Public bug reported: In dropdown networks menu, "Wi-Fi Networks" is uneselectable, and below that appears that statement "Wi-Fi is disabled by hardware switch". Entering rfkill list in a terminal produces the following output:
1: phy0: Wireless LAN Soft blocked: no Hard blocked: yes 2: asus-wlan: Wireless LAN Soft blocked: no Hard blocked: no 3: asus-bluetooth: Bluetooth Soft blocked: no Hard blocked: no 6: hci0: Bluetooth Soft blocked: no Hard blocked: no Toggling wireless via [Function Key]+F2 produces the following rfkill list output: 1: phy0: Wireless LAN Soft blocked: yes Hard blocked: yes 2: asus-wlan: Wireless LAN Soft blocked: yes Hard blocked: no 3: asus-bluetooth: Bluetooth Soft blocked: no Hard blocked: no 6: hci0: Bluetoothhttps://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/network-manager/+bug/1172151 Soft blocked: no Hard blocked: no Restarting the netbook does not solve the solution. None of the solutions provided in the bug at address https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/network-manager/+bug/1172151 provide effective results. ** Affects: network-manager (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided Status: New -- 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/1175567 Title: wi-fi disabled by hardware switch ASUS Seashell Status in “network-manager” package in Ubuntu: New Bug description: In dropdown networks menu, "Wi-Fi Networks" is uneselectable, and below that appears that statement "Wi-Fi is disabled by hardware switch". Entering rfkill list in a terminal produces the following output: 1: phy0: Wireless LAN Soft blocked: no Hard blocked: yes 2: asus-wlan: Wireless LAN Soft blocked: no Hard blocked: no 3: asus-bluetooth: Bluetooth Soft blocked: no Hard blocked: no 6: hci0: Bluetooth Soft blocked: no Hard blocked: no Toggling wireless via [Function Key]+F2 produces the following rfkill list output: 1: phy0: Wireless LAN Soft blocked: yes Hard blocked: yes 2: asus-wlan: Wireless LAN Soft blocked: yes Hard blocked: no 3: asus-bluetooth: Bluetooth Soft blocked: no Hard blocked: no 6: hci0: Bluetoothhttps://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/network-manager/+bug/1172151 Soft blocked: no Hard blocked: no Restarting the netbook does not solve the solution. None of the solutions provided in the bug at address https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/network-manager/+bug/1172151 provide effective results. To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/network-manager/+bug/1175567/+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