On 5/27/20 11:08 AM, Robert G (Doc) Savage via users wrote:
On Wed, 2020-05-27 at 10:07 -0700, Samuel Sieb wrote:
> On 5/27/20 9:06 AM, Robert G (Doc) Savage via users wrote:
>> After closing the lid on my P72 laptop last week and moving it to the
>> livig room, I could not resume F32 when I raised the lid. I had to hard
>> power cycle it, and after bootup I was unable to connect to my WiFi
>> router. The router is fine, and WiFi works fine in the dual-booted
>> Windows 10. But I can't figure out how to kick start my WiFi connection.
>> I have restarted the P72 multiple times, with no success. The copper
>> Ethernet connection works fine.
>>
>> Any suggestions how to kickstart it? When I try ifup I get this:
>>
>> # ifup ATTxxxxxxxx
>>
>> Error: Connection activation failed: No suitable device found for this
>> connection (device lo not available because device is strictly
>> unmanaged).
>
> What is the output of "nmcli c" and "rfkill list"?
# rfkill list
2: phy0: Wireless LAN
Soft blocked: yes
Hard blocked: yes
There's the problem. Somehow you've triggered the wifi kill switch.
Check for a hardware switch around the outside or a keyboard function
key related to wifi.