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From: Rasmus Thomsen <Rasmus.thomsen@××××××××××.com>
To: gentoo-user@l.g.o
Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] genkernel iwlwifi WiFi driver
Date: Sat, 15 Jul 2017 09:26:51
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In Reply to: [gentoo-user] genkernel iwlwifi WiFi driver by Radoje Stojisic
1 Hello,
2
3 you could test if iwlwifi was included by running "modprobe iwlwifi" ( as root ). If it is included but wifi still doesn't work you might have to install the relevant firmware ( via emerge linux-firmware )
4
5 Regards,
6 Rasmus
7
8 -------- Original Message --------
9 On 15 Jul 2017, 11:20, Radoje Stojisic wrote:
10
11 > Hello everyone,
12 >
13 > I've installed Gentoo on my ThinkPad T460p couple of times. For some
14 > reason I can't get the WiFi working. I did the installation with
15 > SystemRescueCD because I needed working WiFi for the install.
16 >
17 > So here comes the question:
18 >
19 > I've installed the Genkernel. Does Genkernel enables the iwlwifi driver
20 > automatically? Or do I need the modify the kernel on my own? I've
21 > installed Gentoo with KDE. iwconfig showed no wifi interface.
22 >
23 > Thanks for any advice.
24 >
25 > Greetings
26 >
27 > -Radi