Wi-Fi not in Settings

[LarryFarnwell]

So I have Qubes OS installed. I finally figured out how to add “Settings” to sys-net. For internet connections, I have two options: “Wired” or “VPN”. I’ve been able to use ethernet before, but can’t figure out how to get Wi-Fi enabled. Any clues ?

[tzwcfq]

You may be missing drivers for your wireless adapter in sys-net template:

Where to install Wifi driver?

sys-net is an AppVM, which gets its root filesystem from another qube (template qube), Fedora, by default. So whenever you want to introduce changes into the root filesystem you have to do it in the latter qube. This is how Qubes’ isolation works.

[LarryFarnwell]

Thanks for the hint, @tzwcfq.

I found some additional information over here: Librem 14 Qubes Users: Which device is for Wifi? - Other OSes - Purism community

Closer, but not there yet.

I found the “Settings” to include the PCI device: “Qualcomm Atheros AR9462 Wireless Network Adapter”. I need to find the driver for this, apparently download it to a USB and copy it over. I found a few versions of this for Windows. I have Fedora and Debian templates currently. There are a lot of crazy looking websites for apparently downloading the driver I need; any clues on a trusted source ? What is the appropriate place to get such a driver ?

[tzwcfq]

If you have Librem 14 notebook then it can be the killswitch problem:

Purism Librem 14 v1

Librem 14 actually removes power completely from the Wi-Fi card when killswitch is in off position and this is why Wi-Fi killswitch needs to be on when Qubes OS is booting as boot phase is when PCIe devices are detected by Qubes OS. If you switch the killswitch to off position after boot you need to reboot to enable Wi-Fi again. Wi-Fi LED is on when there is traffic not when its “on” and receiving power. The automatic killswitch script only detects if the Wi-Fi card is present during boot and …

[LarryFarnwell]

I did read about this one and took it into account. Must be close, but not yet.

[tzwcfq]

There already should be drivers for AR9462 in Qubes so it’s not a driver issue.
Maybe you didn’t enable no strict PCI reset option.
Or it a killswitch problem.
I don’t have Framework laptop so I can’t give you any more details about it.

[LarryFarnwell]

How to troubleshoot "no wifi" in qubes

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Good news. Using this guide, I was able to determine that while I had my PCI device setup in my template, I didn’t have it setup in sys-net. Once enabled in both places, I could then see the Wi-Fi option in sys-net’s Settings. Silly, of course, but being brand new to this environment/OS, I’m still getting my bearings. Thanks, @tzwcfq, for your support, and thanks @Suspicious_Actions for the guide !