[Solved] Why won't my USB WiFi and Bluetooth adapter work? | Linux Mint Community🍵 | Page 1

hoary path Jul 3, 2025, 11:43 PM

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I'm on Linux Mint 21.3 Cinnamon and Cinnamon Version 6.0.4, and I have a USB WiFi and Bluetooth adapter but it just won't show up, and I can only connect to wifi via cable from my phone.

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It shows up as "Bus 001 Device 006: ID 0bda:c820 Realtek Semiconductor Corp. 802.11ac NIC"

lusty sparrow Jul 4, 2025, 12:37 PM

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hoary path It shows up as "Bus 001 Device 006: ID 0bda:c820 Realtek Semiconductor Corp. 802...

Check mokutil --sb in terminal as Secure Boot needs to be disabled

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then sudo apt install git dkms

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git clone https://github.com/morrownr/8821cu-20210916.git

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cd 8821cu-20210916

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sudo ./install-driver.sh then reboot

hoary path Jul 4, 2025, 2:55 PM

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[Solved] Why won't my USB WiFi and Bluetooth adapter work?

#[Solved] Why won't my USB WiFi and Bluetooth adapter work?