Great news! The deb file you posted does indeed fix the problem.
I no longer have asus-nb-wmi blacklisted, and after installing the fix you created, I was able to reboot and consume wi-fi automatically. I bet it is too late to get this fix into the Ubuntu 13.04 Live Disc (which will be release later today)? There is no telling how many additional computer models would benefit from your fix and be able to live boot with wi-fi enabled. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Desktop Packages, which is subscribed to network-manager in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1172151 Title: ASUS F75A wi-fi disabled by hardware switch Status in GUI Program to install ath9k_htc (Atheros Linux Driver): New Status in Additional Linux Wireless Drivers: New Status in Wireless Tools - Tools for manipulating Linux Wireless Extensions: New Status in Linux WPA/WPA2/IEEE 802.1X Supplicant: New Status in “linux” package in Ubuntu: In Progress 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 --- ApportVersion: 2.9.2-0ubuntu8 Architecture: amd64 AudioDevicesInUse: USER PID ACCESS COMMAND /dev/snd/controlC0: walter 2073 F.... pulseaudio CRDA: country TW: (2402 - 2472 @ 40), (3, 27) (5270 - 5330 @ 40), (3, 17), DFS (5735 - 5815 @ 40), (3, 30) DistroRelease: Ubuntu 13.04 HibernationDevice: RESUME=UUID=7fa05ad6-2b39-4a01-9ee9-68e995182ddf 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 MachineType: ASUSTeK COMPUTER INC. X75A MarkForUpload: True NetworkManager.state: [main] NetworkingEnabled=true WirelessEnabled=true WWANEnabled=true WimaxEnabled=true Package: network-manager 0.9.8.0-0ubuntu6 PackageArchitecture: amd64 ProcEnviron: TERM=xterm PATH=(custom, no user) XDG_RUNTIME_DIR=<set> LANG=en_US.UTF-8 SHELL=/bin/bash ProcFB: 0 inteldrmfb ProcKernelCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-3.8.0-19-generic root=UUID=62591981-bd0f-4fbd-9d99-067e3918d39e ro quiet splash vt.handoff=7 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.8.0-19.29-generic 3.8.8 RelatedPackageVersions: linux-restricted-modules-3.8.0-19-generic N/A linux-backports-modules-3.8.0-19-generic N/A linux-firmware 1.106 RfKill: 0: phy0: Wireless LAN Soft blocked: no Hard blocked: no Tags: raring raring Uname: Linux 3.8.0-19-generic x86_64 UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install) UserGroups: adm cdrom debian-tor dip lpadmin plugdev sambashare sudo dmi.bios.date: 06/14/2012 dmi.bios.vendor: American Megatrends Inc. dmi.bios.version: X75A.307 dmi.board.asset.tag: ATN12345678901234567 dmi.board.name: X75A dmi.board.vendor: ASUSTeK COMPUTER INC. dmi.board.version: 1.0 dmi.chassis.asset.tag: No Asset Tag dmi.chassis.type: 10 dmi.chassis.vendor: ASUSTeK COMPUTER INC. dmi.chassis.version: 1.0 dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnAmericanMegatrendsInc.:bvrX75A.307:bd06/14/2012:svnASUSTeKCOMPUTERINC.:pnX75A:pvr1.0:rvnASUSTeKCOMPUTERINC.:rnX75A:rvr1.0:cvnASUSTeKCOMPUTERINC.:ct10:cvr1.0: dmi.product.name: X75A dmi.product.version: 1.0 dmi.sys.vendor: ASUSTeK COMPUTER INC. nmcli-con: NAME UUID TYPE TIMESTAMP TIMESTAMP-REAL AUTOCONNECT READONLY DBUS-PATH Wired connection 1 5b3811d8-f566-45ac-8b2c-364ff3293440 802-3-ethernet 1366834402 Wed 24 Apr 2013 03:13:22 PM CDT yes no /org/freedesktop/NetworkManager/Settings/1 Video Surveillance 7f736f06-a4e9-4340-a9cf-b293812ca247 802-11-wireless 1366834409 Wed 24 Apr 2013 03:13:29 PM 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 To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ath9k-htc-installer/+bug/1172151/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages Post to : desktop-packages@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp
