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[Julia Buchner <julia@xxxxxxxxxx>]

I have followed comments of this bugs and try to configure wifi on my laptop, a Lenovo Yoga 2 13(non pro). I did #33 then #17 manipulations.
Unfortunately, I still have in Network Manager the sentence "Wi-Fi is disabled by hardware switch".

Here is more information about my config :

julia@yoda:~$ uname -a
Linux yoda 3.13.0-29-generic #53-Ubuntu SMP Wed Jun 4 21:00:20 UTC 2014 x86_64 x86_64 x86_64 GNU/Linux

julia@yoda:~$ modinfo rtl8723be
filename:       /lib/modules/3.13.0-29-generic/kernel/drivers/net/wireless/rtlwifi/rtl8723be/rtl8723be.ko
firmware:       rtlwifi/rtl8723befw.bin
description:    Realtek 8723BE 802.11n PCI wireless
license:        GPL
author:         Realtek WlanFAE	<wlanfae@xxxxxxxxxxx>
author:         PageHe	<page_he@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
srcversion:     EB08EA82D0846E3925AFAB6
alias:          pci:v000010ECd0000B723sv*sd*bc*sc*i*
depends:        rtlwifi,btcoexist,mac80211
vermagic:       3.13.0-29-generic SMP mod_unload modversions 
parm:           swlps:bool
parm:           swenc:using hardware crypto (default 0 [hardware])
 (bool)
parm:           ips:using no link power save (default 1 is open)
 (bool)
parm:           fwlps:using linked fw control power save (default 1 is open)
 (bool)

julia@yoda:~$ dmesg | grep rtl
[    9.489855] rtlwifi: module verification failed: signature and/or  required key missing - tainting kernel
[    9.551003] rtlwifi-0:rtl_pci_probe():<0-0> mem mapped space: start: 0xb0400000 len:00004000 flags:00140204, after map:0xffffc90010e80000
[    9.551020] rtlwifi-0:_rtl_pci_find_adapter():<0-0> Pci Bridge Vendor is found index: 0
[    9.551023] rtlwifi-0:_rtl_pci_find_adapter():<0-0> pcidev busnumber:devnumber:funcnumber:vendor:link_ctl 1:0:0:10ec:0
[    9.551026] rtlwifi-0:_rtl_pci_find_adapter():<0-0> pci_bridge busnumber:devnumber:funcnumber:vendor:pcie_cap:link_ctl_reg:amd 0:28:0:8086:40:40:0
[    9.600836] rtl8723be-0:rtl8723be_read_eeprom_info():<0-0> Boot from EFUSE
[    9.614765] rtl8723be: 
[    9.614959] rtl8723be-0:_rtl8723be_read_adapter_info():<0-0> dev_addr: 9c:d2:1e:58:04:3f
[    9.614964] rtl8723be-0:_rtl8723be_hal_customized_behavior():<0-0> RT Customized ID: 0x00
[    9.811663] btcoexist-0:rtl_btc_init_hal_vars():<0-0> rtl_btc_init_hal_vars, antNum is 2
[    9.811664] btcoexist-0:rtl_btc_init_hal_vars():<0-0> rtl_btc_init_hal_vars, bt_exist is 1
[    9.811665] btcoexist-0:rtl_btc_init_hal_vars():<0-0> rtl_btc_init_hal_vars, bt_type is 8
[    9.811822] rtlwifi-0:_rtl_init_hw_ht_capab():<0-0> 1T1R
[    9.905617] ieee80211 phy0: Selected rate control algorithm 'rtl_rc'
[    9.905844] rtl8723be-0:rtl8723be_gpio_radio_on_off_checking():<0-0> GPIOChangeRF  - HW Radio OFF, RF OFF
[    9.905845] rtlwifi: wireless switch is on
[    9.905875] rtl8723be 0000:01:00.0: irq 61 for MSI/MSI-X
[    9.905908] rtlwifi-0:rtl_pci_intr_mode_msi():<0-0> MSI Interrupt Mode!

julia@yoda:~$ sudo rfkill list
2: hci0: Bluetooth
	Soft blocked: no
	Hard blocked: no
3: phy0: Wireless LAN
	Soft blocked: no
	Hard blocked: yes

Did I missed something to do ? 
Thanks in advance for your help.

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Title:
  Need support for Realtek Wifi  card rtl8723be [10ec:b723]

Status in HWE Next Project:
  Fix Released
Status in HWE Next trusty series:
  Fix Released
Status in “linux” package in Ubuntu:
  Fix Released
Status in “linux” source package in Trusty:
  Fix Released

Bug description:
  This device is appearing in some OEM machines, but driver is not yet
  available upstream.

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