Public bug reported: After installing backport-iwlwifi-dkms on ubuntu 25.04 on kernel 12.1 based on Bug #2085547, the wifi is working.
However, rfkill still shows wifi as soft blocked and the gui says wifi is disabled. This might be a driver issue specifically for my asus laptop. Attached is the screenshot of gui glitch. My laptop model is asus vivo book s14 q423 (https://www.asus.com/us/laptops/for-home/vivobook/asus- vivobook-s-14-q423/). # uname -a Linux lunar-vivo 6.12.1-061201-generic #202411221622 SMP PREEMPT_DYNAMIC Wed Nov 27 04:16:22 UTC 2024 x86_64 x86_64 x86_64 GNU/Linux # lspci -nnk | grep -A3 Network 00:14.3 Network controller [0280]: Intel Corporation Device [8086:a840] (rev 10) DeviceName: Onboard - Ethernet Subsystem: Intel Corporation Device [8086:00e4] Kernel driver in use: iwlwifi # sudo grep dmesg | grep iwl [ 2.311800] iwlwifi_compat: loading out-of-tree module taints kernel. [ 2.311805] iwlwifi_compat: module verification failed: signature and/or required key missing - tainting kernel [ 2.319192] Loading modules backported from iwlwifi [ 2.319198] iwlwifi-stack-public:release/core91:12629:813fd3c6 [ 2.403518] iwlwifi 0000:00:14.3: enabling device (0000 -> 0002) [ 2.410971] iwlwifi 0000:00:14.3: Detected crf-id 0x2001910, cnv-id 0x1080900 wfpm id 0x80005b20 [ 2.410981] iwlwifi 0000:00:14.3: PCI dev a840/00e4, rev=0x461, rfid=0x20112200 [ 2.410983] iwlwifi 0000:00:14.3: Detected Intel(R) Wi-Fi 7 BE201 320MHz [ 2.421528] iwlwifi 0000:00:14.3: TLV_FW_FSEQ_VERSION: FSEQ Version: 0.0.4.191 [ 2.421962] iwlwifi 0000:00:14.3: loaded firmware version 94.62990553.0 bz-b0-fm-c0-94.ucode op_mode iwlmvm [ 2.917501] iwlwifi 0000:00:14.3: loaded PNVM version 35c04ca8 [ 2.936576] iwlwifi 0000:00:14.3: Detected RF FM, rfid=0x20112200 [ 3.025587] iwlwifi 0000:00:14.3: base HW address: a8:59:5f:f7:95:18 [ 3.096933] iwlwifi 0000:00:14.3 wlo1: renamed from wlan0 [ 17.336806] iwlwifi 0000:00:14.3: Registered PHC clock: iwlwifi-PTP, with index: 0 # iw dev phy#0 Unnamed/non-netdev interface wdev 0x2 addr a8:59:5f:f7:95:19 type P2P-device Interface wlo1 ifindex 2 wdev 0x1 addr a8:59:5f:f7:95:18 ssid Verizon_HLR7GP type managed channel 104 (5520 MHz), width: 80 MHz, center1: 5530 MHz txpower 22.00 dBm multicast TXQ: qsz-byt qsz-pkt flows drops marks overlmt hashcol tx-bytes tx-packets 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 # rfkill list all 0: hci0: Bluetooth Soft blocked: no Hard blocked: no 1: asus-wlan: Wireless LAN Soft blocked: yes Hard blocked: no 2: asus-bluetooth: Bluetooth Soft blocked: no Hard blocked: no 3: phy0: Wireless LAN Soft blocked: no Hard blocked: no # sudo lshw -C network *-network description: Ethernet interface product: Intel Corporation vendor: Intel Corporation physical id: 14.3 bus info: pci@0000:00:14.3 logical name: wlo1 version: 10 serial: a8:59:5f:f7:95:18 width: 64 bits clock: 33MHz capabilities: pm msi pciexpress msix bus_master cap_list ethernet physical configuration: broadcast=yes driver=iwlwifi driverversion=6.12.1-061201-generic firmware=94.62990553.0 bz-b0-fm-c0-94.uc ip=192.168.1.251 latency=0 link=yes multicast=yes resources: iomemory:300-2ff irq:18 memory:301432c000-301432ffff # cat /etc/os-release PRETTY_NAME="Ubuntu Plucky Puffin (development branch)" NAME="Ubuntu" VERSION_ID="25.04" VERSION="25.04 (Plucky Puffin)" VERSION_CODENAME=plucky ID=ubuntu ID_LIKE=debian HOME_URL="https://www.ubuntu.com/"; SUPPORT_URL="https://help.ubuntu.com/"; BUG_REPORT_URL="https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/"; PRIVACY_POLICY_URL="https://www.ubuntu.com/legal/terms-and-policies/privacy-policy"; UBUNTU_CODENAME=plucky LOGO=ubuntu-logo ** Affects: linux-firmware (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided Status: New -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/2089931 Title: wifi softblocked by asus wlan on asus vivobook s14 oled (lunar lake laptop with be201 wireless chipset)) To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux-firmware/+bug/2089931/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs