WIFI Realtek RTL8188EEI on my PC stopped working

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The device WIFI Realtek RTL8188EEI on my PC stopped working
I followed some instructions and here is the information that resulted


linux-svvu:/home/sergio # dmesg | grep firmware
   15.937079] rtl8188ee: Using firmware rtlwifi/rtl8188efw.bin

linux-svvu:/home/sergio # /usr/sbin/iwlist scan
lo        Interface doesn't support scanning.

wlan0     Interface doesn't support scanning : Network is down

eth0      Interface doesn't support scanning.

linux-svvu:/home/sergio #

WIFI
They tell me not to ask what else I should do, but I do not know what to do :slight_smile: so I have to ask…
What do I do now?

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Show as root:

systemctl status network.service
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The systemctl result:



linux-svvu:/home/sergio # systemctl status network.service
● NetworkManager.service - Network Manager
   Loaded: loaded (/usr/lib/systemd/system/NetworkManager.service; enabled; vendor preset: disabled)
   Active: active (running) since Qua 2017-05-17 17:42:35 BRT; 2min 1s ago
 Main PID: 982 (NetworkManager)
    Tasks: 3 (limit: 512)
   CGroup: /system.slice/NetworkManager.service
           └─982 /usr/sbin/NetworkManager --no-daemon

Mai 17 17:42:36 linux-svvu NetworkManager[982]: <info>  (lo): new Generic device (carrier: ON, driver: 'unknown', ifindex: 1)
Mai 17 17:42:36 linux-svvu NetworkManager[982]: <info>  (wlan0): using nl80211 for WiFi device control
Mai 17 17:42:36 linux-svvu NetworkManager[982]: <info>  (wlan0): driver supports Access Point (AP) mode
Mai 17 17:42:36 linux-svvu NetworkManager[982]: <info>  (wlan0): new 802.11 WiFi device (carrier: UNKNOWN, driver: 'rtl8188e...ex: 3)
Mai 17 17:42:36 linux-svvu NetworkManager[982]: <info>  (wlan0): device state change: unmanaged -> unavailable (reason 'mana... 20 2]
Mai 17 17:42:36 linux-svvu NetworkManager[982]: <info>  WiFi now disabled by radio killswitch
Mai 17 17:42:36 linux-svvu NetworkManager[982]: <info>  ModemManager available in the bus
Mai 17 17:42:36 linux-svvu NetworkManager[982]: <info>  wpa_supplicant running
Mai 17 17:42:41 linux-svvu NetworkManager[982]: <info>  startup complete
Mai 17 17:44:11 linux-svvu NetworkManager[982]: <info>  connectivity: check for uri 'http://conncheck.opensuse.org' failed w...known'
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linux-svvu:/home/sergio #
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** Mai 17 17:42:36 linux-svvu NetworkManager[982]: <info>  WiFi now disabled by radio killswitch**

Your wireless card’s radio is turned off, you need to re-activate it (either in the NWM applet or via rfkill or by some hardware switch if your machine has one).

AK

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My hardWare is a PC and I did not have a switch to enable the wireless card.
I did the rfkill install, but I do not understand how to use it.

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sergelli schrieb:

> I did the rfkill install, but I do not understand how to use it.
>

Read the manual page (man rfkill).

AK

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Never attribute to malice that which can be adequately explained by stupidity.
(R.J. Hanlon)

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My hardWare is a PC and I did not have a switch to enable the wireless card.
I did the rfkill install, but I do not understand how to use it.


linux-svvu:/home/sergio # rfkill unblock all
linux-svvu:/home/sergio # rfkill list
0: phy0: Wireless LAN
        Soft blocked: no
        Hard blocked: yes
linux-svvu:/home/sergio #

The manual stopet to the above

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sergelli schrieb:

> My hardWare is a PC and I did not have a switch to enable the wireless
> card.

> Code:
> --------------------
>
> linux-svvu:/home/sergio # rfkill unblock all
> linux-svvu:/home/sergio # rfkill list
> 0: phy0: Wireless LAN
> Soft blocked: no

> Hard blocked: yes

Well, rfkill thinks otherwise.

Some mechanism is blocking the card’s radio below software level (or at least
below a leve rfkill can reach).

Usual suspects:

  • blocked in BIOS/UEFI

  • in dualboot systems, other OS blocks card when shutting down (via ACPI call to
    BIOS/UEFI).

AK

Never attribute to malice that which can be adequately explained by stupidity.
(R.J. Hanlon)