Wifi disabled, How do I enable it?

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Here is some basic info
I have TOSHIBA Tecra laptop(super old). I am running zorin OS16 lite. In my BIOS there was no setting for WLAN. I found LAN & yes it was enabled.

here is some basic info
:point_right:inxi -N
Network:
Device-1: Intel 82577LM Gigabit Network driver: e1000e
Device-2: Intel Centrino Advanced-N 6200 driver: iwlwifi

:point_right:sudo rfkill list
0: Toshiba Bluetooth: Bluetooth
Soft blocked: no
Hard blocked: yes
1: Toshiba WWAN: Wireless WAN
Soft blocked: no
Hard blocked: yes
2: phy1: Wireless LAN
Soft blocked: no
Hard blocked: yes

:point_right:lshw -c network
WARNING: you should run this program as super-user.
*-network
description: Ethernet interface
product: 82577LM Gigabit Network Connection
vendor: Intel Corporation
physical id: 19
bus info: pci@0000:00:19.0
logical name: enp0s25
version: 06
serial: e8:9d:87:7e:39:1d
capacity: 1Gbit/s
width: 32 bits
clock: 33MHz
capabilities: bus_master cap_list ethernet physical tp 10bt 10bt-fd 100bt 100bt-fd 1000bt-fd autonegotiation
configuration: autonegotiation=on broadcast=yes driver=e1000e driverversion=5.15.0-94-generic firmware=0.12-3 latency=0 link=no multicast=yes port=twisted pair
resources: irq:24 memory:d4600000-d461ffff memory:d4625000-d4625fff ioport:3020(size=32)
*-network DISABLED
description: Wireless interface
product: Centrino Advanced-N 6200
vendor: Intel Corporation
physical id: 0
bus info: pci@0000:02:00.0
logical name: wlp2s0
version: 35
serial: 58:94:6b:95:52:c0
width: 64 bits
clock: 33MHz
capabilities: bus_master cap_list ethernet physical wireless
configuration: broadcast=yes driver=iwlwifi driverversion=5.15.0-94-generic firmware=9.221.4.1 build 25532 6000-4.uc latency=0 link=no multicast=yes wireless=IEEE 802.11
resources: irq:28 memory:d4400000-d4401fff
*-network
description: Ethernet interface
physical id: 2
bus info: usb@2:1.2
logical name: usb0
serial: 9a:1b:cd:e6:22:64
capabilities: ethernet physical
configuration: autonegotiation=off broadcast=yes driver=rndis_host driverversion=5.15.0-94-generic duplex=half firmware=RNDIS device ip=192.168.50.119 link=yes multicast=yes port=twisted pair
WARNING: output may be incomplete or inaccurate, you should run this program as super-user.

please help :pray: :pray:

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Using Ethernet or your phone connected with Mobile Hotspot and tethered with USB cable, can you open terminal and run

sudo apt update && sudo apt install linux-firmware

sudo modprobe -r iwlwifi

sudo modprobe iwlwifi

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Did you manage to get this sorted, I have the same issue but my wireless card is an intel centrino wireless-n 1000, I cannot get wifi at all

raisa@raisa-dynabook-T451-35DW:~/Desktop$ rfkill list
0: phy0: Wireless LAN
Soft blocked: no
Hard blocked: no
raisa@raisa-dynabook-T451-35DW:~/Desktop$ sudo modprobe -rfv iwlwifi
[sudo] password for raisa:
remove (/sbin/lsmod | grep -o -e ^iwlmvm -e ^iwldvm -e ^iwlwifi | xargs /sbin/rmmod) && /sbin/modprobe -r mac80211
rmmod mac80211
rmmod libarc4
rmmod cfg80211
raisa@raisa-dynabook-T451-35DW:~/Desktop$ sudo modprobe -v iwlwifi
insmod /lib/modules/5.15.0-97-generic/kernel/net/wireless/cfg80211.ko
insmod /lib/modules/5.15.0-97-generic/kernel/drivers/net/wireless/intel/iwlwifi/iwlwifi.ko
raisa@raisa-dynabook-T451-35DW:~/Desktop$ sudo lshw -C network
*-network DISABLED
description: Wireless interface
product: Centrino Wireless-N 1000 [Condor Peak]
vendor: Intel Corporation
physical id: 0
bus info: pci@0000:03:00.0
logical name: wlp3s0
version: 00
serial: 74:e5:0b:17:0b:cc
width: 64 bits
clock: 33MHz
capabilities: pm msi pciexpress bus_master cap_list ethernet physical wireless
configuration: broadcast=yes driver=iwlwifi driverversion=5.15.0-97-generic firmware=39.31.5.1 build 35138 1000-5.uc latency=0 link=no multicast=yes wireless=IEEE 802.11
resources: irq:32 memory:c0500000-c0501fff
*-network
description: Ethernet interface
product: AR8152 v2.0 Fast Ethernet
vendor: Qualcomm Atheros
physical id: 0
bus info: pci@0000:04:00.0
logical name: enp4s0
version: c1
serial: e8:9a:8f:b3:e5:4e
capacity: 100Mbit/s
width: 64 bits
clock: 33MHz
capabilities: pm msi pciexpress vpd bus_master cap_list ethernet physical tp 10bt 10bt-fd 100bt 100bt-fd autonegotiation
configuration: autonegotiation=on broadcast=yes driver=atl1c driverversion=5.15.0-97-generic latency=0 link=no multicast=yes port=twisted pair
resources: irq:34 memory:c0400000-c043ffff ioport:2000(size=128)
*-network
description: Ethernet interface
physical id: 3
bus info: usb@3:1
logical name: usb0
serial: 26:dd:d7:1e:58:4b
capabilities: ethernet physical
configuration: autonegotiation=off broadcast=yes driver=rndis_host driverversion=5.15.0-97-generic duplex=half firmware=RNDIS device ip=192.168.76.155 link=yes multicast=yes port=twisted pair
raisa@raisa-dynabook-T451-35DW:~/Desktop$ inxi -N
Network:
Device-1: Intel Centrino Wireless-N 1000 [Condor Peak] driver: iwlwifi
Device-2: Qualcomm Atheros AR8152 v2.0 Fast Ethernet driver: atl1c
raisa@raisa-dynabook-T451-35DW:~/Desktop$ sudo rfkill list
1: phy0: Wireless LAN
Soft blocked: no
Hard blocked: no

The card was working fine previously

4

Try this:

nmcli radio wifi on
5

No sadly that did not work

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Are these a result of following this post in an attempt at repair?:

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Yes, Wi-Fi card still not functioning

8

On Windows?? Or Linux??

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