jean-louis@laptop-jl:~$ sudo smbios-wireless-ctl --info Libsmbios version : 2.2.28 smbios-wireless-ctl version : 2.2.28 Wireless Info: Hardware switch supported Hardware switch is On WiFi Locator not supported Wireless Keyboard not supported NVRAM Size: 256 bytes NVRAM format version: 1 Radio Status for WLAN: WLAN enabled at boot WLAN supported WLAN enabled WLAN installed WLAN boot-time wireless switch setting not present WLAN runtime switch control currently enabled Status Code: 0 Radio Status for Bluetooth: Bluetooth enabled at boot Bluetooth supported Bluetooth enabled Bluetooth installed Bluetooth boot-time wireless switch setting not present Bluetooth runtime switch control currently enabled Status Code: 0 Radio Status for WWAN: WWAN enabled at boot WWAN supported WWAN enabled WWAN installed WWAN boot-time wireless switch setting not present WWAN runtime switch control currently enabled Status Code: 0 Wireless Switch Configuration WLAN switch control: on Bluetooth switch control: on WWAN switch control: on switch config: not locked WiFi locator: disabled WiFi Locator config: not locked jean-louis@laptop-jl:~$ sudo smbios-wireless-ctl --bt=0 Set runtime settings for Bluetooth Radio Status for Bluetooth: Bluetooth enabled at boot Bluetooth supported Bluetooth disabled Bluetooth installed Bluetooth boot-time wireless switch setting not present Bluetooth runtime switch control currently enabled Status Code: 1 jean-louis@laptop-jl:~$ sudo smbios-wireless-ctl --info Libsmbios version : 2.2.28 smbios-wireless-ctl version : 2.2.28 Wireless Info: Hardware switch supported Hardware switch is Off WiFi Locator not supported Wireless Keyboard not supported NVRAM Size: 256 bytes NVRAM format version: 1 Radio Status for WLAN: WLAN enabled at boot WLAN supported WLAN disabled WLAN installed WLAN boot-time wireless switch setting not present WLAN runtime switch control currently enabled Status Code: 1 Radio Status for Bluetooth: Bluetooth enabled at boot Bluetooth supported Bluetooth disabled Bluetooth installed Bluetooth boot-time wireless switch setting not present Bluetooth runtime switch control currently enabled Status Code: 1 Radio Status for WWAN: WWAN enabled at boot WWAN supported WWAN disabled WWAN installed WWAN boot-time wireless switch setting not present WWAN runtime switch control currently enabled Status Code: 1 Wireless Switch Configuration WLAN switch control: on Bluetooth switch control: on WWAN switch control: on switch config: not locked WiFi locator: disabled WiFi Locator config: not locked jean-louis@laptop-jl:~$ sudo rfkill list 1: dell-wifi: Wireless LAN Soft blocked: no Hard blocked: no 2: dell-bluetooth: Bluetooth Soft blocked: no Hard blocked: no 3: dell-wwan: Wireless WAN Soft blocked: no Hard blocked: no 4: phy0: Wireless LAN Soft blocked: no Hard blocked: yes