ASUS F550V WiFi Problem in Ubuntu 13 04
ASUS F550V WiFi Problem in Ubuntu 13 04 ASUS F550V WiFi Problem in Ubuntu 13.04 This note explains how to resolve a WiFi problem related to Atheross AR9485 wireless card. It seems that when searching ASUS F550V (29th of July, 2013), only few web pages come out, so this article use the title with a keyword "ASUS F550V". Nevertheless, this problem relates, in fact, to the wireless card, Atheros AR9485. You can search Athero AR9485 to probably find a solution. The solution here mainly is from the Lonnie Lee Bests solution found in launchpad. Symptoms First, of course, the WiFi does not work, but the wired connection is OK. When you move the mouse pointer to the network icon in the upper-right corner, you may see this: wi-fi disabled by hardware switch . The wireless basically is functionless and looks like a driver problem, because when operating the laptop under Windows 8, the WiFi works normally. The Solution If in double, you can use the commands, lspci and grep , to c...