Re: problems with wifi bc43
2012/4/14 Roman V.Leon. <roman-vl@meta.ua>:
> Hello Gents,
> Could you help me with my wifi card in laptop, please? I have broadcom
> BCM4312 802.11b/g LP-PHY controller, and I installed
> "firmware-b43-lpphy-installer". Unfortunately when i'm trying turn my card
> on, i'm getting a message:
> "$ sudo ifconfig wlan0 up" ----> "SIOCSIFFLAGS: Operation not possible due
> to RF-kill"
> I dig google, but unfortunately I didn't find any helpful receipt to
> manage this card work.
>
> Just in case - rfkill's output:
> $ sudo rfkill list
> 0: hp-wifi: Wireless LAN
> Soft blocked: no
> Hard blocked: no
> 1: hp-bluetooth: Bluetooth
> Soft blocked: no
> Hard blocked: yes
> 2: phy0: Wireless LAN
> Soft blocked: no
> Hard blocked: yes
>
> I cracked my head, but i don't know how to deal with this issue.
> Thanks in advance.
>
The ones that say Hard Blocked mean that either a physical hardware
switch is turned off or it is disabled in the bios.
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