I just got a Dell Inspiron 15 3520 (2023) and installed Debian on it. The installation went smoothly, but I'm having trouble with the network adapter. It's identified as an 'Intel Corporation Alder Lake-P PCH CNVi WiFi (rev 01)' when I run the `lspci` command. I searched online and found links to Intel's wireless drivers for Linux, but I'm not sure if they are the right fit or how to install them since they seem to be kernel extensions rather than standard packages. Can anyone guide me on where to find a compatible WiFi driver for this laptop?
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You might want to check out the iwlwifi package on the Debian Wiki. It looks like that's the driver you need for Intel WiFi devices. Here’s the link: [Debian Wiki on iwlwifi](https://wiki.debian.org/iwlwifi). Give that a shot!
Check out this link for the `firmware-iwlwifi`: [Debian Packages](https://packages.debian.org/search?keywords=firmware-iwlwifi). You might have to install or reinstall it to get it working. Let me know how it goes!
If you're still struggling, consider trying MX Linux. It's Debian-based and comes preloaded with a lot of Broadcom drivers, which could include what you need. Otherwise, it’s the classic pain of dealing with new hardware and Linux!
I already gave iwlwifi a try, but it isn’t fixing the issue. When I checked the logs with `dmesg`, it seems there are errors with loading the needed firmware files. It mentions missing `iwl-debug-yoyo.bin` which is frustrating! I noticed it recognizes it as an Intel(R) Wi-Fi 6 AX201, which is supported in kernel versions 5.2 and higher, and I’m running on 6.12.