On Wed, 2020-05-27 at 11:37 -0700, Samuel Sieb wrote:
On 5/27/20 11:08 AM, Robert G (Doc) Savage via users wrote:
> On Wed, 2020-05-27 at 10:07 -0700, Samuel Sieb wrote:
> > On 5/27/20 9:06 AM, Robert G (Doc) Savage via users wrote:
> > > After closing the lid on my P72 laptop last week and moving it
> > > to the
> > > livig room, I could not resume F32 when I raised the lid. I had
> > > to hard
> > > power cycle it, and after bootup I was unable to connect to my
> > > WiFi
> > > router. The router is fine, and WiFi works fine in the dual-
> > > booted
> > > Windows 10. But I can't figure out how to kick start my WiFi
> > > connection.
> > > I have restarted the P72 multiple times, with no success. The
> > > copper
> > > Ethernet connection works fine.
> > >
> > > Any suggestions how to kickstart it? When I try ifup I get
> > > this:
> > >
> > > # ifup ATTxxxxxxxx
> > >
> > > Error: Connection activation failed: No suitable device found
> > > for this
> > > connection (device lo not available because device is strictly
> > > unmanaged).
> >
> > What is the output of "nmcli c" and "rfkill list"?
>
> # rfkill list
>
> 2: phy0: Wireless LAN
>
> Soft blocked: yes
>
> Hard blocked: yes
There's the problem. Somehow you've triggered the wifi kill switch.
Check for a hardware switch around the outside or a keyboard
function
key related to wifi.
Sam,
There's no physical WiFi switch on the P72. As I said, when I dual-boot
to Windows 10 the WiFi works perfectly. The problem is within F32.
Is there a file I can edit to re-enable WiFi which "nmcli c" seems to
show is disabled in software somewhere?
--Doc Savage
Fairview Heights, IL