walt, thank you for reporting this and helping make Ubuntu better. To advise, your logs indicate that the wireless hardware isn't installed.
Despite this, to clarify, could you please confirm wireless is recognized and enabled in the BIOS? ** Package changed: xorg (Ubuntu) => linux (Ubuntu) ** Changed in: linux (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided => Low ** Changed in: linux (Ubuntu) Status: New => Incomplete ** Tags added: bios-outdated-f.20 -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Kernel Packages, which is subscribed to linux in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1747615 Title: wifi Status in linux package in Ubuntu: Incomplete Bug description: wifi ProblemType: Bug DistroRelease: Ubuntu 16.04 Package: xorg 1:7.7+13ubuntu3 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.13.0-32.35~16.04.1-lowlatency 4.13.13 Uname: Linux 4.13.0-32-lowlatency i686 ApportVersion: 2.20.1-0ubuntu2.15 Architecture: i386 CompizPlugins: No value set for `/apps/compiz-1/general/screen0/options/active_plugins' CompositorRunning: None Date: Tue Feb 6 10:07:17 2018 DistUpgraded: Fresh install DistroCodename: xenial DistroVariant: ubuntu GraphicsCard: Intel Corporation Mobile GM965/GL960 Integrated Graphics Controller (primary) [8086:2a02] (rev 0c) (prog-if 00 [VGA controller]) Subsystem: Hewlett-Packard Company Compaq 6710b [103c:30c0] Subsystem: Hewlett-Packard Company Compaq 6710b [103c:30c0] InstallationDate: Installed on 2018-01-27 (9 days ago) InstallationMedia: Ubuntu-Studio 16.04.3 LTS "Xenial Xerus" - Release i386 (20170801) MachineType: Hewlett-Packard HP Compaq 6710b (GR680ET#ABH) PccardctlIdent: Socket 0: no product info available PccardctlStatus: Socket 0: no card ProcKernelCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-4.13.0-32-lowlatency root=UUID=483b6c1c-a633-478b-b5d9-c140ad9a0898 ro quiet splash vt.handoff=7 SourcePackage: xorg UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install) dmi.bios.date: 01/11/2008 dmi.bios.vendor: Hewlett-Packard dmi.bios.version: 68DDU Ver. F.10 dmi.board.name: 30C0 dmi.board.vendor: Hewlett-Packard dmi.board.version: KBC Version 71.2E dmi.chassis.asset.tag: CNU80416JF dmi.chassis.type: 10 dmi.chassis.vendor: Hewlett-Packard dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnHewlett-Packard:bvr68DDUVer.F.10:bd01/11/2008:svnHewlett-Packard:pnHPCompaq6710b(GR680ET#ABH):pvrF.10:rvnHewlett-Packard:rn30C0:rvrKBCVersion71.2E:cvnHewlett-Packard:ct10:cvr: dmi.product.family: 103C_5336AN dmi.product.name: HP Compaq 6710b (GR680ET#ABH) dmi.product.version: F.10 dmi.sys.vendor: Hewlett-Packard version.compiz: compiz N/A version.libdrm2: libdrm2 2.4.83-1~16.04.1 version.libgl1-mesa-dri: libgl1-mesa-dri 17.2.4-0ubuntu1~16.04.4 version.libgl1-mesa-dri-experimental: libgl1-mesa-dri-experimental N/A version.libgl1-mesa-glx: libgl1-mesa-glx 17.2.4-0ubuntu1~16.04.4 version.xserver-xorg-core: xserver-xorg-core N/A version.xserver-xorg-input-evdev: xserver-xorg-input-evdev N/A version.xserver-xorg-video-ati: xserver-xorg-video-ati N/A version.xserver-xorg-video-intel: xserver-xorg-video-intel N/A version.xserver-xorg-video-nouveau: xserver-xorg-video-nouveau N/A xserver.bootTime: Tue Feb 6 07:58:12 2018 xserver.configfile: default xserver.errors: xserver.logfile: /var/log/Xorg.0.log xserver.version: 2:1.19.5-0ubuntu2~16.04.1 xserver.video_driver: modeset To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux/+bug/1747615/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~kernel-packages Post to : kernel-packages@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~kernel-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp