On Tue, 11 Mar 2025, RAGINI wrote:
Merhaba:
encountering this error on ArchLinux system.
:: sudo ip link set dev wlan0 up
RTNETLINK answers: Operation not possible due to RF-kill
How do I fix this issue without a reboot ?
Can you please share output of this command?
rfkill list
ah, totally forgot about this command `rfkill list`.
This command should display the status of the wireless device.
We need to identify if either the SoftBlock or HardBlock is set to 'yes'
instead of 'no'.
For example on my machine:
0: tpacpi_bluetooth_sw: Bluetooth
Soft blocked: no
Hard blocked: no
1: hci0: Bluetooth
Soft blocked: no
Hard blocked: no
2: phy0: Wireless LAN
Soft blocked: no
Hard blocked: no
All of the Soft and Hard blocked are in no state.
That means they aren't blocked.
:: rfkill list 2
2: phy0: Wireless LAN
Soft blocked: yes
Hard blocked: no
unblocked it using the `rfkill unblock 2` command and i can get the wifi to
work.
warm regards
Saifi.
