Noob Here:
I have never installed drivers before, and I have no clue how people find drivers for MacBooks.
I’m attempting to install Pop! OS on a 2020 MacBook Air (i3). The keyboard, mouse, and everything else do not work, so I’ve successfully used a wired keyboard. I’ve gotten stuck at selecting a /boot/efi because an error message says I need to install the “mtools” package to use the FAT32 required for the EFI. I can’t install mtools without internet, and I’m all out of USB-C ports (one for USB stick with .iso, one for keyboard).
I’d really love to have the hardware working before attempting this install again, and I especially need it working afterwards.
I’m really out of my element but I feel so close..
1 - Try resetting the system management controller (SMC). If that doesn’t help, You will have to use a wired mouse and keyboard plugged in before you start the installation process.
Then go to (additional drivers) under software and updates, there should be a new driver that could be selected after refreshing the software updates and select the driver and then reboot and try without wired peripherals.
If step 1 doesn’t work try:-
2- sudo apt-get purge bcmwl-kernel-sources
sudo apt-get install firmware-b43-installer.
sudo apt update then restart your computer.
(If step 2 didnt work try installing it again with the command below)
3- sudo apt update
sudo apt install bcmwl-kernel-sources
note!
install nvidia drivers if you computer uses one.
sudo apt install nvidia-driver-515
Thats what got mine working while ago when i had this issue.