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I've been trying to figure out how to get my wireless driver to work since I installed Linux a month ago because Windows was crapping out on me. I'm new to Linux, so I'm unfamiliar with how to get certain things to work. Any suggestions?

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This had worked for me, but haven't figured out yet how to make it permanent.

Open terminal with Ctrl+Alt+T and type the following commands:

It may ask you to input your password after you press enter

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The above will disable the N mode on your wireless card and it should start working.

Krasi IvanovKrasi Ivanov

I realize this is an old question, but I just ran into this issue and it took some time to find an answer that worked. For me, I needed to go into the BIOS under 'Advanced' settings and toggle 'Function Key Behavior' to be 'Function Key' instead of 'Multimedia Key'.

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Then, when I was back in Linux I could use Fn-F2 to toggle on the wireless network interface. (This is the hardware switch.) At that point everything worked automatically.

Inspiron M5040 Network Controller Driver Not Working Windows 7

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