<!DOCTYPE html><html><head><title></title></head><body><div>I would try out your new wifi dongle without touching the bios settings. It may just work as the inbuilt one is not working.</div><div><br></div><div>On Fri, 28 Aug 2026, at 7:13 PM, Peter Whattler wrote:</div><blockquote type="cite" id="qt" style=""><p>Ivan,</p><p>Thanks for the suggestion, believe it or not, i did actually find
this as a suggestion out in the world beyond. I did actually go
out and buy one BUT i didn't know that i to force the BIOS to
ignore the inbuilt Broadcom device</p><p>Knowing this i'm then left with the possibility that it might
solve my problem. it definitely sounds reasonable! I just
have to workout how to tell the BIOS to do what i want. This
kinda reinforces why i am always anxious because i have never
really had to work at this level.</p><p>Plug & Play had its troubled origins but you cannot deny that
it is pretty impressive these days</p><p>thanks again for your suggestion</p><p>Peter</p><p><br></p><p><br></p><div class="qt-moz-cite-prefix">On 28/08/2026 15:10, Ivan Fetwadjieff
via plug wrote:</div><blockquote type="cite" cite="mid:70444bd4-b91b-445d-b19d-d610fd5eb883@app.fastmail.com"><div>You could just buy a new wifi dongle from PLE computers for
$9.00 and turn off the other one in the bios. This one works
with Linux.</div><div><br></div><div><a href="https://www.ple.com.au/products/649941/simplecom-nw382-mini-wireless-n-usb-wifi-adapter" class="qt-moz-txt-link-freetext">https://www.ple.com.au/products/649941/simplecom-nw382-mini-wireless-n-usb-wifi-adapter</a></div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div>On Fri, 28 Aug 2026, at 12:44 PM, Ivan Fetwadjieff via plug
wrote:</div><blockquote type="cite" id="qt-qt" style=""><div>I have had some success with MXLinux when Mint had problems
with drivers on older computers.</div><div><br></div><div>Maybe try booting your laptop off a usb memory stick with
MXLinux and see if the wifi works for you.</div><div><a href="https://mxlinux.org/" class="qt-moz-txt-link-freetext">https://mxlinux.org/</a></div><div><br></div><div><a href="https://mxlinux.org/wiki/hardware/broadcom-wireless-2/" class="qt-moz-txt-link-freetext">https://mxlinux.org/wiki/hardware/broadcom-wireless-2/</a></div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div>Also, don't be intimidated using the terminal. With most
help instructions, you can just copy and paste.</div><div>The hard part is finding right solution for your situation.</div><div>This link may work for your Mint depending on what Broadcom
wifi you have.</div><div><br></div><div><a href="https://forums.linuxmint.com/viewtopic.php?t=449587" class="qt-moz-txt-link-freetext">https://forums.linuxmint.com/viewtopic.php?t=449587</a></div><div><br></div><div>Cheers Ivan </div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div>On Fri, 28 Aug 2026, at 10:34 AM, Peter Whattler via plug
wrote:</div><blockquote type="cite" id="qt-qt-qt" style=""><div>Gentlemen</div><div><br></div><div>i am trying to get away from Microsoft</div><div><br></div><div>I started with a 2014 Sony Vaio SVF15A1C5E. I removed
the hard drive </div><div>and put in a 2TB SSD. I then installed LinuxMint a
couple of months ago.</div><div><br></div><div>The machine definitely has a new lease of life - it boots
in no time, so </div><div>i'm Impressed - However, the problem I have is that
LinuxMint is not </div><div>finding the WIFI</div><div><br></div><div>This seems to be a known issue with Broadcom</div><div><br></div><div>Every fix i find seems to require that i go into Terminal
- - I find </div><div>this a really scary solution I haven't messed with the
command line </div><div>since forever, I'm a windows guy who just expects to work
with GUI solutions</div><div><br></div><div>Can anyone point me toward a place where i can get some
help</div><div><br></div><div>I live in the vicinity of Joondalup</div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div>_______________________________________________</div><div>PLUG discussion list: <a href="mailto:plug@plug.org.au" class="qt-moz-txt-link-freetext">plug@plug.org.au</a></div><div><a href="https://lists.plug.org.au/mailman/listinfo/plug" class="qt-qt- qt-moz-txt-link-freetext">https://lists.plug.org.au/mailman/listinfo/plug</a></div><div>Committee e-mail: <a href="mailto:committee@plug.org.au" class="qt-moz-txt-link-freetext">committee@plug.org.au</a></div><div>PLUG Membership: <a href="http://www.plug.org.au/membership" class="qt-moz-txt-link-freetext">http://www.plug.org.au/membership</a></div><div><br></div></blockquote><div><br></div><div>_______________________________________________</div><div>PLUG discussion list: <a href="mailto:plug@plug.org.au" class="qt-moz-txt-link-freetext">plug@plug.org.au</a></div><div><a href="https://lists.plug.org.au/mailman/listinfo/plug" class="qt-moz-txt-link-freetext">https://lists.plug.org.au/mailman/listinfo/plug</a></div><div>Committee e-mail: <a href="mailto:committee@plug.org.au" class="qt-moz-txt-link-freetext">committee@plug.org.au</a></div><div>PLUG Membership: <a href="http://www.plug.org.au/membership" class="qt-moz-txt-link-freetext">http://www.plug.org.au/membership</a></div><div><br></div></blockquote><div><br></div><div><br></div><pre class="qt-moz-quote-pre">_______________________________________________
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