#21 2017-09-30 09:22:07

Head_on_a_Stick

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Re: WiFi - Soft Block / Hard Block Riddle -noWiFi

the option with creating a file.

The file I listed had two blacklist lines, did you try just using one of them (at a time)?

You could also try a "live" removal using `modprobe -rv` and see if that allows you to unlock the wireless device (you will have to move the blacklist file and reboot first).

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From: Edrychwch o'ch cwmpas

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Re: WiFi - Soft Block / Hard Block Riddle -noWiFi

@OP: according to google, lots of [SOLVED] include going to BIOS and fiddle with onboard wlan enabled/disabled switch. Apparently, it has to be enabled. Did you try it?

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Steve

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Re: WiFi - Soft Block / Hard Block Riddle -noWiFi

Could possibly be a hardware problem or connection. I had this same problem and decided to pull my lap top apart and check the connections, and low and behold the the wifi ribbon was not plugged in properly for some obscure reason. I canonly attest it to coming loose due to improper mounting initially and rough handling afterwards.

I took my laptop apart last year and gave it a clean with help from a youtube video. I Bought my toshiba laptop in 2010, i was told that i would need to upgrade it 12 months from purchase, so now 7 years later i still have a working computer that i can only thank linux for.

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ab90

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Re: WiFi - Soft Block / Hard Block Riddle -noWiFi

Yeees, BIOS -> onboard devices -> wlan disabled -> enabled.

Wifi works again.
Only Fn+F2 is disabled in the system now...
can we undo the blacklist?

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From: Edrychwch o'ch cwmpas

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Re: WiFi - Soft Block / Hard Block Riddle -noWiFi

^Haha .. on this particular occasion 'sometimes, the stupidest solution is the solution' is true

Remove the blacklist? Is it really necessary? If yes, simply reverse steps, I suppose.

You're welcome. 

Last edited by iMBeCil (2017-09-30 19:16:26)

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