[ubuntu] lenovo g530 wifi switch off

problem is g530 has no hardware wifi switch . So did the wireless info script & found the network controller was broadcom [14e4:4315] (rev 01).

However, there was no wireless, only either net.
U will notice that 'hardware blocked' is yes. Which is the problem g530 dosnt have the hardware switch ?????

Here is the result of the script

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########## wireless info START ##########

Report from: 01 Aug 2016 20:39 PDT -0700

Booted last: 01 Aug 2016 00:00 PDT -0700

Script from: 08 Jul 2016 02:16 UTC +0000

##### release ###########################

Distributor ID: Ubuntu
Description: Ubuntu 14.04.5 LTS
Release: 14.04
Codename: trusty

##### kernel ############################

Linux 3.13.0-92-generic #139-Ubuntu SMP Tue Jun 28 20:42:26 UTC 2016 x86_64 x86_64 x86_64 GNU/Linux

Parameters: ro, quiet, splash, vt.handoff=7

##### desktop ###########################

Ubuntu

##### lspci #############################

04:00.0 Network controller [0280]: Broadcom Corporation BCM4312 802.11b/g LP-PHY [14e4:4315] (rev 01)
Subsystem: Broadcom Corporation Device [14e4:04b5]
Kernel driver in use: wl

07:00.0 Ethernet controller [0200]: Broadcom Corporation NetLink BCM5906M Fast Ethernet PCI Express [14e4:1713] (rev 02)
Subsystem: Lenovo IdeaPad S10e [17aa:3a23]
Kernel driver in use: tg3

##### lsusb #############################

Bus 002 Device 002: ID 090c:3371 Silicon Motion, Inc. - Taiwan (formerly Feiya Technology Corp.)
Bus 002 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub
Bus 008 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub
Bus 007 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub
Bus 006 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub
Bus 001 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub
Bus 005 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub
Bus 004 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub
Bus 003 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub

##### PCMCIA card info ##################

##### rfkill ############################

0: phy0: Wireless LAN
Soft blocked: no
Hard blocked: no
1: brcmwl-0: Wireless LAN
Soft blocked: no
Hard blocked: yes

##### lsmod #############################

wl 6367819 0
cfg80211 496328 1 wl

##### interfaces ########################

auto lo
iface lo inet loopback

##### ifconfig ##########################

eth0 Link encap:Ethernet HWaddr <MAC 'eth0' [IF1]>
inet addr:192.168.1.104 Bcast:192.168.1.255 Mask:255.255.255.0
inet6 addr: fe80::<IP6 'eth0' [IF1]>/64 Scope:Link
UP BROADCAST RUNNING MULTICAST MTU:1500 Metric:1
RX packets:34635 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0
TX packets:21228 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0
collisions:0 txqueuelen:1000
RX bytes:47228818 (47.2 MB) TX bytes:3784458 (3.7 MB)
Interrupt:17

wlan0 Link encap:Ethernet HWaddr <MAC 'wlan0' [IF2]>
BROADCAST MULTICAST MTU:1500 Metric:1
RX packets:0 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0
TX packets:0 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0
collisions:0 txqueuelen:1000
RX bytes:0 (0.0 B) TX bytes:0 (0.0 B)
Interrupt:18

##### iwconfig ##########################

eth0 no wireless extensions.

lo no wireless extensions.

wlan0 IEEE 802.11abg ESSIDff/any
Mode:Managed Access Point: Not-Associated
Retry long limit:7 RTS thrff Fragment thrff
Power Managementff

##### route #############################

Kernel IP routing table
Destination Gateway Genmask Flags Metric Ref Use Iface
0.0.0.0 192.168.1.1 0.0.0.0 UG 0 0 0 eth0
192.168.1.0 0.0.0.0 255.255.255.0 U 1 0 0 eth0

##### resolv.conf #######################

nameserver 127.0.1.1

##### network managers ##################

Installed:

NetworkManager

Running:

root 730 1 0 20:12 ? 00:00:00 NetworkManager

##### NetworkManager info ###############

NetworkManager Tool

State: connected (global)

- Device: eth0 [Wired connection 1] -------------------------------------------
Type: Wired
Driver: tg3
State: connected
Default: yes
HW Address: <MAC 'eth0' [IF1]>

