Fix "WiFi Disabled by hardware switch" in Kubuntu 14.04

Question

Any ideas on how to fix this? My Toshiba Satellite Click doesn't have a hardware switch to disable wireless. Help!!

Solution

I got the same problem.I did

Restart -> F2 -> Bios settings -> Reset bios to default -> save

This worked for me.

Comments

[mhendrickson]

The sad part is I'm not dual booting and rfkill doesn't work..

[thorstorm]

Try going in Bios settings. There is a wi-fi communications setting. Check if it is on.

[mhendrickson]

The only thing that has an enable or disable switch is the web camera. Nothing about networking at all

[thorstorm]

Does your Toshiba have a physical Wifi switch?

[mhendrickson]

Nope, everything is internal. Its their satellite 'Click' series. The 2 -in1 's

[thorstorm]

The extreme solution is to find a Windows disc (or download one) and unblock the wifi. You could then burn a DVD, launch the installer and maybe before it starts copying files, you will hav the opportunity to unblock the wifi.

[mhendrickson]

How do i boot a windows install disc if i have GRUB installed over Windows Boot Manager??

[mhendrickson]

Thats not the right one. I have the toshiba satellite w35dt-a3300 click series

[mhendrickson]

I figured it out! Reinstalled windows and the wireless driver, then proceeded to reinstall ubuntu. Eureka! Wireless is back online!!

[thorstorm]

It's sad that Ubuntu cannot unblock hard blocked Wi-fi while Windows can.

[mhendrickson]

I know! I wouldn't have gotten myself into this big of a problem if it could. Whatever though, everything got resolved!