I have a problem with my toshiba l510 wireless, it was disabled by hardware switch. when i use rfkill unblock command, it doesn't work. could you help me..
this is my wireless info
########## wireless info START ##########
Report from: 27 Dec 2014 16:21 WIB +0700
Booted last: 27 Dec 2014 14:31 WIB +0700
Script from: 20 Sep 2014 23:04 UTC +0000
##### release ###########################
Distributor ID: LinuxMint
Description: Linux Mint 17 Qiana
Release: 17
Codename: qiana
##### kernel ############################
Linux 3.13.0-24-generic #46-Ubuntu SMP Thu Apr 10 19:08:14 UTC 2014 i686 i686 i686 GNU/Linux
Parameters: ro, quiet, splash, vt.handoff=7
##### desktop ###########################
default
##### lspci #############################
02:00.0 Ethernet controller [0200]: Realtek Semiconductor Co., Ltd. RTL8101E/RTL8102E PCI Express Fast Ethernet controller [10ec:8136] (rev 02)
Subsystem: Toshiba America Info Systems Device [1179:ff1e]
Kernel driver in use: r8169
##### lsusb #############################
Bus 002 Device 002: ID 0bda:8197 Realtek Semiconductor Corp. RTL8187B Wireless Adapter
Bus 002 Device 004: ID 0bb4:0003 HTC (High Tech Computer Corp.)
Bus 002 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub
Bus 008 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub
Bus 007 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub
Bus 006 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub
Bus 005 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub
Bus 001 Device 002: ID 10f1:1a19 Importek
Bus 001 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub
Bus 004 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub
Bus 003 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub
##### PCMCIA card info ##################
##### rfkill ############################
0: phy0: Wireless LAN
Soft blocked: no
Hard blocked: yes
##### lsmod #############################
rtl8187 60157 0
mac80211 545990 1 rtl8187
cfg80211 409394 2 mac80211,rtl8187
eeprom_93cx6 13168 1 rtl8187
wmi 18673 1 toshiba_acpi
##### interfaces ########################
auto lo
iface lo inet loopback
##### ifconfig ##########################
eth0 Link encap:Ethernet HWaddr <MAC 'eth0' [IF]>
UP BROADCAST MULTICAST MTU:1500 Metric:1
RX packets:0 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0
TX packets:0 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0
collisions:0 txqueuelen:1000
RX bytes:0 (0.0 B) TX bytes:0 (0.0 B)
usb0 Link encap:Ethernet HWaddr <MAC 'usb0' [IF]>
inet addr:192.168.42.21 Bcast:192.168.42.255 Mask:255.255.255.0
inet6 addr: fe80::9046:40ff:fed1:4ab2/64 Scope:Link
UP BROADCAST RUNNING MULTICAST MTU:1500 Metric:1
RX packets:353300 errors:4 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:4
TX packets:204976 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0
collisions:0 txqueuelen:1000
RX bytes:475704080 (475.7 MB) TX bytes:25222347 (25.2 MB)
wlan0 Link encap:Ethernet HWaddr <MAC 'wlan0' [IF]>
BROADCAST MULTICAST MTU:1500 Metric:1
RX packets:0 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0
TX packets:0 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0
collisions:0 txqueuelen:1000
RX bytes:0 (0.0 B) TX bytes:0 (0.0 B)
##### iwconfig ##########################
lo no wireless extensions.
eth0 no wireless extensions.
usb0 no wireless extensions.
