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Re: Plugging In Iphone Disables Wifi - Clean - 04-30-2022
(04-29-2022, 01:29 PM)trinidad link Wrote: You can try reintsalling the firmware for the brcm adapter then rebooting. The Linux kernel is not the problem. The wifi is blocked by an on/off mechanical switch.The problem is the Dell BIOS which are accessible to the Apple Iphone and the laptop era Vista/XP. Check the BIOS to make sure the hardware WIFI switch is enabled, and by the way first try turning it off and on again. Also change the boot order if USB is listed ahead of main disk and/or disallow booting or flashing from USB.
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So I have everything working now. The mechanical switch is enabled in bios and is working when I flip it back and forth as well!!!
Thanks for your guys help. Sometimes just pointing someone in the right direction is all that is needed.
I uninstalled my wireless adapter from LL.
Then, I went ahead and re-flashed the bios on the motherboard.
I then hooked up to Ethernet and installed another WiFi adapter and used LL to install the drivers for it.
I restored Bios to defaults and checked to see if everything worked with the alternate adapter! And all was well.
So I put back my original wireless card and re-installed drivers via Ethernet. To see if it was broken. It's not.
I don't know what step did it, but its all working.
It may sound not worth it to most, but it really didn't take me much time. Probably spent 2-3 hours total on this.
Thanks again guys!!! :045: :045: :62: :027:
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