Steps to solution:
1. Plug in USB Wifi device
2. lsusb
3. check for line similar to:
Bus 001 Device 057: ID 0bda:f179 Realtek Semiconductor Corp
4. using your favorite search engine, look for: "0bda:f179" (or whatever ID you
see in the above line.
Hopefully this will point you to a downloadable /
updated driver rtl8188fu driver in DKMS format to version 4.3.23.6-focal2
noted as: Fix wireless regulatory API misuse
Problem seems solved
CLOSE REPORT AS SOLVED
** Changed in: linux-hwe-5.11 (Ubuntu)
Status: New => Fix Released
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Public bug reported:
After updating to kernel 5.11.0-25-generic wireless driver failed to recognize
WiFi card.
c.f. bug #1938983 for more details ( mistakenly entered under initramfs-tools
package )
$ lsb_release -a
LSB Version: core-11.1.0ubuntu2-noarch:security-11.1.0ubuntu2-noarch
Distributo
in reply to #13:
I am running Trusty on a no-name desktop. This morning kernel
3.13.0-66-generic appeared on the list of updates.
I have *not* activated any "proposed" or non-standard repository.
As I am a fair-to-middling level user I managed to boot to a previous version
of the kernel, and rem
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