wlan0 IEEE 802.11bg ESSID:off/any
Mode:Managed Access Point: Not-Associated Tx-Power=off
Retry long limit:7 RTS thr:off Fragment thr:off
Power Management:on
##### route #############################
Kernel IP routing table
Destination Gateway Genmask Flags Metric Ref Use Iface
0.0.0.0 192.168.42.129 0.0.0.0 UG 0 0 0 usb0
192.168.42.0 0.0.0.0 255.255.255.0 U 1 0 0 usb0
##### resolv.conf #######################
nameserver 127.0.1.1
##### nm-tool ###########################
NetworkManager Tool
State: connected (global)
- Device: usb0 [Wired connection 2] -------------------------------------------
Type: Wired
Driver: rndis_host
State: connected
Default: yes
HW Address: <MAC 'usb0' [IF]>
Capabilities:
Carrier Detect: yes
Wired Properties
Carrier: on
IPv4 Settings:
Address: 192.168.42.21
Prefix: 24 (255.255.255.0)
Gateway: 192.168.42.129
DNS: 192.168.42.129
- Device: wlan0 ----------------------------------------------------------------
Type: 802.11 WiFi
Driver: rtl8187
State: unavailable
Default: no
HW Address: <MAC 'wlan0' [IF]>
Capabilities:
Wireless Properties
WEP Encryption: yes
WPA Encryption: yes
WPA2 Encryption: yes
Wireless Access Points
- Device: eth0 -----------------------------------------------------------------
Type: Wired
Driver: r8169
State: unavailable
Default: no
HW Address: <MAC 'eth0' [IF]>
Capabilities:
Carrier Detect: yes
Wired Properties
Carrier: off
##### NetworkManager.state ##############
[main]
NetworkingEnabled=true
WirelessEnabled=true
WWANEnabled=true
WimaxEnabled=true
##### NetworkManager.conf ###############
[main]
plugins=ifupdown,keyfile,ofono
dns=dnsmasq
[ifupdown]
managed=false
##### NetworkManager profiles ###########
##### iw reg get ########################
Region: Asia/Jakarta (based on set time zone)
country 00:
(2402 - 2472 @ 40), (3, 20)
(2457 - 2482 @ 40), (3, 20), PASSIVE-SCAN, NO-IBSS
(2474 - 2494 @ 20), (3, 20), NO-OFDM, PASSIVE-SCAN, NO-IBSS
(5170 - 5250 @ 40), (3, 20), PASSIVE-SCAN, NO-IBSS
(5735 - 5835 @ 40), (3, 20), PASSIVE-SCAN, NO-IBSS
##### iwlist channels ###################
lo no frequency information.
eth0 no frequency information.
usb0 no frequency information.
wlan0 14 channels in total; available frequencies :
Channel 01 : 2.412 GHz
Channel 02 : 2.417 GHz
Channel 03 : 2.422 GHz
Channel 04 : 2.427 GHz
Channel 05 : 2.432 GHz
Channel 06 : 2.437 GHz
Channel 07 : 2.442 GHz
Channel 08 : 2.447 GHz
Channel 09 : 2.452 GHz
Channel 10 : 2.457 GHz
Channel 11 : 2.462 GHz
Channel 12 : 2.467 GHz
Channel 13 : 2.472 GHz
Channel 14 : 2.484 GHz
##### iwlist scan #######################
wlan0 Interface doesn't support scanning : Network is down
lo Interface doesn't support scanning.
eth0 Interface doesn't support scanning.
usb0 Interface doesn't support scanning.
##### module infos ######################
[rtl8187]
filename: /lib/modules/3.13.0-24-generic/kernel/drivers/net/wireless/rtl818x/rtl8187/rtl8187.ko
license: GPL
description: RTL8187/RTL8187B USB wireless driver
author: Larry Finger <Larry.Finger@lwfinger.net>
author: Hin-Tak Leung <htl10@users.sourceforge.net>
author: Herton Ronaldo Krzesinski <herton@mandriva.com.br>
author: Andrea Merello <andrea.merello@gmail.com>
author: Michael Wu <flamingice@sourmilk.net>
srcversion: A707FEC6B464A70F7A04C69
depends: mac80211,eeprom_93cx6,cfg80211
intree: Y
vermagic: 3.13.0-24-generic SMP mod_unload modversions 686
signer: Magrathea: Glacier signing key
sig_key: 77:D7:0E:1D:F4:29:96:DC:92:B0:1D:75:9D:3E:85:62:EA:32:A1:C7
