wireless (AR9285) connection

[NikTh]

Hi ,
i think it will be helpful if provided the modules are loaded.
Open a terminal and

lsmod

Put the results here inside [CODE] tags , by highlighting the text and click at # symbol on top of message pane.
Thanks

[wildmanne39]

Hi, please try:

sudo modprobe -r hp-wmi

see if it removes the softblock with:

rfkill list all

if so does it connect? if it does you will need to black list hp-wmi with:

sudo su
echo "blacklist hp-wmi" >> /etc/modprobe.d/blacklist.conf
exit

Thanks

[NikTh]

sudo su
echo hp-wmi >> /etc/modprobe.d/blacklist.conf

Hi ,
i thought that correct command was

echo 'blacklist hp-wmi' >> /etc/modprobe.d/blacklist.conf

It is the same ?
Thanks

[wildmanne39]

Hi NikTh, I did make a mistake because I am on a computer without my files so I typed it instead of coping and pasting but I fixed it and it can be ran either way.
Thanks for bringing it to my attention.

[NikTh]

Hi NikTh, I did make a mistake because I am on a computer without my files so I typed it instead of coping and pasting but I fixed it and it can be ran either way.
Thanks for bringing it to my attention.

Its ok , i just thought, maybe 2 commands had the same effect.
Thanks for clarification.

[bekirs]

answer to spcwingo (message #20)

before I type

sudo rfkill unblock all

I had

 0: phy0: Wireless LAN
    Soft blocked: yes
    Hard blocked: yes
1: hp-wifi: Wireless LAN
    Soft blocked: yes
    Hard blocked: no
2: hp-bluetooth: Bluetooth
    Soft blocked: yes
    Hard blocked: no
3: hci0: Bluetooth
    Soft blocked: no
    Hard blocked: no

after I type

sudo rfkill unblock all

I got

 0: phy0: Wireless LAN
    Soft blocked: no
    Hard blocked: yes
1: hp-wifi: Wireless LAN
    Soft blocked: yes
    Hard blocked: no
2: hp-bluetooth: Bluetooth
    Soft blocked: yes
    Hard blocked: no
3: hci0: Bluetooth
    Soft blocked: no
    Hard blocked: no

So, there's no change in the soft-blocked status of hp-wifi but the one for the phy0 is switched to no
Conclusion: no check mark appears after I select Enable Wireless

[bekirs]

here is the result for the message #21 of NikTh

Hi ,
i think it will be helpful if provided the modules are loaded.
Open a terminal and

lsmod
Module                  Size  Used by
ipt_MASQUERADE         12759  1 
iptable_filter         12810  1 
iptable_nat            13229  1 
nf_nat                 25891  2 ipt_MASQUERADE,iptable_nat
nf_conntrack_ipv4      19716  3 iptable_nat,nf_nat
nf_conntrack           81926  4 ipt_MASQUERADE,iptable_nat,nf_nat,nf_conntrack_ipv4
nf_defrag_ipv4         12729  1 nf_conntrack_ipv4
ip_tables              27473  2 iptable_filter,iptable_nat
x_tables               29846  4 ipt_MASQUERADE,iptable_filter,iptable_nat,ip_tables
bridge                 90989  0 
stp                    12931  1 bridge
vesafb                 13844  1 
joydev                 17693  0 
hp_wmi                 18092  0 
sparse_keymap          13890  1 hp_wmi
arc4                   12529  2 
uvcvideo               72627  0 
psmouse                87692  0 
ath9k                 132390  0 
videodev               98259  1 uvcvideo
v4l2_compat_ioctl32    17128  1 videodev
mac80211              506816  1 ath9k
serio_raw              13211  0 
parport_pc             32866  0 
ath3k                  12961  0 
btusb                  18288  1 
ppdev                  17113  0 
ath9k_common           14053  1 ath9k
ath9k_hw              411112  2 ath9k,ath9k_common
sp5100_tco             13791  0 
bnep                   18281  2 
rfcomm                 47604  4 
k10temp                13166  0 
bluetooth             180104  14 ath3k,btusb,bnep,rfcomm
snd_hda_codec_realtek   223867  1 
ath                    24067  3 ath9k,ath9k_common,ath9k_hw
cfg80211              205544  3 ath9k,mac80211,ath
rts_pstor             445196  0 
snd_hda_codec_hdmi     32474  1 
i2c_piix4              13301  0 
snd_hda_intel          33773  8 
snd_hda_codec         127706  3 snd_hda_codec_realtek,snd_hda_codec_hdmi,snd_hda_intel
snd_hwdep              13668  1 snd_hda_codec
snd_pcm                97188  4 snd_hda_codec_hdmi,snd_hda_intel,snd_hda_codec
snd_seq_midi           13324  0 
snd_rawmidi            30748  1 snd_seq_midi
fglrx                3263886  84 
snd_seq_midi_event     14899  1 snd_seq_midi
snd_seq                61896  2 snd_seq_midi,snd_seq_midi_event
snd_timer              29990  2 snd_pcm,snd_seq
video                  19596  0 
wmi                    19256  1 hp_wmi
snd_seq_device         14540  3 snd_seq_midi,snd_rawmidi,snd_seq
mac_hid                13253  0 
snd                    78855  25 snd_hda_codec_realtek,snd_hda_codec_hdmi,snd_hda_intel,snd_hda_codec,snd_hwdep,snd_pcm,snd_rawmidi,snd_seq,snd_timer,snd_seq_device
soundcore              15091  1 snd
snd_page_alloc         18529  2 snd_hda_intel,snd_pcm
lp                     17799  0 
parport                46562  3 parport_pc,ppdev,lp
r8169                  62099  0 
usbhid                 47199  0 
hid                    99559  1 usbhid

[bekirs]

Hi, please try:

sudo modprobe -r hp-wmi

see if it removes the softblock with:

rfkill list all

if so does it connect? if it does you will need to black list hp-wmi with:

sudo su
echo "blacklist hp-wmi" >> /etc/modprobe.d/blacklist.conf
exit

Thanks

I tried

sudo modprobe -r hp-wmi

and then

rfkill list all

gave me the following:

0: phy0: Wireless LAN
    Soft blocked: no
    Hard blocked: yes
3: hci0: Bluetooth
    Soft blocked: no
    Hard blocked: no

It seems that 1: hp-wifi 2:hp-bluetooth disappeared. The Enable Wireless choice is not active anymore.

[sujitrjadhav]

I too face same problem on my dell mini. If I turn wireless off in network manager in gnome shell I can not turn it on again. It goes in airplane mode that can not be reversed.

I have tried it using many other linux distros. But I have found a work around. I know this is not a solution but this is what I do. I use live usb with backtrack installed on it. when I run wicd in backtrack it is unblocked. If I try to remove hard or soft block using wicd on any else distro it dose not work.

[NikTh]

I tried

sudo modprobe -r hp-wmi

and then

rfkill list all

gave me the following:

0: phy0: Wireless LAN
    Soft blocked: no
    Hard blocked: yes
3: hci0: Bluetooth
    Soft blocked: no
    Hard blocked: no

It seems that 1: hp-wifi 2:hp-bluetooth disappeared. The Enable Wireless choice is not active anymore.

Hi,
Try to see if some keys compilation will unblock the wireless. e.g Fn+F3 . Its seems that your WiFi is disabled.
And now that you blacklisted hp-wmi , give the results of

lsmod

again.
Thanks