Go to the device manager. When the wifi adapter is missing a driver, there will be a device listed under an Other Devices category, labeled as a Network Controller. The Network Controller device will have a little ! mark next to it.
Let's try a different tack. What is the output of sudo iw wls1 scan ?
Also, the name wls1 seems a bit odd to me. What are the output of:
ip link
and of
journalctl -b grep iwlwifi
Let's try a different tack. What is the output of sudo iw wls1 scan ?
Also, the name wls1 seems a bit odd to me. What are the output of:
ip link
and of
journalctl -b grep iwlwifi