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> Sadly, on my machine, the lock is handled via a "soft-key", essentially via running Windows, and pressing "Fn-F12", which would cause a little LED that is presently orange to switch to blue, and allow a different output than rfkill is showing:<br>
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> root@hpaq:~# rfkill list 1<br>
> 1: hp-wifi: Wireless LAN<br>
> Soft blocked: no<br>
> Hard blocked: yes<br>
> root@hpaq:~# rfkill unblock 1 <br>
> root@hpaq:~# rfkill list 1<br>
> 1: hp-wifi: Wireless LAN<br>
> Soft blocked: no<br>
> Hard blocked: yes<br>
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> I don't have any Windows install around, so can't reboot there to do a switcheroo. I see some suggestions that one might muss around in BIOS and find an option that would force wifi to stay on; that does not appear to be the case with this particular system.<br>
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> It is looking pretty likely, as consequence, that I'll need to grab a USB wireless adapter for those times I want wireless, which is unfortunate, but not too totally disastrous.<br>
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Crap, that kind of sucks. Which HP model is that? Would be good to name it so that others can avoid it. Kind of take up back to win modem times.</p>
<p>> If there is some mechanism other than rfkill (in the rfkill package) to switch that "hardware switch" (that isn't truly a hardware switch), 'twould be nice.<br>
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William </p>