Solved ! On Fri, Jul 2, 2021 at 7:39 AM <jim.cromie@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > On Thu, Jul 1, 2021 at 9:53 PM Connor Kuehl <cipkuehl@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > > > Maybe there’s a hardware switch that toggles airplane mode? Might not be, since I’d think that would be kind of redundant if there’s a fn key dedicated to it, but I remember my previous laptops had a physical slider switch for airplane mode. Might be worth checking to see if your laptop has one and if it was accidentally toggled. > > > > nope. 2 older laptops have that switch, but not this one. > One of the leds on the edge is a wifi indicator, > it turns on/off when I hit F12, they are in sync with WM-screen notifications > > There is a bios update, but it requires windows to install, long gone > with dead hd. > Im trying to download a windows iso, I'll try sticking it on a Usb and > try booting it, > but Im not optimistic > > > Connor > > > thanks So, to close this out, I'll report I found fix on toms-hardware, from 2013, for another toshiba laptop. pull the battery and plug-power, hit the power button, to attempt turn-on reinstall battery, boot thats it. heres when it was broken [jimc@frodo ~]$ journalctl -b-1 | grep -P 'iwl|rfkill' Jul 08 10:15:58 frodo systemd[1]: Listening on Load/Save RF Kill Switch Status /dev/rfkill Watch. Jul 08 10:15:58 frodo kernel: iwlwifi 0000:07:00.0: Found debug destination: EXTERNAL_DRAM Jul 08 10:15:58 frodo kernel: iwlwifi 0000:07:00.0: Found debug configuration: 0 Jul 08 10:15:58 frodo kernel: iwlwifi 0000:07:00.0: loaded firmware version 29.4063824552.0 7265D-29.ucode op_mode iwlmvm Jul 08 10:15:58 frodo kernel: audit: type=1130 audit(1625760958.369:115): pid=1 uid=0 auid=4294967295 ses=4294967295 subj=system_u:system_r:init_t:s0 msg='unit=systemd-rfkill comm="systemd" exe="/usr/lib/systemd/systemd" hostname=? addr=? terminal=? res=success' Jul 08 10:15:58 frodo audit[1]: SERVICE_START pid=1 uid=0 auid=4294967295 ses=4294967295 subj=system_u:system_r:init_t:s0 msg='unit=systemd-rfkill comm="systemd" exe="/usr/lib/systemd/systemd" hostname=? addr=? terminal=? res=success' Jul 08 10:15:58 frodo kernel: iwlwifi 0000:07:00.0: Detected Intel(R) Dual Band Wireless AC 3165, REV=0x210 Jul 08 10:15:58 frodo kernel: iwlwifi 0000:07:00.0: reporting RF_KILL (radio disabled) Jul 08 10:15:58 frodo kernel: iwlwifi 0000:07:00.0: Applying debug destination EXTERNAL_DRAM Jul 08 10:15:58 frodo kernel: iwlwifi 0000:07:00.0: Allocated 0x00400000 bytes for firmware monitor. Jul 08 10:15:58 frodo kernel: iwlwifi 0000:07:00.0: base HW address: 00:db:df:4e:ca:f0 Jul 08 10:15:58 frodo kernel: ieee80211 phy0: Selected rate control algorithm 'iwl-mvm-rs' Jul 08 10:15:58 frodo kernel: iwlwifi 0000:07:00.0 wlp7s0: renamed from wlan0 Jul 08 10:16:02 frodo NetworkManager[883]: <info> [1625760962.0689] rfkill2: found Wi-Fi radio killswitch (at /sys/devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:1c.1/0000:07:00.0/ieee80211/phy0/rfkill2) (driver iwlwifi) Jul 08 10:16:02 frodo NetworkManager[883]: <info> [1625760962.0714] manager[0x5604d91ba030]: rfkill: Wi-Fi hardware radio set enabled Jul 08 10:16:02 frodo NetworkManager[883]: <info> [1625760962.0721] manager[0x5604d91ba030]: rfkill: WWAN hardware radio set enabled Jul 08 10:16:02 frodo NetworkManager[883]: <info> [1625760962.1109] manager: rfkill: Wi-Fi disabled by radio killswitch; enabled by state file Jul 08 10:16:02 frodo NetworkManager[883]: <info> [1625760962.1111] manager: rfkill: WWAN enabled by radio killswitch; enabled by state file Jul 08 10:16:03 frodo systemd[1]: systemd-rfkill.service: Deactivated successfully. Jul 08 10:16:03 frodo audit[1]: SERVICE_STOP pid=1 uid=0 auid=4294967295 ses=4294967295 subj=system_u:system_r:init_t:s0 msg='unit=systemd-rfkill comm="systemd" exe="/usr/lib/systemd/systemd" hostname=? addr=? terminal=? res=success' Jul 08 10:16:13 frodo kernel: rfkill: input handler disabled Jul 08 10:16:14 frodo gsd-media-keys[1298]: Failed to grab accelerator for keybinding settings:rfkill Jul 08 10:16:25 frodo kernel: rfkill: input handler enabled Jul 08 10:16:28 frodo kernel: rfkill: input handler disabled Jul 08 10:16:29 frodo gsd-media-keys[1965]: