But wait, you said that WiFi is working? I cannot enable WiFi because WiFi enable checkbox is not available after some reboots. So I man not sure if this is same bug.
Either way, I've want to share some experiment:
First, I had to run this (to disable kill swich?):
rfkill unblock 0:
rfkill list
0: asus-wlan: Wireless LAN
Soft blocked: no
Hard blocked: no
*** FIRST REBOOT ***
Now I've rebooted. I can see WiFi switch in network manage KDE Plasma applet (or whatever it is called). It's not on though as I am using ethernet cable.
Attached syslog-0-reboot-with-wifi-enabled with some interesting lines:
Aug 4 12:40:19 vinco NetworkManager[2964]: <info> [1470303619.9266] rfkill2: found WiFi radio killswitch (at /sys/devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:1c.2/0000:04:00.0/ieee80211/phy0/rfkill2) (driver iwlwifi)
Aug 4 12:40:19 vinco NetworkManager[2964]: <info> [1470303619.9266] rfkill0: found WiFi radio killswitch (at /sys/devices/platform/asus-nb-wmi/rfkill/rfkill0) (platform driver asus-nb-wmi)
Aug 4 12:40:20 vinco NetworkManager[2964]: <info> [1470303620.9939] manager: WiFi disabled by radio killswitch; disabled by state file
Aug 4 12:40:20 vinco NetworkManager[2964]: <info> [1470303620.9939] manager: WWAN enabled by radio killswitch; enabled by state file
Aug 4 12:40:21 vinco NetworkManager[2964]: <info> [1470303621.4851] urfkill disappeared from the bus
Aug 4 12:40:29 vinco NetworkManager[2964]: <info> [1470303629.8188] WiFi hardware radio set disabled
Aug 4 12:40:29 vinco NetworkManager[2964]: <info> [1470303629.8188] WWAN hardware radio set enabled
Aug 4 12:40:29 vinco kernel: [ 33.002054] iwlwifi 0000:04:00.0: RF_KILL bit toggled to disable radio.
Aug 4 12:40:29 vinco systemd[1]: Starting Load/Save RF Kill Switch Status...
Aug 4 12:40:29 vinco systemd[1]: Started Load/Save RF Kill Switch Status.
*** SECOND REBOOT ***
Now rebooted again. WiFi still visible in network manager applet.
Attached syslog-1-reboot-with-wifi-enabled-again . I see same interesting lines as before, looks the same as first reboot:
Aug 4 12:52:15 vinco NetworkManager[2976]: <info> [1470304335.4960] rfkill3: found WiFi radio killswitch (at /sys/devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:1c.2/0000:04:00.0/ieee80211/phy0/rfkill3) (driver iwlwifi)
Aug 4 12:52:15 vinco NetworkManager[2976]: <info> [1470304335.4961] rfkill1: found WiFi radio killswitch (at /sys/devices/platform/asus-nb-wmi/rfkill/rfkill1) (platform driver asus-nb-wmi)
Aug 4 12:52:16 vinco NetworkManager[2976]: <info> [1470304336.4929] manager: WiFi disabled by radio killswitch; disabled by state file
Aug 4 12:52:16 vinco NetworkManager[2976]: <info> [1470304336.4929] manager: WWAN enabled by radio killswitch; enabled by state file
Aug 4 12:52:16 vinco NetworkManager[2976]: <info> [1470304336.6760] urfkill disappeared from the bus
Aug 4 12:52:25 vinco NetworkManager[2976]: <info> [1470304345.8185] WiFi hardware radio set disabled
Aug 4 12:52:25 vinco NetworkManager[2976]: <info> [1470304345.8186] WWAN hardware radio set enabled
Aug 4 12:52:25 vinco kernel: [ 34.002468] iwlwifi 0000:04:00.0: RF_KILL bit toggled to disable radio.
Aug 4 12:52:25 vinco systemd[1]: Starting Load/Save RF Kill Switch Status...
Aug 4 12:52:25 vinco systemd[1]: Started Load/Save RF Kill Switch Status.
** THIR REBOOT **
Attaching syslog-2-reboot-with-wifi-disabled. *I cannot enable* WiFi through network manager applet after third reboot. Checkbox is missing. Some lines:
Aug 4 12:57:15 vinco systemd[1]: Starting Load/Save RF Kill Switch Status...