Capabilities:
Carrier Detect: yes
Speed: 100 Mb/s

Wired Properties
Carrier: on

IPv4 Settings:
Address: 192.168.1.104
Prefix: 24 (255.255.255.0)
Gateway: 192.168.1.1

DNS: 192.168.1.1

- Device: wlan0 ----------------------------------------------------------------
Type: 802.11 WiFi
Driver: wl
State: unavailable
Default: no
HW Address: <MAC 'wlan0' [IF2]>

Capabilities:

Wireless Properties
WEP Encryption: yes
WPA Encryption: yes
WPA2 Encryption: yes

Wireless Access Points

##### NetworkManager.state ##############

[main]
NetworkingEnabled=true
WirelessEnabled=true
WWANEnabled=true
WimaxEnabled=true

##### NetworkManager.conf ###############

[main]
plugins=ifupdown,keyfile,ofono
dns=dnsmasq

[ifupdown]
managed=false

##### NetworkManager profiles ###########

[[/etc/NetworkManager/system-connections/hebrews725]] (600 root)
[connection] id=hebrews725 | type=802-11-wireless
[802-11-wireless] ssid=hebrews725 | mac-address=<MAC 'wlan0' [IF2]>
[ipv4] method=auto
[ipv6] method=auto

[[/etc/NetworkManager/system-connections/NETGEAR29]] (600 root)
[connection] id=NETGEAR29 | type=802-11-wireless
[802-11-wireless] ssid=NETGEAR29 | mac-address=<MAC 'wlan0' [IF2]>
[ipv4] method=auto
[ipv6] method=auto

[[/etc/NetworkManager/system-connections/Wi-Fi connection 1]] (600 root)
[connection] id=Wi-Fi connection 1 | type=802-11-wireless
[802-11-wireless] ssid=ORLEANS-ROOMS-COX | mac-address=<MAC 'wlan0' [IF2]>
[ipv6] method=auto
[ipv4] method=auto

##### iw reg get ########################

Region: America/Los_Angeles (based on set time zone)

country 00:
(2402 - 2472 @ 40), (3, 20)
(2457 - 2482 @ 40), (3, 20), PASSIVE-SCAN, NO-IBSS
(2474 - 2494 @ 20), (3, 20), NO-OFDM, PASSIVE-SCAN, NO-IBSS
(5170 - 5250 @ 40), (3, 20), PASSIVE-SCAN, NO-IBSS
(5735 - 5835 @ 40), (3, 20), PASSIVE-SCAN, NO-IBSS

##### iwlist channels ###################

eth0 no frequency information.

lo no frequency information.

wlan0 26 channels in total; available frequencies :
Channel 01 : 2.412 GHz
Channel 02 : 2.417 GHz
Channel 03 : 2.422 GHz
Channel 04 : 2.427 GHz
Channel 05 : 2.432 GHz
Channel 06 : 2.437 GHz
Channel 07 : 2.442 GHz
Channel 08 : 2.447 GHz
Channel 09 : 2.452 GHz
Channel 10 : 2.457 GHz
Channel 11 : 2.462 GHz
Channel 12 : 2.467 GHz
Channel 13 : 2.472 GHz
Channel 14 : 2.484 GHz
Channel 36 : 5.18 GHz
Channel 38 : 5.19 GHz
Channel 40 : 5.2 GHz
Channel 42 : 5.21 GHz
Channel 44 : 5.22 GHz
Channel 46 : 5.23 GHz
Channel 48 : 5.24 GHz
Channel 149 : 5.745 GHz
Channel 153 : 5.765 GHz
Channel 157 : 5.785 GHz
Channel 161 : 5.805 GHz
Channel 165 : 5.825 GHz

##### iwlist scan #######################

eth0 Interface doesn't support scanning.

lo Interface doesn't support scanning.

wlan0 Interface doesn't support scanning : Network is down

##### module infos ######################

[wl]
filename: /lib/modules/3.13.0-92-generic/updates/dkms/wl.ko
license: MIXED/Proprietary
srcversion: 3F8570547EE3A2BA3D5D734
depends: cfg80211
vermagic: 3.13.0-92-generic SMP mod_unload modversions
parm: passivemode:int
parm: wl_txq_thresh:int
parm: oneonly:int
parm: piomode:int
parm: instance_base:int
parm: nompc:int
parm: intf_name:string

