Atheros AR9285/Ubuntu 11.04/Toshiba NB200 (Wireless Hard Blocked?)

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I deleted the file and run the command as suggested.
the second lot is as per below

 iwconfig
lo        no wireless extensions.

eth0      no wireless extensions.

wlan0     IEEE 802.11bgn  ESSID:off/any  
          Mode:Managed  Access Point: Not-Associated   Tx-Power=off   
          Retry  long limit:7   RTS thr:off   Fragment thr:off
          Power Management:on

       
 rfkill list
0: phy0: Wireless LAN
    Soft blocked: no
    Hard blocked: yes

sudo iwlist scan
lo        Interface doesn't support scanning.

eth0      Interface doesn't support scanning.

wlan0     Interface doesn't support scanning : Network is down

[praseodym]

There is no button, switch, etc.? Did you try Fn+F2?

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I have tried fn+f8 which is the Wireless button but didn't work either.
Not other switch as far as i can see

[praseodym]

Is there the following module present?

modinfo toshiba_acpi

If yes, try to load it via:

sudo modprobe -v toshiba_acpi
sudo depmod -a
sudo rfkill unblock all
sudo service network-manager restart

Check:

iwconfig
dmesg | egrep 'tosh|radio|switch|kill'
sudo iwlist scan
rfkill list

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Is there the following module present?

modinfo toshiba_acpi

If yes, try to load it via:

sudo modprobe -v toshiba_acpi

Hi Praseodym
For what i undestand the module is present however it cannot be loaded up. (do i need to have internet connected to load the module up)
here are the msg

 modinfo toshiba_acpi
filename:       /lib/modules/2.6.38-11-generic-pae/kernel/drivers/platform/x86/toshiba_acpi.ko
license:        GPL
description:    Toshiba Laptop ACPI Extras Driver
author:         John Belmonte
srcversion:     2B96A55B68EF349279AE259
alias:          acpi*:TOS1900:*
alias:          acpi*:TOS6208:*
alias:          acpi*:TOS6200:*
depends:        sparse-keymap
vermagic:       2.6.38-11-generic-pae SMP mod_unload modversions 686

sudo modprobe -v toshiba_acpi

insmod /lib/modules/2.6.38-11-generic-pae/kernel/drivers/platform/x86/toshiba_acpi.ko 
FATAL: Error inserting toshiba_acpi (/lib/modules/2.6.38-11-generic-pae/kernel/drivers/platform/x86/toshiba_acpi.ko): No such device

[praseodym]

Ok, its the "wrong" one. Try these modules one by one:

http://wiki.ubuntuusers.de/Baustelle...-nicht-geladen

sudo modprobe -v modulename
sudo rfkill unblock all

and check after that with

rfkill list
iwconfig
lsmod | grep modulename
dmesg | grep modilename

If it doesnt work and the module is loaded unload it via

sudo modprobe -rf modulename

If it is not loaded try the next one.

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I have tried all of them, the below didn't throw a fatal error, however it i could not unblock the wireless card.

fujitsu_laptop
ideapad_laptop
msi_laptop
panasonic_laptop
sony_laptop

How do i check a module is loaded?

Iwconfig has never changed from the below.

 iwconfig lo        no wireless extensions.  eth0      no wireless extensions.  wlan0     IEEE 802.11bgn  ESSID:off/any             Mode:Managed  Access Point: Not-Associated   Tx-Power=off              Retry  long limit:7   RTS thr:off   Fragment thr:off           Power Management:on

[praseodym]

Check also the "_wmi" modules.

lsmod

checks all the loaded modules (left column)

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I tried all the modules one by one, and all the others are simply not working. Only the above listed modules can be loaded on my machine.
This is lsmod list before loading any wireless module. I was wondering if any of the below loaded modules can conflicts with my wireless.

lsmod
Module                  Size  Used by
parport_pc             32111  0 
ppdev                  12849  0 
snd_hda_codec_realtek   255882  1 
arc4                   12473  2 
snd_hda_intel          28209  2 
ath9k                 105891  0 
snd_hda_codec          90901  2 snd_hda_codec_realtek,snd_hda_intel
snd_hwdep              13274  1 snd_hda_codec
snd_pcm                80042  2 snd_hda_intel,snd_hda_codec
i915                  451068  3 
mac80211              259567  1 ath9k
snd_seq_midi           13132  0 
binfmt_misc            13213  1 
joydev                 17322  0 
snd_rawmidi            25269  1 snd_seq_midi
snd_seq_midi_event     14475  1 snd_seq_midi
snd_seq                51291  2 snd_seq_midi,snd_seq_midi_event
ath9k_common           13797  1 ath9k
ath9k_hw              311106  2 ath9k,ath9k_common
ath                    19147  2 ath9k,ath9k_hw
drm_kms_helper         40745  1 i915
snd_timer              28659  2 snd_pcm,snd_seq
cfg80211              155552  3 ath9k,mac80211,ath
snd_seq_device         14110  3 snd_seq_midi,snd_rawmidi,snd_seq
drm                   184164  4 i915,drm_kms_helper
uvcvideo               66851  0 
psmouse                59039  0 
snd                    55295  13 snd_hda_codec_realtek,snd_hda_intel,snd_hda_codec,snd_hwdep,snd_pcm,snd_rawmidi,snd_seq,snd_timer,snd_seq_device
videodev               75143  1 uvcvideo
serio_raw              12990  0 
i2c_algo_bit           13184  1 i915
soundcore              12600  1 snd
video                  18951  1 i915
sparse_keymap          13666  0 
snd_page_alloc         14073  2 snd_hda_intel,snd_pcm
lp                     13349  0 
parport                36746  3 parport_pc,ppdev,lp
r8169                  46630  0

[praseodym]

Just a quick reply (I am getting lost in this thread ):

Reboot twice, once with the key combination pressed, once with the combination pressed repeatedly during the complete boot time. Check also Fn+F2 with that