Laptop: HP Compaq 6910p
This is the Ubuntu 14.04 3.13.0-27-generic kernel driver for the laptop
wireless:
root@laptop:~# dmesg | grep iwl
[ 29.249428] iwl4965: Intel(R) Wireless WiFi 4965 driver for Linux, in-tree:
[ 29.249431] iwl4965: Copyright(c) 2003-2011 Intel Corporation
[ 29.249496] iwl4965 0000:10:00.0: can't disable ASPM; OS doesn't have ASPM
control
[ 29.249613] iwl4965 0000:10:00.0: Detected Intel(R) Wireless WiFi Link
4965AGN, REV=0x4
[ 29.288186] iwl4965 0000:10:00.0: device EEPROM VER=0x36, CALIB=0x5
[ 29.289587] iwl4965 0000:10:00.0: Tunable channels: 11 802.11bg, 13 802.11a
channels
[ 29.289633] iwl4965 0000:10:00.0: irq 47 for MSI/MSI-X
[ 29.726043] iwl4965 0000:10:00.0: loaded firmware version 228.61.2.24
[ 29.747585] ieee80211 phy0: Selected rate control algorithm 'iwl-4965-rs'
This shows the wireless interface is hard blocked (which is the issue
network manager reports with the "disabled by hardware switch" message):
root@laptop:~# rfkill list
0: hci0: Bluetooth
Soft blocked: no
Hard blocked: no
1: phy0: Wireless LAN
Soft blocked: yes
Hard blocked: yes
I tried doing 'rfkill unblock all' and 'rmmod iwl4965 ; modprobe
iwl4965' to see if that would get WiFi working, but it didn't help.
I ended up booting to the Ubuntu 13.10 linux 3.11.0-20-generic kernel
(still installed from before the Ubuntu upgrade) and WiFi worked fine.
When booted to the older kernel, rfkill list properly shows "blocked:
no" for the wireless interface. So for now, this is my workaround --
running Ubuntu 14.04 with an old kernel.
Note, this doesn't seem to be a bug with network-manager itself, but the
kernel wireless drivers.
Hopefully this bug gets fixed so I don't have to run a back rev kernel.
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https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1287827
Title:
wifi not configurable in network-manager showing disabled by hardware
switch
Status in “network-manager” package in Ubuntu:
Confirmed
Bug description:
Network manager shows Wifi is disabled by hardware switch. It worked jut
after install but not anymore after.
I read somewhere I can use wicd and that does work.
iwlist wlan0 scan worked also before installing that.
Seems like a bug in network-manager to me.
It would be nice if NM does whatever wicd does to enable the wifi card.
I have nog physical button for wif and wifi is enabled in the UEFI firmware.
output of rfkill list:
ubuntu@ubuntu-Lenovo-Yoga-2-11:~$ sudo rfkill list
0: ideapad_wlan: Wireless LAN
Soft blocked: no
Hard blocked: yes
1: ideapad_bluetooth: Bluetooth
Soft blocked: no
Hard blocked: yes
3: phy0: Wireless LAN
Soft blocked: no
Hard blocked: no
4: brcmwl-0: Wireless LAN
Soft blocked: no
Hard blocked: no
15: hci0: Bluetooth
Soft blocked: no
Hard blocked: no
ubuntu@ubuntu-Lenovo-Yoga-2-11:~$
ubuntu@ubuntu-Lenovo-Yoga-2-11:~$ lsb_release -rd
Description: Ubuntu Trusty Tahr (development branch)
Release: 14.04
ubuntu@ubuntu-Lenovo-Yoga-2-11:~$ apt-cache policy network-manager
network-manager:
Installed: 0.9.8.8-0ubuntu4
Candidate: 0.9.8.8-0ubuntu4
Version table:
*** 0.9.8.8-0ubuntu4 0
500 http://nl.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ trusty/main amd64 Packages
100 /var/lib/dpkg/status
ubuntu@ubuntu-Lenovo-Yoga-2-11:~$ apt-cache policy network-manager-gnome
network-manager-gnome:
Installed: 0.9.8.4-1ubuntu3
Candidate: 0.9.8.4-1ubuntu3
Version table:
*** 0.9.8.4-1ubuntu3 0
500 http://nl.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ trusty/main amd64 Packages
100 /var/lib/dpkg/status
ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 14.04
Package: network-manager 0.9.8.8-0ubuntu4
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.13.0-14.34-generic 3.13.5
Uname: Linux 3.13.0-14-generic x86_64
NonfreeKernelModules: wl
ApportVersion: 2.13.2-0ubuntu5
Architecture: amd64
CurrentDesktop: Unity
Date: Tue Mar 4 18:39:18 2014
IfupdownConfig:
# interfaces(5) file used by ifup(8) and ifdown(8)
auto lo
iface lo inet loopback
InstallationDate: Installed on 2014-03-04 (0 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 14.04 LTS "Trusty Tahr" - Alpha amd64 (20140303)
IpRoute:
default via 192.168.1.1 dev wlan0
192.168.1.0/24 dev wlan0 proto kernel scope link src 192.168.1.115
NetworkManager.state:
[main]
NetworkingEnabled=true
WirelessEnabled=true
WWANEnabled=true
WimaxEnabled=true
SourcePackage: network-manager
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)
mtime.conffile..etc.NetworkManager.NetworkManager.conf:
2014-03-04T14:08:55.818581
nmcli-con:
NAME UUID TYPE
TIMESTAMP TIMESTAMP-REAL AUTOCONNECT READONLY
DBUS-PATH
thuis- 17338c5c-1ba4-4ed4-ac63-bf2ab23734e2
802-11-wireless 0 never yes
no /org/freedesktop/NetworkManager/Settings/0
nmcli-dev:
DEVICE TYPE STATE DBUS-PATH
wlan0 802-11-wireless unavailable
/org/freedesktop/NetworkManager/Devices/1
nmcli-nm:
RUNNING VERSION STATE NET-ENABLED WIFI-HARDWARE
WIFI WWAN-HARDWARE WWAN
running 0.9.8.8 disconnected enabled disabled
disabled enabled enabled
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