(Ubuntu 18.04 LTS) Can't switch off Airplane mode with physical switch

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I'm running Ubuntu 18.04 LTS on an MSI GS65 Stealth 8RE. When the laptop gets out of sleep mode, air plane mode is on and Linux says it must be deactivated via a physical switch. The FN+F10 combination to turn it off works on Windows, but doesn't on Ubuntu.

When I reboot, everything seems to be fine. So it's not too bad, but systematic and very annoying nonetheless.

I have the usual rfkill output :

ubuntu@ubuntu:~$ rfkill list all
0: phy0: Wireless LAN
Soft blocked: no 
Hard blocked: yes

score 2 · Accepted Answer · answered Nov 21 '18 at 21:42

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A review of MSI's manual for your notebook PC shows the manufacturer is Windows-centric, for they provided no drivers, Linux utilities, or physical switch to cycle wireless.

answered Nov 21 '18 at 21:42

K7AAY

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Tough luck :( So there's nothing I can try to fix it I guess ? Because it seems I'm not the only one with this issues on 18.04 in particular. Anyways, thanks for the input ! – deque Nov 22 '18 at 10:52
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I'm waiting for a bit to see if there's a fix. Otherwise I'll mark as accepted ^^ – deque Nov 23 '18 at 13:07

score 1 · Answer 2 · answered Apr 09 '19 at 04:20

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There are instructions out there for fixing this on Linux GS65 machines, but they didn't work for me. My dual-boot GS65 used EFI for boot, while these instructions are meant for GRUB.

Try

sudo kernelstub -a "acpi_osi=! acpi_osi=\"Windows 2009\""

This won't stop the laptop from entering airplane mode, but the Fn-F10 command will toggle it now (after a reboot).

answered Apr 09 '19 at 04:20

Ryan Duffy

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yes, but then it will constantly use the discrete video card ... Or is it just my laptop? – RaptoX May 24 '19 at 08:44

score 0 · Answer 3 · edited Mar 04 '21 at 08:25

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I have been faced a similar issue. Please try Alt+F2 for Ubuntu 18.04.

edited Mar 04 '21 at 08:25

AdminBee

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answered Mar 04 '21 at 07:20

Ankit Patidar

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score 0 · Answer 4 · edited Jan 12 '22 at 08:57

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In order to toggle airplane mode on Ubuntu, please try Fn+Home.

edited Jan 12 '22 at 08:57

Stephen Kitt

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answered Jan 11 '22 at 20:35

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score 0 · Answer 5 · edited Nov 18 '22 at 15:51

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Try Fn+PrintScreen

It will automatically turnoff aeroplane mode.

edited Nov 18 '22 at 15:51

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answered Nov 18 '22 at 13:39

Swetabh Suman

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Interesting! How do you square this with the accepted answer that says *"A review of MSI's manual for your notebook PC shows the manufacturer is Windows-centric, for they provided no drivers, Linux utilities, or physical switch to cycle wireless."* ? Has something changed in the past 4 years? – Jeff Schaller Nov 18 '22 at 15:52

(Ubuntu 18.04 LTS) Can't switch off Airplane mode with physical switch

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