Sudo modprobe -r & sudo modprobe īroadcom Wi-Fi adapters offer the easiest driver installation process. Once it's printed, substitute it as in the second command to force the module to load: lspci -nnk | grep -A2 0280 Before you can do that, you'll need to enter the first command to determine the kernel driver in use. If Ubuntu doesn’t recognize your Wi-Fi adapter after the reboot, you’ll need to use the modprobe command to force it. Enter the following to install the new firmware files: make Click Code > Download ZIP, extract the folder containing the firmware, and open the terminal in the extracted folder. Broadcom 802.11n network adapter driver - posted in Networking: My ASUS laptop is equipped with Broadcom 802.11n network adapter, the driver has not been updated since it was bought 4 /5 years ago. Likewise, you can download the latest Realtek drivers from the rtw88 GitHub directory. Next, enter the following to copy the files to your firmware directory: sudo cp *.ucode /lib/firmware
If you have an Intel Wi-Fi adapter, you’ll need to install the original Intel firmware, extract the driver from the zipped folder, and open the terminal in the folder by right-clicking on the Files window and selecting Open in Terminal.