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wifi issues
Post 302734269 by lesstatt on Wednesday 21st of November 2012 06:55:08 PM
11-21-2012
Wifi Problem Solved
1. Go here
http:// www .kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/projects/backports/2012/10/08/ compat-drivers-2012-10-08.tar.gz
2. Download the file at the link above
3. Extract the file
4. Open the terminal
5. Type:
sudo su
6. enter your password
7. move to the directory with extracted files
8. type:
make
9: type
make install
10. type:
reboot
when your system reboots you should be up and running
if you have more problems go to joeldellinger.info
http:// www .kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/projects/backports/2012/10/08/ compat-drivers-2012-10-08.tar.gz
2. Download the file at the link above
3. Extract the file
4. Open the terminal
5. Type:
sudo su
6. enter your password
7. move to the directory with extracted files
8. type:
make
9: type
make install
10. type:
reboot
when your system reboots you should be up and running
if you have more problems go to joeldellinger.info
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rfkill
RFKILL(8) System Manager's Manual RFKILL(8) NAME
rfkill - tool for enabling and disabling wireless devices SYNOPSIS
rfkill [options] command OPTIONS
--version Show the version of rfkill. COMMANDS
help Show rfkill's built-in help text. event Listen for rfkill events and display them on stdout. list [type] List the current state of all available rfkill-using devices, or just all of the given type. block index|type Disable the device corresponding to the given index. type is one of "all", "wifi", "wlan", "bluetooth", "uwb", "ultrawideband", "wimax", "wwan", "gps" or "fm". unblock index|type Enable the device corresponding to the given index. If the device is hard-blocked, e.g. via a hardware switch, it will remain unavailable though it is now soft-unblocked. AUTHORS
rfkill was originally written by Johannes Berg <johannes@sipsolutions.net> and Marcel Holtmann <marcel@holtmann.org>. This manual page was written by Darren Salt <linux@youmustbejoking.demon.co.uk>, for the Debian project (and may be used by others). July 10, 2009 RFKILL(8)