On 3/8/2014 10:20 PM, Ralf Mardorf wrote: > On Sun, 2014-03-09 at 04:02 +0000, Tom Furie wrote: >> On Sat, Mar 08, 2014 at 09:51:52PM -0600, Stan Hoeppner wrote: >>> On 3/8/2014 2:18 PM, Patrick Alouidor wrote: >>>> Hello all. I'm not sure if it me but I have a fresh install of Debian 7 >>>> on laptop Toshiba C-55A5310. and For some reason I cannot enable my wifi >>>> switch. I have been pressing the F keys but no luck. please This is my >>>> first Laptop ever and I wanted to put something stable on it and now I >>>> cannot get my wifi to turn on. My I please get some form of assistance >>>> on wifi. >> >>> You mention a "wifi switch". There is no such thing. The laptop has a >>> "wireless ethernet adapter" usually of the 802.11 a/b/g/n standard. It >>> will "connect" to a "wireless router" or "wireless access point". >> >> Given the context I would surmise that "wifi switch" means a switch on >> the laptop to enable/disable the wireless adapter, whether that be an >> actual switch, button, or key-combo. > > JFTR > > When I searched the Internet for Toshiba C-55A5310, I didn't found the > information what chip is used. > > http://www.toshiba.com/us/computers/laptops/satellite/C50/C55-A5310
Toshiba has produced the C55-A5310 using 3 different OEM supplied 802.11 cards: Atheros, Intel, and Realtek. This is the same case across their line. In any given 3/6/12 month period they change their wireless NIC supplier to get best price, same with SATA HDD, media drive, SO-DIMM, etc. Anything socketed and standardized. I find on page 156 of the users guide that Fn+F12 "enables/disables the wireless antenna". http://cdgenp01.csd.toshiba.com/content/support/manuals/userguides/su4001258/GMAD00349010_13Apr24.pdf So this explains why the OP was hitting the function keys. This antenna function may/not be controlled by an OS driver, so it may/not work with Linux without the appropriate Toshiba driver, if one exists. However, whatever Linux driver his 802.11 NIC uses should have the ability to turn the antenna on/off via command line or network manager. But until we get more info from the OP there's nothing more we can do but guess. -- Stan -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [email protected] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [email protected] Archive: https://lists.debian.org/[email protected]