Aug 4 12:57:15 vinco systemd[1]: Starting Load/Save Screen Backlight Brightness of leds:asus::kbd_backlight...
Aug 4 12:57:15 vinco systemd[1]: Started Load/Save RF Kill Switch Status.
These systemd Load/Save RF Kill Swich lines ar now much earlier in log.
Aug 4 12:57:15 vinco kernel: [ 16.219830] iwlwifi 0000:04:00.0: RF_KILL bit toggled to disable radio.
This RF_KILL line is now much earlier in log too.
Aug 4 12:57:17 vinco NetworkManager[2953]: <info> [1470304637.9248] rfkill0: found WiFi radio killswitch (at /sys/devices/platform/asus-nb-wmi/rfkill/rfkill0) (platform driver asus-nb-wmi)
There is only one "found WiFi radion killswich" line as opposed to previous two logs! /sys/devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:1c.2/0000:04:00.0/ieee80211/phy0/rfkill3 is missing.
These last lines looks the same, thought "RF_KILL" and Load/Save RF KILL when up to the beginning of the log:
Aug 4 12:57:18 vinco NetworkManager[2953]: <info> [1470304638.6898] manager: WiFi disabled by radio killswitch; disabled by state file
Aug 4 12:57:18 vinco NetworkManager[2953]: <info> [1470304638.6898] manager: WWAN enabled by radio killswitch; enabled by state file
Aug 4 12:57:19 vinco NetworkManager[2953]: <info> [1470304639.2206] urfkill disappeared from the bus
Aug 4 12:57:27 vinco NetworkManager[2953]: <info> [1470304647.8223] WiFi hardware radio set disabled
Aug 4 12:57:27 vinco NetworkManager[2953]: <info> [1470304647.8223] WWAN hardware radio set enabled
$ rfkill list
0: asus-wlan: Wireless LAN
Soft blocked: yes
Hard blocked: no
1: asus-bluetooth: Bluetooth
Soft blocked: yes
Hard blocked: no
But wait, you said that WiFi is working? I cannot enable WiFi because WiFi enable checkbox is not available after some reboots. So I man not sure if this is same bug.
Either way, I've want to share some experiment:
First, I had to run this (to disable kill swich?):
rfkill unblock 0:
rfkill list
0: asus-wlan: Wireless LAN
Soft blocked: no
Hard blocked: no
*** FIRST REBOOT ***
Now I've rebooted. I can see WiFi switch in network manage KDE Plasma applet (or whatever it is called). It's not on though as I am using ethernet cable.
Attached syslog- 0-reboot- with-wifi- enabled with some interesting lines:
Aug 4 12:40:19 vinco NetworkManager[ 2964]: <info> [1470303619.9266] rfkill2: found WiFi radio killswitch (at /sys/devices/ pci0000: 00/0000: 00:1c.2/ 0000:04: 00.0/ieee80211/ phy0/rfkill2) (driver iwlwifi) 2964]: <info> [1470303619.9266] rfkill0: found WiFi radio killswitch (at /sys/devices/ platform/ asus-nb- wmi/rfkill/ rfkill0) (platform driver asus-nb-wmi)
Aug 4 12:40:19 vinco NetworkManager[
Aug 4 12:40:20 vinco NetworkManager[ 2964]: <info> [1470303620.9939] manager: WiFi disabled by radio killswitch; disabled by state file 2964]: <info> [1470303620.9939] manager: WWAN enabled by radio killswitch; enabled by state file
Aug 4 12:40:20 vinco NetworkManager[
Aug 4 12:40:21 vinco NetworkManager[ 2964]: <info> [1470303621.4851] urfkill disappeared from the bus
Aug 4 12:40:29 vinco NetworkManager[ 2964]: <info> [1470303629.8188] WiFi hardware radio set disabled 2964]: <info> [1470303629.8188] WWAN hardware radio set enabled
Aug 4 12:40:29 vinco NetworkManager[
Aug 4 12:40:29 vinco kernel: [ 33.002054] iwlwifi 0000:04:00.0: RF_KILL bit toggled to disable radio.
Aug 4 12:40:29 vinco systemd[1]: Starting Load/Save RF Kill Switch Status...
Aug 4 12:40:29 vinco systemd[1]: Started Load/Save RF Kill Switch Status.
