Puppy Linux Discussion Forum

Using an old version of Tor in 32Xenial I lost wifi.

I rebooted into Tahr & took this pic in Android which I'm using now.

Wlan0 is still hard blocked.

Does this have a common fix?

Check the BIOS settings, it's probably disabled.

I have a laptop with a BIOS bug - sometimes, the WiFi interface gets randomly enabled or disabled.

Alternatively, check if you have a Fn key combination that disables WiFi (Fn + the key with an antenna on it).

"Hard blocked" means a hardware-related problem.

Is this a laptop? Remove the battery and press the power button to fully discharge it. Replace the battery and try again.

rcrsn51 wrote: ↑Sat Aug 14, 2021 4:04 pm

"Hard blocked" means a hardware-related problem.

Is this a laptop? Remove the battery and press the power button to fully discharge it. Replace the battery and try again.

Thanks, rcrsn51. This is the kind of stuff I like to know!

I googled rf-kill Linux and found a ton of information.

The laptop if it doesn't have a switch, probably uses a Fn key to control the hard block.

If wifi previously worked you may have inadvertently switched it off.

dimkr wrote: ↑Sat Aug 14, 2021 3:51 pm

Alternatively, check if you have a Fn key combination that disables WiFi (Fn + the key with an antenna on it).

Tor froze the desktop & I started trying keyboard shortcuts to pull up a terminal window.

Nailed it.