Re: Not Much LINUX Stuff of Late

31.07.2026 10:02, rbowman wrote:
> On Thu, 30 Jul 2026 23:30:48 +0000, vallor wrote:
> 
>> Just a note about Mint -- you can install a later kernel using the
>> update manager, under view > Linux kernels.
>>
>> (The latest is 7.0.0.)
> 
> No, thanks. The update to 6.17 was bad enough. It's an old netbook with a
> Broadcom wifi chip and the dkms process would fail and it would revert to
> 6.14. To even install I use a Panda USB wifi dongle. Once installed, the
> Mint driver manager was able to get a Broadcom driver. It had been working
> but not with 6.17. I was able to find a deb with one that worked. Oddly
> when troubleshooting the problem I got a lot of hits on Mac sites and I
> think that's where I finally found the update.
> 
> I can't remember what I had on the netbook prior to Mint but it was the
> same cha-cha. Install with the dongle the iso recognized and then get the
> Broadcom driver.  I don't know if it's because it's from 2011 or if
> Broadcom support isn't up to par.

Broadcom Wi-Fi is a biggest crap in Linux world because there are no 
good driver for it. To eliminate this problem just buy an adapter or 
dongle that uses Atheros or Realtek chip.