*** SECOND REBOOT ***
Now rebooted again. WiFi still visible in network manager applet.
Attached syslog- 1-reboot- with-wifi- enabled- again . I see same interesting lines as before, looks the same as first reboot:
Aug 4 12:52:15 vinco NetworkManager[ 2976]: <info> [1470304335.4960] rfkill3: found WiFi radio killswitch (at /sys/devices/ pci0000: 00/0000: 00:1c.2/ 0000:04: 00.0/ieee80211/ phy0/rfkill3) (driver iwlwifi) 2976]: <info> [1470304335.4961] rfkill1: found WiFi radio killswitch (at /sys/devices/ platform/ asus-nb- wmi/rfkill/ rfkill1) (platform driver asus-nb-wmi)
Aug 4 12:52:15 vinco NetworkManager[
Aug 4 12:52:16 vinco NetworkManager[ 2976]: <info> [1470304336.4929] manager: WiFi disabled by radio killswitch; disabled by state file 2976]: <info> [1470304336.4929] manager: WWAN enabled by radio killswitch; enabled by state file
Aug 4 12:52:16 vinco NetworkManager[
Aug 4 12:52:16 vinco NetworkManager[ 2976]: <info> [1470304336.6760] urfkill disappeared from the bus
Aug 4 12:52:25 vinco NetworkManager[ 2976]: <info> [1470304345.8185] WiFi hardware radio set disabled 2976]: <info> [1470304345.8186] WWAN hardware radio set enabled
Aug 4 12:52:25 vinco NetworkManager[
Aug 4 12:52:25 vinco kernel: [ 34.002468] iwlwifi 0000:04:00.0: RF_KILL bit toggled to disable radio.
Aug 4 12:52:25 vinco systemd[1]: Starting Load/Save RF Kill Switch Status...
Aug 4 12:52:25 vinco systemd[1]: Started Load/Save RF Kill Switch Status.
** THIR REBOOT **
Attaching syslog- 2-reboot- with-wifi- disabled. *I cannot enable* WiFi through network manager applet after third reboot. Checkbox is missing. Some lines:
Aug 4 12:57:15 vinco systemd[1]: Starting Load/Save RF Kill Switch Status... :kbd_backlight. ..
Aug 4 12:57:15 vinco systemd[1]: Starting Load/Save Screen Backlight Brightness of leds:asus:
Aug 4 12:57:15 vinco systemd[1]: Started Load/Save RF Kill Switch Status.
These systemd Load/Save RF Kill Swich lines ar now much earlier in log.
Aug 4 12:57:15 vinco kernel: [ 16.219830] iwlwifi 0000:04:00.0: RF_KILL bit toggled to disable radio.
This RF_KILL line is now much earlier in log too.
Aug 4 12:57:17 vinco NetworkManager[ 2953]: <info> [1470304637.9248] rfkill0: found WiFi radio killswitch (at /sys/devices/ platform/ asus-nb- wmi/rfkill/ rfkill0) (platform driver asus-nb-wmi)
There is only one "found WiFi radion killswich" line as opposed to previous two logs! /sys/devices/ pci0000: 00/0000: 00:1c.2/ 0000:04: 00.0/ieee80211/ phy0/rfkill3 is missing.
These last lines looks the same, thought "RF_KILL" and Load/Save RF KILL when up to the beginning of the log:
Aug 4 12:57:18 vinco NetworkManager[ 2953]: <info> [1470304638.6898] manager: WiFi disabled by radio killswitch; disabled by state file 2953]: <info> [1470304638.6898] manager: WWAN enabled by radio killswitch; enabled by state file
Aug 4 12:57:18 vinco NetworkManager[
Aug 4 12:57:19 vinco NetworkManager[ 2953]: <info> [1470304639.2206] urfkill disappeared from the bus
Aug 4 12:57:27 vinco NetworkManager[ 2953]: <info> [1470304647.8223] WiFi hardware radio set disabled 2953]: <info> [1470304647.8223] WWAN hardware radio set enabled
Aug 4 12:57:27 vinco NetworkManager[
$ rfkill list
0: asus-wlan: Wireless LAN
Soft blocked: yes
Hard blocked: no
1: asus-bluetooth: Bluetooth
Soft blocked: yes
Hard blocked: no