No wifi detected in Bodhi Linux

[VanillaCoffee]

I have installed Bodhi Linux to a netbook but there is no wifi. I can not enable it?

The wifi worked fine in other distros.

Is there a fix for this or should I look for another Distro?

 

[tinfoil-hat]

you could paste the following into your terminal:

lspci | grep -i wireless

To display which WiFi Adapter your have, from there on we can get you a driver

 

[VanillaCoffee]

Thanks is there another command I could try? I'm not able to get the symbol " |" but I typed in the following and can't see anything specific showing up.

Edit: Thanks for the help I will have to go with another OS because I can't even get USB to work with it neither Its a shame because I thought it was a nice Distro but there is always something.

 

[tinfoil-hat]

Thanks is there another command I could try? I'm not able to get the symbol " |" but I typed in the following and can't see anything specific showing up.

maybe it's US Layout:

How to Type the Vertical Line | Bar Character on a Keyboard

We use the vertical line character, |, in various scenarios and contexts. You'll use it in mathematics and programming, in Linux, and in computer science fields to represent different things. Programmers also call this character the pipe symbol. What is the Pipe Character Used For? In...

www.freecodecamp.org

 

[KGIII]

For future reference, the pipe, "|", should be on your top row of characters, between the +/= and the backspace key. I suppose other keyboard layouts could be different, but you should be able to type one.

 

[VanillaCoffee]

For future reference, the pipe, "|", should be on your top row of characters, between the +/= and the backspace key. I suppose other keyboard layouts could be different, but you should be able to type one.

I saw where it was but I could not get the symbol I just got ~ ~ symbols

 

[wizardfromoz]

Copy and paste the command.

 

[VanillaCoffee]

Copy and paste the command.

I'm not able to as I couldn't connect the netbook to the internet. I ended up installing a different Linux OS and everything is working now. Bodhi seemed to lack drivers for the HP mini 100e it wasn't just the wifi but other things that wasn't working either.

 

[KGIII]

I saw where it was but I could not get the symbol I just got ~ ~ symbols

Do you have some unusual keyboard layout (not your physical keyboard, but the keyboard layout the computer is using.)

For example, I use a different keyboard layout so that I can quickly/easily type things like 14³ meters, or maybe the © or ®.

 

[VanillaCoffee]

Do you have some unusual keyboard layout (not your physical keyboard, but the keyboard layout the computer is using.)

For example, I use a different keyboard layout so that I can quickly/easily type things like 14³ meters, or maybe the © or ®.

For some reason these netbooks require drivers and aren't widely supported I had the exact same issue with Windows 7 and that was even worse with no drivers so I went with Bodhi but have missing drivers so I went with Xubuntu and everything worked I also tried Linux MX and it was fine with that too and works great with Puppy but Bodhi on this netbook was a no go.

I always use the U.S keyboard layout. I have the same set on my main machine and I can get the pipe symbol easy but I can't get it on the HP mini

 

[KGIII]

I always use the U.S keyboard layout. I have the same set on my main machine and I can get the pipe symbol easy but I can't get it on the HP mini

That's bizarre. A pipe is a handy tool for Linux. I use it daily. I'll have to remember to never pick up an HP mini computer, because that's just a pain in the butt that I'd not want to deal with.

 

[VanillaCoffee]

That's bizarre. A pipe is a handy tool for Linux. I use it daily. I'll have to remember to never pick up an HP mini computer, because that's just a pain in the butt that I'd not want to deal with.

Its bound to be mapped to another key I just don't know which one. I have tried most of them.

 

[KGIII]

Its bound to be mapped to another key I just don't know which one. I have tried most of them.

It'd also be possible to remap another key, surely. I'd say 'caps lock' is a good candidate. I hate that key and disable it.

 

[sphen]

The pipe character " | " is used in many operating systems, not only Linux. The pipe character has been used for redirection in MSDOS and Windows for a very long time. It is used in the CMD and Powershell windows and scripts the same way it is used in Linux.

Here is an example MSDOS/Windows command with a pipe:

type c:\myfile.txt | more

The equivalent command in Linux/Unix would be

cat /myfile.txt | more

That is why I am surprised that the " | " pipe character is not available from @VanillaCoffee's computer keyboard.

There are ways to enter the character when it is not available from the keyboard, but each operating system uses a different method.

 

[KGIII]

Things like xdotool will work for many Linux distros, but I'm not sure if they are currently able to work with Wayland. Wayland should have a method to remap keys, I just don't know what it is. There are other options.

I really need to learn programming. There's an application we need in the community.