Running rfkill list all I get:
0: phy0: Wireless LAN
Soft blocked: no
Hard blocked: yes
But this state doesn't change if I turn the wireless switch on or off.
The machine is a Thinkpad T410. Netvm is running a near vanilla Fedora 23 template.
I am wondering if I need to assign other hardware to the netvm in order for it to see the state of the hardware switch? Currently it has the Network controller and the Ethernet controller.
I tried a few general solutions for other distros but they have not been entirely applicable to Qubes.
The drivers appear to be enabled properly when I check with lspci -v, and the NetworkManager does list wireless appropriately with 'Wi-Fi is disabled by hardware switch' So it seems like recognizing the switch is the core issue.
Any help would be greatly appreciated,
Boris
Hi,
I am using Qubes 3.2 and have currently tested with Kernel 4.4.14-11. I will double check the Bios settings, haven't thought of that possibility.
Thanks for your reply, if you think of anything else please give me a shout!
Boris
Hey,
I haven't checked the BIOS settings in a while and recalled my previous issue here: https://groups.google.com/d/msg/qubes-users/ulmQOVxkP38/nJYy6c2lAAAJ
Due to that I've had vt-d disabled (vt-x enabled) this whole time.
Would you say that disabled vt-d could prevent the wifi switch from working?
I looked over the rest of the settings and wifi is enabled everywhere it is listed.
(By any chance has there been any vt-d related display glitch workarounds in the last year? HCL says that T410 is all green :/)
Thanks for taking a look,
Boris
Sorry for the spam, looks like someone has had a similar issue with vt-d on Thinkpads and fixed it in this thread: https://groups.google.com/d/msg/qubes-users/7Q7C81AI3Aw/A8DrF2XqAgAJ
I now have vt-d, but the wifi switch is still not seen. So I am ruling vt-d out as a possible problem.
Back to square one!
Boris
And there isn't a hardware (controller) that I am just not assigning to the netvm for it to see the switch state? That is handled by the same device as the wireless card?