It seems as though the kernel driver for that switch/wifi device are misreporting the killswitch status. Reassigning to 'linux'.
As a workaround, please see if running 'rfkill unblock all' releases the killswitch and allows you to connect to wifi networks. Thanks! ** Package changed: network-manager (Ubuntu) => linux (Ubuntu) -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/784740 Title: Wifi can't be activated if hardware switch is off when starting Ubuntu To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux/+bug/784740/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list [email protected] https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
