As suggested I’ve finally got the information.I did run dmseg but didn’t see anything obvious like error messages.
Aspire-ES1-521 phil # lspci
00:00.0 Host bridge: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD] Device 1566
00:01.0 VGA compatible controller: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD/ATI] Mullins [Radeon R4/R5 Graphics]
00:01.1 Audio device: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD/ATI] Kabini HDMI/DP Audio
00:02.0 Host bridge: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD] Device 156b
00:02.3 PCI bridge: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD] Family 16h Processor Functions 5:1
00:02.4 PCI bridge: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD] Family 16h Processor Functions 5:1
00:08.0 Encryption controller: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD] Device 1537
00:10.0 USB controller: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD] FCH USB XHCI Controller (rev 11)
00:11.0 SATA controller: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD] FCH SATA Controller [AHCI mode] (rev 40)
00:12.0 USB controller: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD] FCH USB EHCI Controller (rev 39)
00:13.0 USB controller: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD] FCH USB EHCI Controller (rev 39)
00:14.0 SMBus: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD] FCH SMBus Controller (rev 42)
00:14.2 Audio device: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD] FCH Azalia Controller (rev 02)
00:14.3 ISA bridge: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD] FCH LPC Bridge (rev 11)
00:14.7 SD Host controller: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD] FCH SD Flash Controller (rev 01)
00:18.0 Host bridge: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD] Device 1580
00:18.1 Host bridge: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD] Device 1581
00:18.2 Host bridge: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD] Device 1582
00:18.3 Host bridge: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD] Device 1583
00:18.4 Host bridge: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD] Device 1584
00:18.5 Host bridge: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD] Device 1585
01:00.0 Ethernet controller: Realtek Semiconductor Co., Ltd. RTL8111/8168/8411 PCI Express Gigabit Ethernet Controller (rev 10)
02:00.0 Network controller: Broadcom Corporation BCM43142 802.11b/g/n (rev 01)
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ES1-521 phil # lsmod
Module Size Used by
rfcomm 77824 14
bnep 20480 2
binfmt_misc 20480 1
nls_iso8859_1 16384 1
rtsx_usb_ms 20480 0
memstick 16384 1 rtsx_usb_ms
btusb 45056 0
btrtl 16384 1 btusb
btbcm 16384 1 btusb
btintel 16384 1 btusb
uvcvideo 86016 0
bluetooth 557056 41 btrtl,btintel,bnep,btbcm,rfcomm,btusb
videobuf2_vmalloc 16384 1 uvcvideo
videobuf2_memops 16384 1 videobuf2_vmalloc
videobuf2_v4l2 24576 1 uvcvideo
videobuf2_core 40960 2 uvcvideo,videobuf2_v4l2
ecdh_generic 24576 1 bluetooth
videodev 180224 3 uvcvideo,videobuf2_core,videobuf2_v4l2
media 40960 2 uvcvideo,videodev
edac_mce_amd 28672 0
kvm_amd 86016 0
kvm 598016 1 kvm_amd
irqbypass 16384 1 kvm
crct10dif_pclmul 16384 0
crc32_pclmul 16384 0
ghash_clmulni_intel 16384 0
pcbc 16384 0
aesni_intel 188416 0
aes_x86_64 20480 1 aesni_intel
crypto_simd 16384 1 aesni_intel
glue_helper 16384 1 aesni_intel
cryptd 24576 3 crypto_simd,ghash_clmulni_intel,aesni_intel
snd_seq_midi 16384 0
snd_seq_midi_event 16384 1 snd_seq_midi
snd_hda_codec_realtek 98304 1
snd_hda_codec_generic 73728 1 snd_hda_codec_realtek
snd_hda_codec_hdmi 49152 1
snd_rawmidi 32768 1 snd_seq_midi
snd_hda_intel 40960 5
snd_hda_codec 126976 4 snd_hda_intel,snd_hda_codec_hdmi,snd_hda_codec_generic,snd_hda_codec_realtek
pcspkr 16384 0
joydev 24576 0
input_leds 16384 0
snd_hda_core 81920 5 snd_hda_intel,snd_hda_codec,snd_hda_codec_hdmi,snd_hda_codec_generic,snd_hda_codec_realtek
serio_raw 16384 0
snd_hwdep 20480 1 snd_hda_codec
snd_seq 65536 2 snd_seq_midi_event,snd_seq_midi
wmi_bmof 16384 0
snd_pcm 98304 4 snd_hda_intel,snd_hda_codec,snd_hda_core,snd_hda_codec_hdmi
fam15h_power 16384 0
k10temp 16384 0
snd_seq_device 16384 3 snd_seq,snd_rawmidi,snd_seq_midi
snd_timer 32768 2 snd_seq,snd_pcm
i2c_piix4 24576 0
ccp 73728 0
snd 81920 21 snd_hda_intel,snd_hwdep,snd_seq,snd_hda_codec,snd_timer,snd_rawmidi,snd_hda_codec_hdmi,snd_hda_codec_generic,snd_seq_device,snd_hda_codec_realtek,snd_pcm
soundcore 16384 1 snd
shpchp 36864 0
evbug 16384 0
mac_hid 16384 0
parport_pc 36864 0
ppdev 20480 0
lp 20480 0
parport 49152 3 lp,parport_pc,ppdev
autofs4 40960 2
btrfs 1126400 0
xor 24576 1 btrfs
zstd_compress 163840 1 btrfs
raid6_pq 114688 1 btrfs
dm_mirror 24576 0
dm_region_hash 20480 1 dm_mirror
dm_log 20480 2 dm_mirror,dm_region_hash
amdgpu 2732032 0
chash 16384 1 amdgpu
rtsx_usb_sdmmc 28672 0
rtsx_usb 20480 2 rtsx_usb_sdmmc,rtsx_usb_ms
radeon 1478656 15
i2c_algo_bit 16384 2 amdgpu,radeon
ttm 106496 2 amdgpu,radeon
drm_kms_helper 172032 2 amdgpu,radeon
syscopyarea 16384 1 drm_kms_helper
psmouse 147456 0
sdhci_pci 32768 0
sysfillrect 16384 1 drm_kms_helper
sdhci 49152 1 sdhci_pci
sysimgblt 16384 1 drm_kms_helper
fb_sys_fops 16384 1 drm_kms_helper
ahci 36864 3
drm 401408 9 amdgpu,radeon,ttm,drm_kms_helper
r8169 86016 0
libahci 32768 1 ahci
mii 16384 1 r8169
wmi 24576 1 wmi_bmof
video 45056 0
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phil-Aspire-ES1-521 phil # iwconfig
enp1s0 no wireless extensions.
lo no wireless extensions.
I have updates all the time but dont think there ws anything major.