Release the Apple WiFi help guide.

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title: "Apple Wireless Card Issues on Debian Trixie"
title: "Apple Wireless Card Issues on Debian 13"
subtitle: ""
author: Hyperling
date: "2025-11-19T13:00:00-07:00"
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- modprobe
- lsmod
- lspci
- debian
- trixie
series:
- sysadmin
categories:
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I do not have experience with other Mac devices, the Debian wiki and forums are your best bet if this article does not apply to you.
{{< external-link "Debian Wiki: Macbook Wireless" "https://wiki.debian.org/MacBook/Wireless" >}}
- {{< external-link "Debian Wiki: Macbook Wireless" "https://wiki.debian.org/MacBook/Wireless" >}}
## Introduction -- Define the Problem
If your wireless card is no longer being recognized on a Debian device, ensure the latest version of the Linux kernal came with its headers.
If your wireless card is no longer being recognized on a Debian device, ensure the latest version of the Linux kernel came with its headers.
I'm not sure why this happened, but it was when the kernel version jumped from `6.12.41` to `6.12.43` that its symptoms showed up. I had already migrated from Bookworm to Trixie and thought I had went through a few kernel updates since then without issues.
I'm not sure why this happened, but it was when the kernel version jumped from `6.12.41` to `6.12.43` that its symptoms showed up. I had already migrated from Bookworm to Trixie and thought I had went through a few kernel updates since then without issues, but wasn't sure.
Later versions such as `6.12.48` and `6.12.57` continued to get pulled and I'd try them before having to reboot back to `6.12.41`. While booten into the newer kernel versions `/sbin/iwconfig` would show no wireless network and GNOME didn't have a Wi-Fi button listed in the Settings app nor its system menu. Then I tried this:
Later versions such as `6.12.48` and `6.12.57` continued to get pulled and I'd try them before having to reboot back to `6.12.41`. While booted into the newer kernel versions `/sbin/iwconfig` would show no wireless network and GNOME didn't have a Wi-Fi button listed in the Settings app nor its system menu. Then I tried this:
```
$ sudo modprobe wl
modprobe: FATAL: Module wl not found in directory /lib/modules/6.12.57+deb13-amd64
$
```
After realizing that the wl module wasn't being loaded I thought maybe there was a packaging issue. I was confused since it said it was not found, even though I knew it was installed since it was still working if I booted to the older installed kernel versions. I saw no error when the new versions were being installed, either. And thus began my discovery...
After realizing that the `wl` module wasn't being loaded I thought maybe there was a packaging issue. I was confused since it said it was not found, even though I knew it was installed since it was still working if I booted to the older installed kernel versions. I saw no error when the new versions were being installed, either. And thus began my discovery...
## Solution -- Install Headers Automagically
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sudo apt install linux-image-amd64 linux-headers-amd64 --reinstall
```
Some sources say that Debian has no generic/meta package for the kernel and its headers. I can't find any information as to the release date of these to confirm/deny that claim.
Some sources say that Debian has no generic/meta package for the kernel and its headers. I can't find any information as to the release date of these to confirm or deny that claim.
I'm just glad they work to now keep the headers installed automatically!
I'm just glad they work to now keep the headers installed automatically! I've since added the packages to my provisioning setup.
## Still Not Working?