sudo lshw -C network

  *-network               
       description: Wireless interface
       product: AR9485 Wireless Network Adapter
       vendor: Atheros Communications Inc.
       physical id: 0
       bus info: pci@0000:02:00.0
       logical name: wlan0
       version: 01
       serial: dc:85:de:20:9f:9b
       width: 64 bits
       clock: 33MHz
       capabilities: pm msi pciexpress bus_master cap_list rom ethernet 
physical wireless
       configuration: broadcast=yes driver=ath9k driverversion=3.8.0-19-generic 
firmware=N/A ip=192.168.7.36 latency=0 link=yes multicast=yes wireless=IEEE 
802.11bgn
       resources: irq:17 memory:f7d00000-f7d7ffff memory:f7d80000-f7d8ffff
  *-network
       description: Ethernet interface
       product: AR8161 Gigabit Ethernet
       vendor: Qualcomm Atheros
       physical id: 0
       bus info: pci@0000:03:00.0
       logical name: eth0
       version: 10
       serial: 30:85:a9:83:2d:0e
       capacity: 1Gbit/s
       width: 64 bits
       clock: 33MHz
       capabilities: pm pciexpress msi msix bus_master cap_list ethernet 
physical tp 10bt 10bt-fd 100bt 100bt-fd 1000bt-fd autonegotiation
       configuration: autonegotiation=on broadcast=yes driver=alx 
driverversion=1.2.3 firmware=N/A latency=0 link=no multicast=yes port=twisted 
pair
       resources: irq:19 memory:f7c00000-f7c3ffff ioport:e000(size=128)

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Title:
  ASUS F75A wi-fi disabled by hardware switch

Status in “network-manager” package in Ubuntu:
  New

Bug description:
  Please help me report this bug to the correct project.

  Today, my Uncle purchased a new Laptop. It is an ASUS F75A, having the
  following network card:

  lspci | grep -i wireless
  02:00.0 Network controller: Atheros Communications Inc. AR9485 Wireless 
Network Adapter (rev 01)

  I've installed Ubuntu 13.04 onto this machine, and each time I log in and 
click on the network-manager indicator, it is in the following state:
  1) "Enable Wi-Fi" is NOT check and it is GRAYED OUT.
  2) "wi-fi is disabled by hardware switch"

  The work around I've discovered is not acceptable, because it only resolves 
the issue for one session:
  1) sudo rmmod -f asus_nb_wmi
  2) Toggle wi-fi, by holding down the function key and pressing f2 (fn-f2).
  Note: if don't do step one, the wi-fi only stays enabled for about 4 seconds 
and then resorts back to the previous state mentioned above.

  The user (my Uncle), must do this each and everytime he logs into his
  laptop, in order to consume wi-fi. Also, due to his condition, he's
  practically incapable of these seemingly simple steps.

  Note: Before removing Windows 7, Window 7 was able to (appearantly)
  automatically turn on the hardware switch and connect to the wireless
  network (recurringly) on each login. However, in Ubuntu, the hardware
  switch is always OFF after login, and I must rmmod before toggling the
  hardware switch with fn-f2.

  Ideally, I'd like this laptop to function like any other laptop I've
  installed Ubuntu onto. So, how can I acheive that?

  Also, how can I put this issue in front of the eyes that can prevent
  this issue for others who purchase an ASUS F75A?

  ProblemType: Bug
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 13.04
  Package: network-manager 0.9.8.0-0ubuntu6
  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.8.0-19.29-generic 3.8.8
  Uname: Linux 3.8.0-19-generic x86_64
  ApportVersion: 2.9.2-0ubuntu8
  Architecture: amd64
  CRDA:
   country TW:
    (2402 - 2472 @ 40), (3, 27)
    (5270 - 5330 @ 40), (3, 17), DFS
    (5735 - 5815 @ 40), (3, 30)
  Date: Wed Apr 24 01:48:48 2013
  IfupdownConfig:
   # interfaces(5) file used by ifup(8) and ifdown(8)
   auto lo
   iface lo inet loopback
  InstallationDate: Installed on 2013-04-24 (0 days ago)
  InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 13.04 "Raring Ringtail" - Release amd64 (20130423.1)
  IpRoute:
   default via 192.168.7.1 dev wlan0  proto static
   169.254.0.0/16 dev wlan0  scope link  metric 1000
   192.168.7.0/24 dev wlan0  proto kernel  scope link  src 192.168.7.36  metric 
9
  MarkForUpload: True
  NetworkManager.state:
   [main]
   NetworkingEnabled=true
   WirelessEnabled=true
   WWANEnabled=true
   WimaxEnabled=true
  ProcEnviron:
   TERM=xterm
   PATH=(custom, no user)
   XDG_RUNTIME_DIR=<set>
   LANG=en_US.UTF-8
   SHELL=/bin/bash
  RfKill:
   0: phy0: Wireless LAN
    Soft blocked: no
    Hard blocked: no
  SourcePackage: network-manager
  UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)
  nmcli-con:
   NAME                      UUID                                   TYPE        
      TIMESTAMP    TIMESTAMP-REAL                     AUTOCONNECT   READONLY   
DBUS-PATH
   Wired connection 1        65281c64-6702-4ff0-bc4e-1b1c2c7b3b4a   
802-3-ethernet    1366784897   Wed 24 Apr 2013 01:28:17 AM CDT    yes           
no         /org/freedesktop/NetworkManager/Settings/1
   Video Surveillance        7f736f06-a4e9-4340-a9cf-b293812ca247   
802-11-wireless   1366786097   Wed 24 Apr 2013 01:48:17 AM CDT    yes           
no         /org/freedesktop/NetworkManager/Settings/0
  nmcli-dev:
   DEVICE     TYPE              STATE         DBUS-PATH
   eth0       802-3-ethernet    unavailable   
/org/freedesktop/NetworkManager/Devices/1
   wlan0      802-11-wireless   connected     
/org/freedesktop/NetworkManager/Devices/0
  nmcli-nm:
   RUNNING         VERSION    STATE           NET-ENABLED   WIFI-HARDWARE   
WIFI       WWAN-HARDWARE   WWAN
   running         0.9.8.0    connected       enabled       enabled         
enabled    enabled         disabled

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