[cfg80211]
filename: /lib/modules/3.13.0-92-generic/kernel/net/wireless/cfg80211.ko
description: wireless configuration support
license: GPL
author: Johannes Berg
srcversion: 0055529745EF9A8A3E57FC3
depends:
intree: Y
vermagic: 3.13.0-92-generic SMP mod_unload modversions
signer: Magrathea: Glacier signing key
sig_key: 2A:48:00:B9:4D:C7:830:53:26:FA:E6:7B:01:B0:BE:B7:3B:B8:11
sig_hashalgo: sha512
parm: ieee80211_regdom:IEEE 802.11 regulatory domain code (charp)
parm: cfg80211_disable_40mhz_24ghzisable 40MHz support in the 2.4GHz band (bool)

##### module parameters #################

[cfg80211]
cfg80211_disable_40mhz_24ghz: N
ieee80211_regdom: 00

##### /etc/modules ######################

lp
rtc

##### modprobe options ##################

[/etc/modprobe.d/blacklist-ath_pci.conf]
blacklist ath_pci

[/etc/modprobe.d/blacklist-bcm43.conf]
blacklist b43
blacklist b43legacy
blacklist ssb
blacklist bcm43xx
blacklist brcm80211
blacklist brcmfmac
blacklist brcmsmac
blacklist bcma

[/etc/modprobe.d/blacklist.conf]
blacklist evbug
blacklist usbmouse
blacklist usbkbd
blacklist eepro100
blacklist de4x5
blacklist eth1394
blacklist snd_intel8x0m
blacklist snd_aw2
blacklist i2c_i801
blacklist prism54
blacklist bcm43xx
blacklist garmin_gps
blacklist asus_acpi
blacklist snd_pcsp
blacklist pcspkr
blacklist amd76x_edac

[/etc/modprobe.d/blacklist-rare-network.conf]
alias net-pf-3 off
alias net-pf-6 off
alias net-pf-9 off
alias net-pf-11 off
alias net-pf-12 off
alias net-pf-19 off
alias net-pf-21 off
alias net-pf-36 off

[/etc/modprobe.d/iwlwifi.conf]
remove iwlwifi \
(/sbin/lsmod | grep -o -e ^iwlmvm -e ^iwldvm -e ^iwlwifi | xargs /sbin/rmmod) \
&& /sbin/modprobe -r mac80211

[/etc/modprobe.d/mlx4.conf]
softdep mlx4_core post: mlx4_en

##### rc.local ##########################

exit 0

##### pm-utils ##########################

##### udev rules ########################

[/etc/udev/rules.d/70-persistent-net.rules]
# PCI device 0x14e4:0x1713 (tg3)
SUBSYSTEM=="net", ACTION=="add", DRIVERS=="?*", ATTR{address}=="<MAC 'eth0' [IF1]>", ATTR{dev_id}=="0x0", ATTR{type}=="1", KERNEL=="eth*", NAME="eth0"
# PCI device 0x14e4:0x4315 (wl)
SUBSYSTEM=="net", ACTION=="add", DRIVERS=="?*", ATTR{address}=="<MAC 'wlan0' [IF2]>", ATTR{dev_id}=="0x0", ATTR{type}=="1", KERNEL=="wlan*", NAME="wlan0"

##### dmesg #############################

[ 3.806791] wl: module license 'MIXED/Proprietary' taints kernel.
[ 3.873830] wl: module verification failed: signature and/or required key missing - tainting kernel
[ 3.950460] wlan0: Broadcom BCM4315 802.11 Hybrid Wireless Controller 6.30.223.248 (r487574)
[ 6.234548] IPv6: ADDRCONF(NETDEV_UP): wlan0: link is not ready
[ 6.344916] IPv6: ADDRCONF(NETDEV_UP): eth0: link is not ready (repeated 2 times)
[ 50.723900] tg3 0000:07:00.0 eth0: Link is up at 100 Mbps, full duplex
[ 50.723911] tg3 0000:07:00.0 eth0: Flow control is on for TX and on for RX
[ 50.723969] IPv6: ADDRCONF(NETDEV_CHANGE): eth0: link becomes ready
[ 1609.444564] ERROR @wl_dev_intvar_get : error (-1)

########## wireless info END ############
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[ubuntu] lenovo g530 wifi switch off