On 2020-05-31 05:25, Samuel Sieb wrote:
The "hard" block should only come from hardware. If it was
NetworkManager, it would be the "soft" block that gets set.
FWIW, that doesn't appear to be as clear cut as I expected. I was able to resurrect a
lap top running F32/KDE.
It only has one WiFi adapter so I can't explain 0 an 3 below. But here is what things
show.
With everything Normal
[egreshko@acer ~]$ rfkill list
0: acer-wireless: Wireless LAN
Soft blocked: no
Hard blocked: no
1: acer-bluetooth: Bluetooth
Soft blocked: no
Hard blocked: no
2: hci0: Bluetooth
Soft blocked: no
Hard blocked: no
3: phy0: Wireless LAN
Soft blocked: no
Hard blocked: no
Used NetworkManger to place system in "Airplane" mode. Wireless and Bluetooth
stopped working.
I have a Bluetooth mouse.
[egreshko@acer ~]$ rfkill list
0: acer-wireless: Wireless LAN
Soft blocked: yes
Hard blocked: no
1: acer-bluetooth: Bluetooth
Soft blocked: no
Hard blocked: no
2: hci0: Bluetooth
Soft blocked: no
Hard blocked: no
3: phy0: Wireless LAN
Soft blocked: yes
Hard blocked: yes
Used NetworkManger to exit "Airplane" mode and then disabled Wifi. Wireless and
Bluetooth stopped working.
[egreshko@acer ~]$ rfkill list
0: acer-wireless: Wireless LAN
Soft blocked: yes
Hard blocked: no
1: acer-bluetooth: Bluetooth
Soft blocked: no
Hard blocked: no
2: hci0: Bluetooth
Soft blocked: no
Hard blocked: no
3: phy0: Wireless LAN
Soft blocked: yes
Hard blocked: yes
Enabled Wifi via NetworkManager, Not in Airplane mode. Used the physical button on laptop
to
disable Wifi.
[egreshko@acer ~]$ rfkill list
0: acer-wireless: Wireless LAN
Soft blocked: yes
Hard blocked: no
1: acer-bluetooth: Bluetooth
Soft blocked: no
Hard blocked: no
2: hci0: Bluetooth
Soft blocked: no
Hard blocked: no
3: phy0: Wireless LAN
Soft blocked: no
Hard blocked: yes
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