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my problem is that I installed Ubuntu 13.04 on my Lenovo G580 laptop. now Wifi and Bluetooth are not working, it is showing "wifi is disabled by hardware switch". I tried using dedicated key fn+f5, but didn't work and tried rfkill also.

please help me

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  • On thinkpad there is a real hardware switch to turn on off wifi, have you checked ?
    – Dukeatcoding
    Jun 27, 2013 at 8:00
  • @Dukeatcoding mine is ideapad and this doesn't have hardware switch.
    – Prince
    Jun 27, 2013 at 8:17
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    What does this report? rfkill list all
    – chili555
    Jun 27, 2013 at 13:56

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On my G570 laptop, their is a small tiny black switch which acts as the hardware switch. This works, and needs to be moved to the right to turn the wireless on. I don't know whether this is the case for the G580.

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  • Sorry forgot - it is on the front, just to the left of the touchpad, and to the left of the indicator lights
    – Wilf
    Jul 26, 2013 at 12:01

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