I am running MATE 16.04 LTS from a USB stick in test mode. I ran software and updates and chose the proprietary driver for the wifi card; but it can not find any wifi networks.
I also tried
sudo apt-get purge bcmwl-kernel-source
sudo apt-get install firmware -b43-installer
But that said to reboot. That is no help since it loses all information.
Is there some way to save everything up to “this” point to the USB stick I booted from? That way I would have the right wifi drivers and my bluetooth mouse would connect without me going through the re-pairing.
I am trying to migrate from Windows and have an older Compaq nx6325 AMD Turion dual core. Other than the wifi problem everything is looking great. If I remember right, this stopped me a few years back while trying Mint.
Thanks for any help, Fred
PS Hi Robgoss