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koolandrew

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Registered: 2025-06-23

Posts: 32

Issue with wiffi

It has disaappeared from the bottom right icon. i am plugged in but when i right click it, i only get wired as the only option. When i click on Networks at the top, i dot get anything that is related. It was there at one point, now nothiing.

andrew@andrew-rog:~$ inxi -SMCGxn
System:
  Host: andrew-rog Kernel: 6.1.0-41-amd64 arch: x86_64 bits: 64 compiler: gcc
    v: 12.2.0 Desktop: KDE Plasma v: 5.27.5 Distro: Q4OS 5.8.1-n1 base: Debian
    GNU/Linux 12 (bookworm)
Machine:
  Type: Laptop System: ASUSTeK product: ROG Strix G531GU_GL531GU v: 1.0
    serial: <superuser required>
  Mobo: ASUSTeK model: G531GU v: 1.0 serial: <superuser required>
    UEFI: American Megatrends v: G531GU.306 date: 09/24/2019
CPU:
  Info: 6-core model: Intel Core i7-9750H bits: 64 type: MT MCP
    arch: Coffee Lake rev: A cache: L1: 384 KiB L2: 1.5 MiB L3: 12 MiB
  Speed (MHz): avg: 1585 high: 1700 min/max: 800/4500 cores: 1: 1700 2: 1700
    3: 1344 4: 1700 5: 1700 6: 1700 7: 1700 8: 1031 9: 1700 10: 1348 11: 1700
    12: 1700 bogomips: 62399
  Flags: avx avx2 ht lm nx pae sse sse2 sse3 sse4_1 sse4_2 ssse3 vmx
Graphics:
  Device-1: Intel CoffeeLake-H GT2 [UHD Graphics 630] vendor: ASUSTeK
    driver: i915 v: kernel arch: Gen-9.5 bus-ID: 00:02.0
  Device-2: NVIDIA TU116M [GeForce GTX 1660 Ti Mobile] vendor: ASUSTeK
    driver: nouveau v: kernel arch: Turing bus-ID: 01:00.0 temp: 29.0 C
  Display: x11 server: X.Org v: 1.21.1.7 with: Xwayland v: 22.1.9 driver: X:
    loaded: modesetting unloaded: fbdev,vesa dri: iris gpu: i915
    resolution: 1920x1080~120Hz
  API: OpenGL v: 4.6 Mesa 22.3.6 renderer: Mesa Intel UHD Graphics 630 (CFL
    GT2) direct-render: Yes
Network:
  Device-1: Intel Cannon Lake PCH CNVi WiFi driver: iwlwifi v: kernel
    bus-ID: 00:14.3
  Device-2: Realtek RTL8111/8168/8411 PCI Express Gigabit Ethernet
    vendor: ASUSTeK RTL8111/8168/8211/8411 driver: r8169 v: kernel port: 3000
    bus-ID: 03:00.0
  IF: eno2 state: up speed: 1000 Mbps duplex: full mac: 04:d4:c4:7b:27:0a
andrew@andrew-rog:~$ iwconfig
bash: iwconfig: command not found
andrew@andrew-rog:~$

Please let me know what other info as i have tried everything that i can find, and when going to system settings --> connections, i see all the wifi connections there but they are greyed  out, i cannot connect, and cannot hit apply

bin

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From: U.K.

Registered: 2016-01-28

Posts: 1,560

Re: Issue with wiffi

You might just have hit the fn + key combination to switch off wireless.
Look for the wifi symbol on your keyboard - usually one of the fn keys and toggle that .e.g. fn + f8
If that makes no difference try sudo rfkill
That will produce a list.
If it shows wlan as blocked (either hard or soft) then sudo rfkill unblock the number in the list
e.g.
ID TYPE      DEVICE                   SOFT      HARD
0 bluetooth tpacpi_bluetooth_sw   blocked unblocked
1 wlan      phy0                unblocked unblocked

If I wanted to unblock the bluetooth I would do sudo rfkill unblock 0

koolandrew

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Registered: 2025-06-23

Posts: 32

Re: Issue with wiffi

A great suggestion as i am pretty sure it was something like that...However, i cannot find it on the keyboard..and this is what i get.............andrew@andrew-rog:~$ sudo rfkill
[sudo] password for andrew:
ID TYPE      DEVICE      SOFT      HARD
0 bluetooth hci0   unblocked unblocked
andrew@andrew-rog:~$ ^C
andrew@andrew-rog:~$ sudo rfkill unblock 1
rfkill: invalid identifier: 1

bin

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From: U.K.

Registered: 2016-01-28

Posts: 1,560

Re: Issue with wiffi

A quick search reveals that model fn + f2 is supposed to toggle it.
But in that case it would normally have been listed as hard blocked - it isn't in the list at all.
However, it is also configured in the BIOS so access the BIOS settings and check that the wifi controller is enabled - it is in the Advanced Mode tab.

koolandrew

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Registered: 2025-06-23

Posts: 32

Re: Issue with wiffi

The fn + f2 unfortunately has no effect, and the bios setting showed it was on, so i am kind of mystified....i would hate to reinstall as this might be the fourth time doing it...i am plugged in and may just leave it.. I dont understand why it has suddenly become unusable...it see it in the networks but everything is greyed out.