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| From | <tomas@tuxteam.de> |
|---|---|
| Newsgroups | linux.debian.user |
| Subject | Re: no wifi on jessie install |
| Date | 2016-01-18 21:00 +0100 |
| Message-ID | <qSo83-5hQ-9@gated-at.bofh.it> (permalink) |
| References | <qSn2h-4CH-11@gated-at.bofh.it> |
| Organization | linux.* mail to news gateway |
-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 On Mon, Jan 18, 2016 at 11:42:23AM -0700, Bob Holtzman wrote: > Finally got around to installing jessie (clean install) on a thinkpad > 420 and all seemes to go well except there is no wireless, only ethernet. > > lsmod shows iwlwifi but I can't get the radio to turn on. > > Installed firmware-linux-nonfree with no results. > > Any help appreciated. I dimly remember that on thinkpads you can block the wifi from the BIOS. Further, there might be a WIFI disable switch somewhere. Further, playing around with rfkill might help. Regards - -- tomás -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.12 (GNU/Linux) iEYEARECAAYFAladO38ACgkQBcgs9XrR2kaOBgCfTcPfAQDlIR+r2O9j9L9SsxPC Q+EAni6nDBYYgrNxel7+V9uYl5Mpf+57 =QNDp -----END PGP SIGNATURE-----
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no wifi on jessie install Bob Holtzman <holtzm@cox.net> - 2016-01-18 19:50 +0100
Re: no wifi on jessie install <tomas@tuxteam.de> - 2016-01-18 21:00 +0100
Re: no wifi on jessie install lukasz <debian@luka.sh> - 2016-01-19 00:10 +0100
Re: no wifi on jessie install Lisi Reisz <lisi.reisz@gmail.com> - 2016-01-19 00:30 +0100
Re: no wifi on jessie install Jude DaShiell <jdashiel@panix.com> - 2016-01-19 04:50 +0100
Re: no wifi on jessie install Lisi Reisz <lisi.reisz@gmail.com> - 2016-01-19 00:30 +0100
Re: no wifi on jessie install Charlie Kravetz <cjk@teamcharliesangels.com> - 2016-01-19 00:40 +0100
Re: no wifi on jessie install Bob Holtzman <holtzm@cox.net> - 2016-01-19 02:20 +0100
Re: no wifi on jessie install err404@free.fr - 2016-01-19 02:40 +0100
Re: no wifi on jessie install Bob Holtzman <holtzm@cox.net> - 2016-01-19 03:00 +0100
Re: no wifi on jessie install Chris Bannister <cbannister@slingshot.co.nz> - 2016-01-19 17:50 +0100
Re: no wifi on jessie install deloptes <deloptes@yahoo.com> - 2016-01-19 21:50 +0100
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