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Re: no wifi on jessie install

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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.

Very Embarrassing. While I was typing a reply to Lisi's message I
happened to look down. Lo and behold, the radio light was on. Did it
spontaneously cure itself? I know I did nothing, not even type Fn + F5
which is the hardware switch.

Does this miracle qualify my laptop for sainthood?

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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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