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    Question Wifi hard blocked on Linux Mint 19.2

    Hello. I have notebook HP with Linux Mint 19.2 kernel 4.15.0.74-generic. My wifi used to work, but now it is hard blocked. Wifi button are always on, don't depends on switch it. There aren't any settings about wireless in my bios.

    Code:
    $ sudo rfkill unblock all
    no effect
    Code:
    $  rfkill list0: phy0: Wireless LAN
        Soft blocked: no
        Hard blocked: yes
    Code:
    $ iwconfig
    wlo1      IEEE 802.11  ESSID:off/any  
              Mode:Managed  Access Point: Not-Associated   Tx-Power=off   
              Retry short  long limit:2   RTS thr:off   Fragment thr:off
              Power Management:off
    tun0      no wireless extensions.
    eno1      no wireless extensions.
    lo        no wireless extensions.
    Code:
    $ sudo lshw -c network
      *-network DISABLED        
           description: Wireless interface
           product: RT3290 Wireless 802.11n 1T/1R PCIe
           vendor: Ralink corp.
           physical id: 0
           bus info: pci@0000:07:00.0
           logical name: wlo1
           version: 00
           serial: 9c:2a:70:3a:e8:41
           width: 32 bits
           clock: 33MHz
           capabilities: pm msi pciexpress bus_master cap_list ethernet physical wireless
           configuration: broadcast=yes driver=rt2800pci driverversion=4.15.0-74-generic firmware=N/A latency=0 link=no multicast=yes wireless=IEEE 802.11
           resources: irq:16 memory:63510000-6351ffff
      *-network
           description: Ethernet interface
           product: RTL810xE PCI Express Fast Ethernet controller
           vendor: Realtek Semiconductor Co., Ltd.
           physical id: 0
           bus info: pci@0000:08:00.0
           logical name: eno1
           version: 05
           serial: 38:ea:a7:e5:b9:a5
           size: 100Mbit/s
           capacity: 100Mbit/s
           width: 64 bits
           clock: 33MHz
           capabilities: pm msi pciexpress msix vpd bus_master cap_list ethernet physical tp mii 10bt 10bt-fd 100bt 100bt-fd autonegotiation
           configuration: autonegotiation=on broadcast=yes driver=r8169 driverversion=2.3LK-NAPI duplex=full firmware=rtl_nic/rtl8105e-1.fw ip=192.168.0.89 latency=0 link=yes multicast=yes port=MII speed=100Mbit/s
           resources: irq:17 ioport:3000(size=256) memory:63404000-63404fff memory:63400000-63403fff
    Code:
    $ dmesg | grep -e wlo1 -e rt2
    [   85.490294] ieee80211 phy0: rt2x00_set_rt: Info - RT chipset 3290, rev 0015 detected
    [   85.500397] ieee80211 phy0: rt2x00_set_rf: Info - RF chipset 3290 detected
    [   85.644679] rt2800pci 0000:07:00.0 wlo1: renamed from wlan0
    [   87.366040] IPv6: ADDRCONF(NETDEV_UP): wlo1: link is not ready
    It's my work computer. Help me, please, restore it!

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    Re: Wifi hard blocked on Linux Mint 19.2

    Thread moved to MINT a more appropriate sub-forum.

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    Re: Wifi hard blocked on Linux Mint 19.2

    when I try to switch on wifi by button, I get state of soft blocked
    turn off -
    Code:
    $ rfkill list
    0: phy0: Wireless LAN
        Soft blocked: yes
        Hard blocked: yes
    turn on -
    Code:
    $ rfkill list
    0: phy0: Wireless LAN
        Soft blocked: no
        Hard blocked: yes

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    Re: Wifi hard blocked on Linux Mint 19.2

    Quote Originally Posted by wildmanne39 View Post
    Thread moved to MINT a more appropriate sub-forum.
    I don't think so. I consider that problem isn't with my system. Probably firmware or drivers

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    Re: Wifi hard blocked on Linux Mint 19.2

    Quote Originally Posted by poncha2 View Post
    I don't think so. I consider that problem isn't with my system. Probably firmware or drivers
    If you're using Mint this is your one and only section.

    Now please read and follow instructions at https://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=370108 so we can see the hardware, drivers, settings, etc. being used.

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