Description of problem: No netpoint is found. lspcidrake -v (extract) rts_pstor : Realtek Semiconductor Co., Ltd.|RTS5116 PCI Express Card Reader (vendor:10ec device:5209 subv:103c subd:1672) (rev: 01) r8169 : Realtek Semiconductor Co., Ltd.|RTL8101E/RTL8102E PCI Express Fast Ethernet controller [NETWORK_ETHERNET] (vendor:10ec device:8136 subv:103c subd:1672) (rev: 05) rt2800pci : Ralink corp.|RT5390 Wireless 802.11n 1T/1R PCIe [NETWORK_OTHER] (vendor:1814 device:5390 subv:103c subd:1636) iwconfig lo no wireless extensions. wlan0 IEEE 802.11bgn ESSID:off/any Mode:Managed Access Point: Not-Associated Tx-Power=off Retry long limit:7 RTS thr:off Fragment thr:off Encryption key:off Power Management:off eth0 no wireless extensions. iwlist scan lo Interface doesn't support scanning. wlan0 Interface doesn't support scanning : Network is down eth0 Interface doesn't support scanning. Yves for loutch http://www.mageialinux-online.org/forum/topic-12624-0-123581+pavilion-g7-et-configuration-wiffi.php#m123581
The user has tried this commands: root@localhost romuald]# rfkill unblock all [root@localhost romuald]# rfkill list 3: phy3: Wireless LAN Soft blocked: no Hard blocked: yes
Another user has the same problem with ralink-539f on a pavilion-dm1 http://www.mageialinux-online.org/forum/topic-12801+hp-pavillon-dm1-plus-de-wifi.php
The user is still waiting for a soluce or a workaround. He tried : [root@localhost romuald]# rmmod -f rt2800pci [root@localhost romuald]# rfkill unblock all [root@localhost romuald]# modprobe rt2800pci [root@localhost romuald]# rfkill list 3: phy3: Wireless LAN Soft blocked: no Hard blocked: yes The card is recognized by LinuxMint. He obtains in Mint: iwconfig lo no wireless extensions. wlan0 IEEE 802.11bgn ESSID:"NEUF_A0CC" Mode:Managed Frequency:2.462 GHz Access Point: 00:17:33:1F:A0:D0 Bit Rate=54 Mb/s Tx-Power=20 dBm Retry long limit:7 RTS thr:off Fragment thr:off Power Management:off Link Quality=70/70 Signal level=-37 dBm Rx invalid nwid:0 Rx invalid crypt:0 Rx invalid frag:0 Tx excessive retries:13 Invalid misc:80 Missed beacon:0 eth0 no wireless extensions. ------------------------------ and lsmod |grep rt rt2800pci 18715 0 rt2800lib 58925 1 rt2800pci crc_ccitt 12667 1 rt2800lib rt2x00pci 14577 1 rt2800pci rt2x00lib 55301 3 rt2800pci,rt2800lib,rt2x00pci mac80211 506816 3 rt2800lib,rt2x00pci,rt2x00lib rts_pstor 445196 0 cfg80211 205544 2 rt2x00lib,mac80211 parport_pc 32866 0 parport 46562 3 parport_pc,ppdev,lp eeprom_93cx6 12725 1 rt2800pci
[root@localhost romuald]# rfkill list 3: phy3: Wireless LAN Soft blocked: no Hard blocked: yes his card seems off
http://www.mageialinux-online.org/forum/topic-12624-4+pavilion-g7-et-configuration-wiffi.php#m132346 juste en enlevant acpi=off de mon menu Ist le bouton de la touche wifi s'est mis au bleu et hop ça fonctionne ( il y a aussi eu 4 mises à jours ) > was working after 4 updates and with removing acpi=off in the grub, the other users never answer to forums contribs question
Status: NEW => RESOLVEDResolution: (none) => OLD