gigabit Ethernet driver: r8169 v: kernel pcie:
gen: 1 speed: 2.5 GT/s lanes: 1 port: f000 bus-ID: 01:00.0 chip-ID: 10ec:8168 class-ID: 0200
IF: eth0 state: up speed: 1000 Mbps duplex: full mac: <filter>
Device-2: Intel Wi-Fi 6 AX200 driver: N/A modules: iwlwifi, wl pcie: gen: 2 speed: 5 GT/s
lanes: 1 bus-ID: 02:00.0 chip-ID: 8086:2723 class-ID: 0280


You might want to have a look at this thread.. start here .. and work down. If it is still an issue, then work back up a little.

viewtopic.php?p=757125#p757125

[Stevo]

I would think that no driver is the issue.

Network:
Device-1: Realtek RTL8111/8168/8411 PCI Express Gigabit Ethernet driver: r8169 v: kernel pcie:
gen: 1 speed: 2.5 GT/s lanes: 1 port: f000 bus-ID: 01:00.0 chip-ID: 10ec:8168 class-ID: 0200
IF: eth0 state: up speed: 1000 Mbps duplex: full mac: <filter>
Device-2: Intel Wi-Fi 6 AX200 driver: N/A modules: iwlwifi, wl pcie: gen: 2 speed: 5 GT/s
lanes: 1 bus-ID: 02:00.0 chip-ID: 8086:2723 class-ID: 0280


You might want to have a look at this thread.. start here .. and work down. If it is still an issue, then work back up a little.

viewtopic.php?p=757125#p757125

Yeah, my laptop has the same chip, but it's loading the driver:

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 Device-2: Intel Wi-Fi 6 AX200 vendor: Rivet Networks Killer driver: iwlwifi v: kernel pcie:
    gen: 2 speed: 5 GT/s lanes: 1 bus-ID: 04:00.0 chip-ID: 8086:2723 class-ID: 0280
  IF: wlan0 state: up mac: <filter>

[Tod]

Stevo, did you make any changes after installing MX Linux, or did the driver work straight away?

[Tod]

What is the make and model of your WiFi router? I'm asking this because of this dialogue:
https://community.intel.com/t5/Wireless ... -p/1577809

The gist is that card should connect fine if it is accessing a WiFi 4 (A/C) network but will fail with WiFi 6 in Linux systems. I'd like to download the router's manual to see if it has the capability to broadcast in A/C only which should force your card to use that protocol as well (and then tell you how to make that adjustment.

My router is Vodafone 11CC61, thanks.

[Tod]

I would think that no driver is the issue.

Network:
Device-1: Realtek RTL8111/8168/8411 PCI Express Gigabit Ethernet driver: r8169 v: kernel pcie:
gen: 1 speed: 2.5 GT/s lanes: 1 port: f000 bus-ID: 01:00.0 chip-ID: 10ec:8168 class-ID: 0200
IF: eth0 state: up speed: 1000 Mbps duplex: full mac: <filter>
Device-2: Intel Wi-Fi 6 AX200 driver: N/A modules: iwlwifi, wl pcie: gen: 2 speed: 5 GT/s
lanes: 1 bus-ID: 02:00.0 chip-ID: 8086:2723 class-ID: 0280


You might want to have a look at this thread.. start here .. and work down. If it is still an issue, then work back up a little.

viewtopic.php?p=757125#p757125

Thanks for the link. I have tried everything that applied, but with no joy. I did download the driver from the Intel site as there was none with the right name in /lib/firmware. However, the wifi is still not working, so any further suggestions would be gratefully received.

[j2mcgreg]

I notice that you are using a Liquorix 6.8.xxx kernel. Try the 6.6.12-1 instead which is known to solve a lot of wifi problems. Because it's a slightly older kernel, you will have to use Boot Options in MX Tools to set it as the default and then reboot.

[siamhie]

Did you ever start the device with Windows installed? It's possible fast boot has locked that device.

[Tod]

Did you ever start the device with Windows installed? It's possible fast boot has locked that device.

Yes, I started the pc in Windows before installing Linux. I then used a usb iso to create the GPT partitions and disabled Fast Boot and Secure Boot and installed Linux. Is there any way I can check if this has happened and fix it?