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[roytanck <roy.tanck@xxxxxxxxx>]

I applied this fix: http://billauer.co.il/blog/2014/08/linux-ubuntu-
yoga-hardware-blocked-wireless-lan/

Wifi now works flawlessly, but I'm wondering whether I'll need to repeat
the steps when future kernel updates appear.

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Title:
  wifi not configurable in network-manager showing disabled by hardware
  switch

Status in “network-manager” package in Ubuntu:
  Confirmed

Bug description:
  Network manager shows Wifi is disabled by hardware switch. It worked jut after install but not anymore after.
  I read somewhere I can use wicd and that does work.
  iwlist wlan0 scan worked also before installing that.
  Seems like a bug in network-manager to me.
  It would be nice if NM does whatever wicd does to enable the wifi card.
  I have nog physical button for wif and wifi is enabled in the UEFI firmware.

  output of rfkill list:
  ubuntu@ubuntu-Lenovo-Yoga-2-11:~$ sudo rfkill list
  0: ideapad_wlan: Wireless LAN
  	Soft blocked: no
  	Hard blocked: yes
  1: ideapad_bluetooth: Bluetooth
  	Soft blocked: no
  	Hard blocked: yes
  3: phy0: Wireless LAN
  	Soft blocked: no
  	Hard blocked: no
  4: brcmwl-0: Wireless LAN
  	Soft blocked: no
  	Hard blocked: no
  15: hci0: Bluetooth
  	Soft blocked: no
  	Hard blocked: no
  ubuntu@ubuntu-Lenovo-Yoga-2-11:~$

  ubuntu@ubuntu-Lenovo-Yoga-2-11:~$ lsb_release -rd
  Description:	Ubuntu Trusty Tahr (development branch)
  Release:	14.04

  ubuntu@ubuntu-Lenovo-Yoga-2-11:~$ apt-cache policy network-manager
  network-manager:
    Installed: 0.9.8.8-0ubuntu4
    Candidate: 0.9.8.8-0ubuntu4
    Version table:
   *** 0.9.8.8-0ubuntu4 0
          500 http://nl.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ trusty/main amd64 Packages
          100 /var/lib/dpkg/status

  ubuntu@ubuntu-Lenovo-Yoga-2-11:~$ apt-cache policy network-manager-gnome
  network-manager-gnome:
    Installed: 0.9.8.4-1ubuntu3
    Candidate: 0.9.8.4-1ubuntu3
    Version table:
   *** 0.9.8.4-1ubuntu3 0
          500 http://nl.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ trusty/main amd64 Packages
          100 /var/lib/dpkg/status

  ProblemType: Bug
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 14.04
  Package: network-manager 0.9.8.8-0ubuntu4
  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.13.0-14.34-generic 3.13.5
  Uname: Linux 3.13.0-14-generic x86_64
  NonfreeKernelModules: wl
  ApportVersion: 2.13.2-0ubuntu5
  Architecture: amd64
  CurrentDesktop: Unity
  Date: Tue Mar  4 18:39:18 2014
  IfupdownConfig:
   # interfaces(5) file used by ifup(8) and ifdown(8)
   auto lo
   iface lo inet loopback
  InstallationDate: Installed on 2014-03-04 (0 days ago)
  InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 14.04 LTS "Trusty Tahr" - Alpha amd64 (20140303)
  IpRoute:
   default via 192.168.1.1 dev wlan0 
   192.168.1.0/24 dev wlan0  proto kernel  scope link  src 192.168.1.115
  NetworkManager.state:
   [main]
   NetworkingEnabled=true
   WirelessEnabled=true
   WWANEnabled=true
   WimaxEnabled=true
  SourcePackage: network-manager
  UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)
  mtime.conffile..etc.NetworkManager.NetworkManager.conf: 2014-03-04T14:08:55.818581
  nmcli-con:
   NAME                      UUID                                   TYPE              TIMESTAMP    TIMESTAMP-REAL                     AUTOCONNECT   READONLY   DBUS-PATH                                 
   thuis-                    17338c5c-1ba4-4ed4-ac63-bf2ab23734e2   802-11-wireless   0            never                              yes           no         /org/freedesktop/NetworkManager/Settings/0
  nmcli-dev:
   DEVICE     TYPE              STATE         DBUS-PATH                                  
   wlan0      802-11-wireless   unavailable   /org/freedesktop/NetworkManager/Devices/1
  nmcli-nm:
   RUNNING         VERSION    STATE           NET-ENABLED   WIFI-HARDWARE   WIFI       WWAN-HARDWARE   WWAN      
   running         0.9.8.8    disconnected    enabled       disabled        disabled   enabled         enabled

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