My wife’s computer has an Intel 7265 Network Controller.
She’s using Linux Mint, and it has issues with that particular network controller, for whatever reason. After a short time, it will completely fail to detect any network devices. No amount of configuration changes, restarting the wireless in as many different ways and as many different levels as I can find will cause it to work again. Only restarting the computer works.
I haven’t been able to find a solution to fix it, and I tried a bunch of stuff.
- https://forums.linuxmint.com/viewtopic.php?t=450629
- Installing the driver
nmcli -f all device show | sed '/^GENERAL.DEVICE:[ ]\+lo$/,/^$/d; /^AP\[[0-9]\+\]\./d'
This is the most useful page I’ve seen so far. It details many of Intel’s wireless devices, and specifically has information on a buuuuuunch of Linux wireless drivers.
Need [file]-17.ucode, unless device really is 7265D, in which case it needs [file]-29.ucode.
Finding the Wireless Card version
Check
dmesgoutput for “Detected Intel(R) Dual Band Wireless AC 7265, REV=0x210
I think just getting a USB wireless device is the solution.
https://www.addictivetips.com/ubuntu-linux-tips/usb-wifi-adapter-linux/
USE THIS AS INFO, IT'S CRAZY GOOD. It's a very comprehensive list of devices and their compatibility.
https://thelinuxcode.com/linux_compatible_wireless_network_adapters/
- want low profile
- double check how much 5GHz and 2.4GHz might affect her use case
- find a place to buy one of these…
- 300+ Mbps minimum