ASUS EeePC wireless problem

[Jay S]

Hello Everyone,
This is my first post here as I've just installed my first Linux distro, LXLE, on an ASUS EeePC 1025C. The install went well but I am unable to turn on the wireless card now. There is a 'Fn F2' hotkey that worked to turn this service on and off when using Win7 but it seems to no longer work.

Any suggestions?

Thanks,
Jay

Enjoy the ride!

 

[arochester]

Open a Terminal.
What is the output from?:

lspci |grep Network

 

[Jay S]

Open a Terminal.
What is the output from?:

Thanks for the starting point.

It does recognize and list the wireless network adapter that is installed.

Jay

 

[arochester]

So what is the result? Nothing at all? It it is nothing it is very odd...

 

[Jay S]

So what is the result? Nothing at all? It it is nothing it is very odd...

Here's the actual result...

02:00.0 Network controller: Qualcomm Atheros AR9285 Wireless Network Adapter (PCI-Express) (rev 01)

Jay

 

[Jay S]

with more poking around on the web, I came across a video turning wireless on and off from the command line.

I tried the following command - sudo ifconfig wlan0 up
and received the following message

SIOCSIFFLAGS: Operation not possible due to RF-KILL

Does that help at all????

 

[arochester]

You might look at https://askubuntu.com/questions/62166/siocsifflags-operation-not-possible-due-to-rf-kill ---particularly the answer that scored 27.

 

[Jay S]

Again,
Thanks for pointing me in that direction. I've saved the askubuntu com link for the future!

After running through those options, I've discovered:
1. The Fn-F2 combination DOES turn the soft block on and off, as it should.
2. rfkill unblock wifi will also turn off the soft block

However, after using the FN-F2 key combination, I get the following response to rfkill list

0: phy0: Wireless LAN Soft blocked: no Hard blocked: yes
1: asus-wlan: Wireless LAN Soft blocked: no Hard blocked: no

This seems to be progressing but there must be a hardware switch I am not familiar with.

 

[Jay S]

Is there a command to turn off the hard block using the MAC address?

 

[Jay S]

Problem SOLVED!

More searching led to the suggestion of resetting the BIOS following an OS change. I reloaded the defaults and VOILA!, it works just fine. The FNF2 turns the wifi on and off, as confirmed by RFKILL.

Thanks for all the suggestions. I'm learning quickly. Now I'm off to fix the next headache...

Jay
Enjoy the ride!

 

[arochester]

Very good!

 

[Jay S]

And today I received this email from ASUS Customer Support...

Dear Valued Customer,

Thank you for contacting ASUS Customer Service.

My name is Pig and it's my pleasure to help you with your problem.

We apologize for the delayed response.

For your issue, please restore the BIOS for a try.
Restart the computer, enter the BIOS by rapidly tapping the F2 key during power-up. Switch to "Save & Exit" menu and select Restore Default. Press F10 save and exit.

If it doesn't work, please try to download and reinstall the Wireless driver from the following link:
Version V9.2.0.469
http://support.asus.com.cn/Download..._469_Win7.zip#WLAN_NE785H_V9_2_0_469_Win7.zip

Sorry for the inconvenience and hope this helps!

If you have any further questions, comments, or concerns please do not hesitate to let us know. We will be more than happy to assist you.
ASUS Support Web: http://support.asus.com
Technical Support: http://vip.asus.com/eservice/techserv.aspx
Complaint or Suggestion: http:/vip.asus.com/eservice/cus_suggest.aspx

Best Regards,
Pig
ASUS Product Support Team
888-678-3688