RTNETLINK answers: Operation not possible due to RF-kill
by mfoley from LinuxQuestions.org on (#54RN9)
I've installed Slackware-current on a Dell Latitude E5420 laptop with Intel i3-2350M and 4G of memory. I'm trying to get the WiFi working. I have the following in /etc/rc.d/rc.inet1.conf
Code:IFNAME[4]="wlan0"
IPADDR[4]=""
NETMASK[4]=""
USE_DHCP[4]="yes"The WiFi toggle switch on the laptop is enabled. I have the correct configuration in /etc/wpa_supplicant.conf (I've used this same config elsewhere).
When I try to start the WiFi I get:
Code:# /etc/rc.d/rc.inet1 wlan0_restart
RTNETLINK answers: Operation not possible due to RF-kill
RTNETLINK answers: Operation not possible due to RF-kill
/etc/rc.d/rc.inet1: wlan0 information: 'Any ESSID'
Error for wireless request "Set Nickname" (8B1C) :
SET failed on device wlan0 ; Operation not supported.
Polling for DHCP server on interface wlan0:
dhcpcd_prestartinterface: wlan0: Operation not possible due to RF-kill
wlan0: waiting for carrier
timed out
dhcpcd exitedrfkill gives:
Code:rfkill list all
0: dell-wifi: Wireless LAN
Soft blocked: no
Hard blocked: yes
1: phy0: Wireless LAN
Soft blocked: no
Hard blocked: yesI've tried 'rm /dev/rfkill' and 'rfkill unblock all'. Those do nothing. lspci gives:
Code:02:00.0 Network controller: Broadcom Inc. and subsidiaries BCM4313 802.11bgn Wireless Network Adapter (rev 01)
0a:00.0 Ethernet controller: Broadcom Inc. and subsidiaries NetXtreme BCM5761 Gigabit Ethernet PCIe (rev 10)I did have Slackware 14.2 on this computer before installing current, but I really don't know if I've ever tried using the WiFi before.
Any suggestions on what I can do or try?


Code:IFNAME[4]="wlan0"
IPADDR[4]=""
NETMASK[4]=""
USE_DHCP[4]="yes"The WiFi toggle switch on the laptop is enabled. I have the correct configuration in /etc/wpa_supplicant.conf (I've used this same config elsewhere).
When I try to start the WiFi I get:
Code:# /etc/rc.d/rc.inet1 wlan0_restart
RTNETLINK answers: Operation not possible due to RF-kill
RTNETLINK answers: Operation not possible due to RF-kill
/etc/rc.d/rc.inet1: wlan0 information: 'Any ESSID'
Error for wireless request "Set Nickname" (8B1C) :
SET failed on device wlan0 ; Operation not supported.
Polling for DHCP server on interface wlan0:
dhcpcd_prestartinterface: wlan0: Operation not possible due to RF-kill
wlan0: waiting for carrier
timed out
dhcpcd exitedrfkill gives:
Code:rfkill list all
0: dell-wifi: Wireless LAN
Soft blocked: no
Hard blocked: yes
1: phy0: Wireless LAN
Soft blocked: no
Hard blocked: yesI've tried 'rm /dev/rfkill' and 'rfkill unblock all'. Those do nothing. lspci gives:
Code:02:00.0 Network controller: Broadcom Inc. and subsidiaries BCM4313 802.11bgn Wireless Network Adapter (rev 01)
0a:00.0 Ethernet controller: Broadcom Inc. and subsidiaries NetXtreme BCM5761 Gigabit Ethernet PCIe (rev 10)I did have Slackware 14.2 on this computer before installing current, but I really don't know if I've ever tried using the WiFi before.
Any suggestions on what I can do or try?