sig_hashalgo: sha512
[mac80211]
filename: /lib/modules/3.13.0-24-generic/kernel/net/mac80211/mac80211.ko
license: GPL
description: IEEE 802.11 subsystem
srcversion: C0F95BBF832E05DEFD722F4
depends: cfg80211
intree: Y
vermagic: 3.13.0-24-generic SMP mod_unload modversions 686
signer: Magrathea: Glacier signing key
sig_key: 77:D7:0E:1D:F4:29:96:DC:92:B0:1D:75:9D:3E:85:62:EA:32:A1:C7
sig_hashalgo: sha512
parm: max_nullfunc_tries:Maximum nullfunc tx tries before disconnecting (reason 4). (int)
parm: max_probe_tries:Maximum probe tries before disconnecting (reason 4). (int)
parm: beacon_loss_count:Number of beacon intervals before we decide beacon was lost. (int)
parm: probe_wait_ms:Maximum time(ms) to wait for probe response before disconnecting (reason 4). (int)
parm: ieee80211_default_rc_algo:Default rate control algorithm for mac80211 to use (charp)
[cfg80211]
filename: /lib/modules/3.13.0-24-generic/kernel/net/wireless/cfg80211.ko
description: wireless configuration support
license: GPL
author: Johannes Berg
srcversion: 8B3D642D1F2E6406EF33F74
depends:
intree: Y
vermagic: 3.13.0-24-generic SMP mod_unload modversions 686
signer: Magrathea: Glacier signing key
sig_key: 77:D7:0E:1D:F4:29:96:DC:92:B0:1D:75:9D:3E:85:62:EA:32:A1:C7
sig_hashalgo: sha512
parm: ieee80211_regdom:IEEE 802.11 regulatory domain code (charp)
parm: cfg80211_disable_40mhz_24ghz:Disable 40MHz support in the 2.4GHz band (bool)
##### module parameters #################
[mac80211]
beacon_loss_count: 7
ieee80211_default_rc_algo: minstrel_ht
max_nullfunc_tries: 2
max_probe_tries: 5
probe_wait_ms: 500
[cfg80211]
cfg80211_disable_40mhz_24ghz: N
ieee80211_regdom: 00
##### /etc/modules ######################
lp
##### modprobe options ##################
[/etc/modprobe.d/blacklist-ath_pci.conf]
blacklist ath_pci
[/etc/modprobe.d/blacklist.conf]
blacklist evbug
blacklist usbmouse
blacklist usbkbd
blacklist eepro100
blacklist de4x5
blacklist eth1394
blacklist snd_intel8x0m
blacklist snd_aw2
blacklist i2c_i801
blacklist prism54
blacklist bcm43xx
blacklist garmin_gps
blacklist asus_acpi
blacklist snd_pcsp
blacklist pcspkr
blacklist amd76x_edac
[/etc/modprobe.d/blacklist-rare-network.conf]
alias net-pf-3 off
alias net-pf-6 off
alias net-pf-9 off
alias net-pf-11 off
alias net-pf-12 off
alias net-pf-19 off
alias net-pf-21 off
alias net-pf-36 off
[/etc/modprobe.d/iwlwifi.conf]
remove iwlwifi \
(/sbin/lsmod | grep -o -e ^iwlmvm -e ^iwldvm -e ^iwlwifi | xargs /sbin/rmmod) \
&& /sbin/modprobe -r mac80211
[/etc/modprobe.d/mlx4.conf]
softdep mlx4_core post: mlx4_en
##### rc.local ##########################
exit 0
##### pm-utils ##########################
##### udev rules ########################
[/etc/udev/rules.d/70-persistent-net.rules]
# PCI device 0x10ec:0x8136 (r8169)
SUBSYSTEM=="net", ACTION=="add", DRIVERS=="?*", ATTR{address}=="<MAC 'eth0' [IF]>", ATTR{dev_id}=="0x0", ATTR{type}=="1", KERNEL=="eth*", NAME="eth0"
# USB device 0x:0x (rtl8187)
SUBSYSTEM=="net", ACTION=="add", DRIVERS=="?*", ATTR{address}=="<MAC 'wlan0' [IF]>", ATTR{dev_id}=="0x0", ATTR{type}=="1", KERNEL=="wlan*", NAME="wlan0"
##### dmesg #############################
[ 18.853704] ieee80211 phy0: hwaddr <MAC 'wlan0' [IF]>, RTL8187BvE V0 + rtl8225z2, rfkill mask 4
[ 18.891811] rtl8187: Customer ID is 0x04
[ 18.896446] rtl8187: wireless switch is off
[ 21.572450] IPv6: ADDRCONF(NETDEV_UP): wlan0: link is not ready
########## wireless info END ############
Thanks
