I am certain it is a result of something linux installed to support the USB wifi adapter I had installed. Now that the wifi adapter is gone it still looks for it. It is without a doubt a wifi driver that doesn't have enough sense to go away now that wifi doesn't exist on this puter anymore...
Nothing unusual in the start uo, and it boots and shuts down rather quickly. Right now I have a Ethernet connection symbol in the lower right of the screen. If I walk away and come back in 30 minutes, The screen will be dark from the power settings. When I log back on there will be a wifi...
When I leave my computer alone for 30 minutes or so the Linux logs me out and I am required to sign on again with my password. After I sign back on, and select my email (for example), it hesitates displaying a wifi symbol at the bottom. After about 30 seconds an ethernet connection symbol...
I am running Mint 20. When I originally installed it I was running a USB wifi adapter. I have since switched to an Ethernet connection and removed the wifi adapter. Now, whenever I start my browser after it has timed out, it spends 30 seconds looking for the wifi adapter and will finally find...