#Ethernet and WiFi not detected

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It sounds like Mint doesn't have the necessary drivers for your network hardware included by default.
Try this:

  1. Plug your phone into your computer with a USB cable.
  2. On your phone, dig into your settings and find "USB Tethering" (it's usually under 'Hotspot' or 'Network').
  3. Flip that on. Mint should see it as a normal wired connection and get you online.

Once you're online, go to your start menu and open up "Driver Manager". It'll scan your system and probably say "Hey, I found your WiFi card!" Just tell it to install the recommended driver, and after a quick reboot, you should be golden. Both your WiFi and Ethernet will likely pop right up.

If that doesn't do the trick for some reason, we can dig a little deeper. Just open up the Terminal, run this command, and paste the output here for us:

inxi -N
robust mango
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Drive manager says there are no drivers needed, this is what it looks like after I run the command

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flint pendant
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Also are you sure that you had internet from the USB Tethering when you tried to find drivers? Maybe try to open Youtube on Firefox or something just to be sure

robust mango
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Yes I am sure I had internet I could watch YouTube and and download discord

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Here is the result

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# robust mango Here is the result

Alright so it turn out you are already on a very new kernal version. Which is fantastic news. The most likely reason is a missing firmware package.

Here is a simple plan to fix that:

  1. Get internet from your phone again via USB Tethering.
  2. Open Terminal and run:
sudo apt update

after that run:

sudo apt install --reinstall linux-firmware
  1. Reboot your machine

4, After rebooting, your wired Ethernet and possibly even your Wi-Fi should be working. Disconnect the USB tethering from your phone and see if you are connected.

To confirm run this for me and share the output:

inxi -N
dusty nexus
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Install kernel 6.14 and see if either network card gets detected

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robust mango
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Ok I did the steps Ethernet still dosent work here is the result

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Also I’m not using any cards for Ethernet or WiFi I have a WiFi motherboard

dusty nexus
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Did you install all the updates by the way?

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Also, do you have secureboot enabled? Check with

mokutil --sb-state

whole plaza
robust mango
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Do I install 6.14-27 or 24

whole plaza
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The newest one. -27

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whole plaza
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Kernel 6.8 has no support for either device

robust mango
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Ok I updated the kernel and everything works now

flint pendant
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Great, ig my assumption was wrong lol