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After using Linux in virtual environments, I got pleased and installed Linux on my main machine, a Compaq CQ45 laptop which has an Ralink RT5390R 802.11bgn Wi-Fi Adapter. WiFi connects, but there is no access.

I've tried many distros like Ubuntu, Manjaro, Zorin, Elementary OS, Mint, and with different desktop environments.

Some of them don't even let me connect and some just shows the question mark, so I have to move back to Windows to use Wifi.

I am a beginner who wants to get into the Linux world. what can I do?

I tried some fixes I saw from YouTube, like changing the resolv.conf file with 8.8.8.8 as shown in the video.

this is the result i got running the lspci -knn | grep... command

01:00.0 Network controller [0280]: Ralink corp. RT5390R 802.11bgn PCIe Wireless Network Adapter [1814:539b] Subsystem: Hewlett-Packard Company RT5390R 802.11bgn PCIe Wireless Network Adapter [103c:18ed] Kernel driver in use: rt2800pci Kernel modules: rt2800pci 02:00.0 Unassigned class [ff00]: Realtek Semiconductor Co., Ltd. RTS5229 PCI Express Card Reader [10ec:5229] (rev 01) 0: phy0: Wireless LAN Soft blocked: no Hard blocked: no

Sudarshan
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Go to the manufacturer's Support site for your make and model of machine and get the Linux driver for the Wi-Fi card and then install it in your Linux system.