Failed to grab accelerator for keybinding settings:rfkill Jul 08 11:16:33 frodo kernel: rfkill: input handler enabled Jul 08 11:16:33 frodo systemd[1]: systemd-rfkill.socket: Deactivated successfully. Jul 08 11:16:33 frodo systemd[1]: Closed Load/Save RF Kill Switch Status /dev/rfkill Watch. [jimc@frodo ~]$ theres a lot of rfkill toggling going on there, but oddly in working version too, just less (not the early reported one) other diffs might be cuz i fiddled with systemd disable rfkill, which didnt fix it [jimc@frodo ~]$ journalctl -b-0 | grep -P 'iwl|rfkill' Jul 08 11:23:19 frodo systemd[1]: Listening on Load/Save RF Kill Switch Status /dev/rfkill Watch. Jul 08 11:23:19 frodo audit[1]: SERVICE_START pid=1 uid=0 auid=4294967295 ses=4294967295 subj=system_u:system_r:init_t:s0 msg='unit=systemd-rfkill comm="systemd" exe="/usr/lib/systemd/systemd" hostname=? addr=? terminal=? res=success' Jul 08 11:23:19 frodo kernel: iwlwifi 0000:07:00.0: Found debug destination: EXTERNAL_DRAM Jul 08 11:23:19 frodo kernel: iwlwifi 0000:07:00.0: Found debug configuration: 0 Jul 08 11:23:19 frodo kernel: iwlwifi 0000:07:00.0: loaded firmware version 29.4063824552.0 7265D-29.ucode op_mode iwlmvm Jul 08 11:23:19 frodo kernel: iwlwifi 0000:07:00.0: Detected Intel(R) Dual Band Wireless AC 3165, REV=0x210 Jul 08 11:23:19 frodo kernel: iwlwifi 0000:07:00.0: Applying debug destination EXTERNAL_DRAM Jul 08 11:23:19 frodo kernel: iwlwifi 0000:07:00.0: Allocated 0x00400000 bytes for firmware monitor. Jul 08 11:23:19 frodo kernel: iwlwifi 0000:07:00.0: base HW address: 00:db:df:4e:ca:f0 Jul 08 11:23:19 frodo kernel: ieee80211 phy0: Selected rate control algorithm 'iwl-mvm-rs' Jul 08 11:23:19 frodo kernel: iwlwifi 0000:07:00.0 wlp7s0: renamed from wlan0 Jul 08 11:23:21 frodo NetworkManager[893]: <info> [1625765001.5260] rfkill1: found Wi-Fi radio killswitch (at /sys/devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:1c.1/0000:07:00.0/ieee80211/phy0/rfkill1) (driver iwlwifi) Jul 08 11:23:21 frodo NetworkManager[893]: <info> [1625765001.5268] manager[0x5584de761030]: rfkill: Wi-Fi hardware radio set enabled Jul 08 11:23:21 frodo NetworkManager[893]: <info> [1625765001.5268] manager[0x5584de761030]: rfkill: WWAN hardware radio set enabled Jul 08 11:23:21 frodo NetworkManager[893]: <info> [1625765001.5397] manager: rfkill: Wi-Fi enabled by radio killswitch; enabled by state file Jul 08 11:23:21 frodo NetworkManager[893]: <info> [1625765001.5398] manager: rfkill: WWAN enabled by radio killswitch; enabled by state file Jul 08 11:23:21 frodo kernel: iwlwifi 0000:07:00.0: Applying debug destination EXTERNAL_DRAM Jul 08 11:23:21 frodo kernel: iwlwifi 0000:07:00.0: Applying debug destination EXTERNAL_DRAM Jul 08 11:23:21 frodo kernel: iwlwifi 0000:07:00.0: FW already configured (0) - re-configuring Jul 08 11:23:21 frodo kernel: iwlwifi 0000:07:00.0: Applying debug destination EXTERNAL_DRAM Jul 08 11:23:21 frodo kernel: iwlwifi 0000:07:00.0: Applying debug destination EXTERNAL_DRAM Jul 08 11:23:21 frodo kernel: iwlwifi 0000:07:00.0: FW already configured (0) - re-configuring Jul 08 11:23:24 frodo systemd[1]: systemd-rfkill.service: Deactivated successfully. Jul 08 11:23:24 frodo audit[1]: SERVICE_STOP pid=1 uid=0 auid=4294967295 ses=4294967295 subj=system_u:system_r:init_t:s0 msg='unit=systemd-rfkill comm="systemd" exe="/usr/lib/systemd/systemd" hostname=? addr=? terminal=? res=success' Jul 08 11:23:30 frodo kernel: rfkill: input handler disabled Jul 08 11:23:31 frodo gsd-media-keys[1320]: Failed to grab accelerator for keybinding settings:rfkill Jul 08 11:23:36 frodo kernel: rfkill: input handler enabled Jul 08 11:23:38 frodo kernel: rfkill: input handler disabled Jul 08 11:23:38 frodo gsd-media-keys[2018]: Failed to grab accelerator for keybinding settings:rfkill [jimc@frodo ~]$ Note, this is some sort of super-factory-reset, cuz plain old bios factory-reset didnt work (unless impossibly delayed) Now to decide whether to keep the shiny new replacement, this keyboard is getting a little crusty. _______________________________________________ Kernelnewbies mailing list Kernelnewbies@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx https://lists.kernelnewbies.org/mailman/listinfo/kernelnewbies
