On Wed, 2020-05-27 at 11:37 -0700, Samuel Sieb wrote: > On 5/27/20 11:08 AM, Robert G (Doc) Savage via users wrote: > > On Wed, 2020-05-27 at 10:07 -0700, Samuel Sieb wrote: > > > On 5/27/20 9:06 AM, Robert G (Doc) Savage via users wrote: > > > > After closing the lid on my P72 laptop last week and moving it > > > > to the > > > > livig room, I could not resume F32 when I raised the lid. I had > > > > to hard > > > > power cycle it, and after bootup I was unable to connect to my > > > > WiFi > > > > router. The router is fine, and WiFi works fine in the dual- > > > > booted > > > > Windows 10. But I can't figure out how to kick start my WiFi > > > > connection. > > > > I have restarted the P72 multiple times, with no success. The > > > > copper > > > > Ethernet connection works fine. > > > > > > > > Any suggestions how to kickstart it? When I try ifup I get > > > > this: > > > > > > > > # ifup ATTxxxxxxxx > > > > > > > > Error: Connection activation failed: No suitable device found > > > > for this > > > > connection (device lo not available because device is strictly > > > > unmanaged). > > > > > > What is the output of "nmcli c" and "rfkill list"? > > > > # rfkill list > > > > 2: phy0: Wireless LAN > > > > Soft blocked: yes > > > > Hard blocked: yes > > There's the problem. Somehow you've triggered the wifi kill switch. > Check for a hardware switch around the outside or a keyboard > function > key related to wifi.
Sam, There's no physical WiFi switch on the P72. As I said, when I dual-boot to Windows 10 the WiFi works perfectly. The problem is within F32. Is there a file I can edit to re-enable WiFi which "nmcli c" seems to show is disabled in software somewhere? --Doc Savage Fairview Heights, IL _______________________________________________ users mailing list -- users@lists.fedoraproject.org To unsubscribe send an email to users-le...@lists.fedoraproject.org Fedora Code of Conduct: https://docs.fedoraproject.org/en-US/project/code-of-conduct/ List Guidelines: https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Mailing_list_guidelines List Archives: https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/users@lists.fedoraproject.org
