I get the following dmesg when disabling the hardware switch: [ 790.570143] iwlagn: Radio Frequency Kill Switch is On: [ 790.570149] Kill switch must be turned off for wireless networking to work. [ 790.792348] usb 1-1: USB disconnect, address 10 [ 790.792356] usb 1-1.1: USB disconnect, address 11 [ 790.804352] usb 1-1.2: USB disconnect, address 12 [ 793.897099] iwlagn: Error sending REPLY_ADD_STA: enqueue_hcmd failed: -5 [ 793.897114] mac80211-phy0: failed to remove key (0, 02:10:18:01:00:01) from hardware (-5) [ 793.897215] wlan0: disassociating by local choice (reason=3) [ 793.927564] iwlagn: Error sending REPLY_ADD_STA: enqueue_hcmd failed: -5 [ 793.927577] mac80211-phy0: failed to remove key (1, ff:ff:ff:ff:ff:ff) from hardware (-5) And this when enabling: [ 835.612312] usb 1-1: new full speed USB device using uhci_hcd and address 13 [ 835.793465] usb 1-1: configuration #1 chosen from 1 choice [ 835.796747] hub 1-1:1.0: USB hub found [ 835.799049] hub 1-1:1.0: 3 ports detected [ 836.083190] usb 1-1.1: new full speed USB device using uhci_hcd and address 14 [ 836.209624] usb 1-1.1: configuration #1 chosen from 1 choice [ 836.229575] input: HID 413c:8157 as /devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:1a.0/usb1/1-1/1-1.1/1-1.1:1.0/input/input19 [ 836.265034] generic-usb 0003:413C:8157.0008: input,hidraw1: USB HID v1.11 Keyboard [HID 413c:8157] on usb-0000:00:1a.0-1.1/input0 [ 836.347700] usb 1-1.2: new full speed USB device using uhci_hcd and address 15 [ 836.475948] usb 1-1.2: configuration #1 chosen from 1 choice [ 836.514721] input: HID 413c:8158 as /devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:1a.0/usb1/1-1/1-1.2/1-1.2:1.0/input/input20 [ 836.525117] generic-usb 0003:413C:8158.0009: input,hidraw2: USB HID v1.11 Mouse [HID 413c:8158] on usb-0000:00:1a.0-1.2/input0 [ 838.730578] Registered led device: iwl-phy0:radio [ 838.730618] Registered led device: iwl-phy0:assoc [ 838.730655] Registered led device: iwl-phy0:RX [ 838.730690] Registered led device: iwl-phy0:TX [ 838.747892] ADDRCONF(NETDEV_UP): wlan0: link is not ready [ 838.753048] wlan0: direct probe to AP 00:1e:2a:23:e4:c6 try 1 [ 838.911655] wlan0 direct probe responded [ 838.911667] wlan0: authenticate with AP 00:1e:2a:23:e4:c6 [ 839.071618] wlan0: authenticated [ 839.071629] wlan0: associate with AP 00:1e:2a:23:e4:c6 [ 839.231864] wlan0: RX AssocResp from 00:1e:2a:23:e4:c6 (capab=0x401 status=0 aid=1) [ 839.231872] wlan0: associated [ 839.233877] phy0: failed to restore operational channel after scan [ 839.234341] ADDRCONF(NETDEV_CHANGE): wlan0: link becomes ready [ 839.234551] wlan0: disassociating by local choice (reason=3) [ 849.896074] wlan0: no IPv6 routers present [ 866.107266] wlan0: authenticate with AP 02:10:18:01:00:01 [ 866.109267] wlan0: authenticate with AP 02:10:18:01:00:01 [ 866.111478] wlan0: authenticated [ 866.111485] wlan0: associate with AP 02:10:18:01:00:01 [ 866.114943] wlan0: RX AssocResp from 02:10:18:01:00:01 (capab=0x411 status=0 aid=3) [ 866.114950] wlan0: associated Now if I run hcitool scan I have this output: Device is not available: No such device When I do a /etc/init.d/bluetooth restart I get this dmesg: [ 964.529392] usb 1-1.2: usbfs: process 6411 (hid2hci) did not claim interface 0 before use [ 964.825523] usb 1-1.3: new full speed USB device using uhci_hcd and address 16 [ 964.952815] usb 1-1.3: configuration #1 chosen from 1 choice