Wireless driver for Fedora 30

Operating Systems & Open Source Linux
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Hello. I installed Fedora 30 on a spare computer recently to try it out for fun and I am trying to install a wireless card. I am using

this wireless card

(h)ttps://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00MY9EVHI/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o05_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1

Intel 3160.HMWG.R Dual Band Wireless AC + Bluetooth Mini PCIe card

this adapter

(h)ttps://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07H5JJZ88/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o01_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1

Mini PCI Express pcie Wireless Card to PCI Express pcie 1X Adapter

I was looking at this

Guide

(h)ttps://www.cyberciti.biz/faq/fedora-linux-install-broadcom-wl-sta-wireless-driver-for-bcm43228/

But my card is not Broadcom. I specifically avoided it because I heard those cards have issues with Linux. So my question is how to go about finding the proper wireless adapter for a Linux computer. All and any help is appreciated. Thank you.

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https://rpmfusion.org/Configuration

Install the RPM fusion repos including tainted and then

sudo dnf install \*-firmware

Should acquire all the extra firmware you need

Alternative you can find just the one package .

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Thank you so much. It works now. I had a lot of trouble getting it to work after I followed your directions then I realized it wasn’t being detected in the bios. Re-seating it didn’t work so I had to change the slot it was in.

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Sin problema… I run this distro daily. I know it’s quirks. It’s good that your issue was a matter of hardware not software…

Enjoy :+1:t4: