Finally decided to convert to the penguin. I have booted mint from a usb on a macbrook pro 2017. But none of the WiFi networks in my apartment are showing, except for a few weak ones. Help a newbie out :)
Finally decided to convert to the penguin. I have booted mint from a usb on a macbrook pro 2017. But none of the WiFi networks in my apartment are showing, except for a few weak ones. Help a newbie out :)
Yes, Macbook Pro 2017 has issues with Linux. See here for what does and doesn’t work: https://github.com/Dunedan/mbp-2016-linux
Some workaround fixes here: https://gist.github.com/roadrunner2/1289542a748d9a104e7baec6a92f9cd7
Great link mate. I think this explains why none of the suggestions are working.
"The MacBook Pro models with Touch Bar come with a Broadcom Limited BCM43602 802.11ac Wireless LAN SoC (rev 02) which is also supported by brcmfmac, but has several issues rendering it unusable, caused by the available firmware. The issues are caused by failing country detection and are:
-Only 2.4Ghz APs are shown -Connecting to an AP barely works or fails directly"
Great. I’m glad you saw them. Yeah, I’ve been watching this device for years hoping for better support. The very technical manual WiFi fixes do seem to work, but I think a usb WiFi adapter might be more pleasant.