Wi-FI Hardware Disabled

[Gilgamesh]

Hope this will help you

After installing kali with windows 8.1 in my Lenovo G40-30, I can't turn on my wifi and it's labled as "Hardware Disabled".
If i tried using windows, i've got no problem to my wifi.

Type:

lspci | grep -i Network

Output:
02:00.0 Network controller: Realtek Semiconductor Co., Ltd. RTL8723BE PCIe Wireless Network Adapter

Why? Because this problem could be specific to the Network Card that you have.

Now i tried to use:

rfkill list > rfkill unblock <identifier || the number of what you want to unblock>
well it works but only for the Soft Blocked:

Now this what it looks like:

0: phy0: Wireless LAN
Soft blocked: no
Hard blocked: no
1: ideapad-bluetooth: Bluetooth
Soft blocked: no
Hard blocked: yes
2: ideapad-wifi: Wireless LAN
Soft blocked: no
Hard blocked: yes
3: hci0: Bluetooth
Soft blocked: no
Hard blocked: no

Now, i tried to type this command:

sudo modprobe -r ideapad-laptop
sudo rfkill unblock all
rfkill list all

Output:

0: phy0: Wireless LAN
Soft blocked: no
Hard blocked: no
3: hci0: Bluetooth
Soft blocked: no
Hard blocked: no

Then Type:

apt-get install -y gedit
gedit /etc/rc.local

Then move that 'sudo modprobe'.. line before exit 0.

reboot

I look at the bar on top and i saw the Wi-Fi logo =)
Finally It's enabled now!!

Hope it works on you.

[grid]

Thanks for posting the fix

[Gilgamesh]

your welcome, btw i updated the post so it would be permanent

[IvanMcBTrout]

I am eternally grateful for this! You saved me a great deal of additional time and effort!

[Gilgamesh]

Whoa i know what you feel man! I'm glad that it helps you.