That works for me, here running lucid, 2.6.32-21-generic in a Dell M4400.
$ rfkill list 0: dell-wifi: Wireless LAN Soft blocked: no Hard blocked: yes
But after a: rmmod dell_laptop
$ rfkill list 2: phy0: Wireless LAN Soft blocked: no Hard blocked: no
the wifi started to work again. Thanks Telescope for the tip...
That works for me, here running lucid, 2.6.32-21-generic in a Dell M4400.
$ rfkill list
0: dell-wifi: Wireless LAN
Soft blocked: no
Hard blocked: yes
But after a:
rmmod dell_laptop
$ rfkill list
2: phy0: Wireless LAN
Soft blocked: no
Hard blocked: no
the wifi started to work again. Thanks Telescope for the tip...