Thread: Atheros 242x Hardware Switch OFF

hello everyone, running latest version of lubuntu, lubuntu 12.01 on old laptop. laptop given me fedora bm on kept crashing , installed lubuntu on , pleased. no crashes. not mention how nice lubuntu is. however, experiencing problem:

wlan wireless hardware switched off , when run "rfkill" learn hard blocked.


#additional information: laptop hp pavilion compaq presario cq50-115nr.

these commands used point of at:
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lspci -vv
(others omitted)...
07:00.0 ethernet controller: atheros communications inc. ar242x / ar542x wireless network adapter (pci-express) (rev 01)
subsystem: hewlett-packard company ar5bxb63 (foxconn) 802.11bg mini pcie nic
control: i/o+ mem+ busmaster+ speccycle- memwinv- vgasnoop- parerr- stepping- serr+ fastb2b- disintx-
status: cap+ 66mhz- udf- fastb2b- parerr- devsel=fast >tabort- <tabort- <mabort- >serr- <perr- intx-
latency: 0, cache line size: 64 bytes
interrupt: pin routed irq 23
region 0: memory @ c2000000 (64-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=64k]
capabilities: [40] power management version 2
flags: pmeclk- dsi- d1- d2- auxcurrent=375ma pme(d0-,d1-,d2-,d3hot-,d3cold-)
status: d0 nosoftrst- pme-enable- dsel=0 dscale=0 pme-
capabilities: [50] msi: enable- count=1/1 maskable- 64bit-
address: 00000000 data: 0000
capabilities: [60] express (v1) legacy endpoint, msi 00
devcap: maxpayload 128 bytes, phantfunc 0, latency l0s <512ns, l1 <64us
exttag- attnbtn- attnind- pwrind- rbe- flreset-
devctl: report errors: correctable- non-fatal- fatal- unsupported-
rlxdord+ exttag- phantfunc- auxpwr- nosnoop-
maxpayload 128 bytes, maxreadreq 512 bytes
devsta: correrr- uncorrerr+ fatalerr- unsuppreq+ auxpwr- transpend-
lnkcap: port #0, speed 2.5gt/s, width x1, aspm l0s l1, latency l0 <512ns, l1 <64us
clockpm- surprise- llactrep- bwnot-
lnkctl: aspm disabled; rcb 128 bytes disabled- retrain- commclk+
extsynch- clockpm- autwiddis- bwint- autbwint-
lnksta: speed 2.5gt/s, width x1, trerr- train- slotclk+ dlactive- bwmgmt- abwmgmt-
capabilities: [90] msi-x: enable- count=1 masked-
vector table: bar=0 offset=00000000
pba: bar=0 offset=00000000
capabilities: [100 v1] advanced error reporting
uesta: dlp- sdes- tlp- fcp- cmpltto- cmpltabrt- unxcmplt- rxof- malftlp- ecrc- unsupreq+ acsviol-
uemsk: dlp- sdes- tlp- fcp- cmpltto- cmpltabrt- unxcmplt- rxof- malftlp- ecrc- unsupreq- acsviol-
uesvrt: dlp+ sdes- tlp- fcp+ cmpltto- cmpltabrt- unxcmplt- rxof+ malftlp+ ecrc- unsupreq- acsviol-
cesta: rxerr- badtlp- baddllp- rollover- timeout- nonfatalerr-
cemsk: rxerr- badtlp- baddllp- rollover- timeout- nonfatalerr-
aercap: first error pointer: 14, gencap+ cgenen- chkcap+ chken-
capabilities: [140 v1] virtual channel
caps: lpevc=0 refclk=100ns patentrybits=1
arb: fixed- wrr32- wrr64- wrr128-
ctrl: arbselect=fixed
status: inprogress-
vc0: caps: patoffset=00 maxtimeslots=1 rejsnooptrans-
arb: fixed- wrr32- wrr64- wrr128- twrr128- wrr256-
ctrl: enable+ id=0 arbselect=fixed tc/vc=ff
status: negopending- inprogress-
kernel driver in use: ath5k
kernel modules: ath5k

sudo modprobe hp-wmi
rfkill unblock all
rfkill list all

0: hp-wifi: wireless lan
soft blocked: no
hard blocked: yes
1hy0: wireless lan
soft blocked: no
hard blocked: yes

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please best of abilities. appreciated. in advance.

p.s. laptop used temporary machine compile code , various programming tasks beginner , senior in high school. using laptop until can afford better 1 college. laptop old, relatively unreliable, , there not battery. secondary desktop reading in room , when mother occupying desktop in den.

i having same problem. using acer aspire a150. dis work previously.
have tried madwifi no avail.
12.04 reports interface off , not allowing me activate it.

appreciated.

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