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modern bobcat Aug 13, 2023, 6:55 AM

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I don't remember how I did this, but when I run nmcli it says

wlp3s0: unavailable
                "Qualcomm Atheros QCA9377"
                wifi (ath10k_pci), [omitted mac address], sw disabled, hw, mtu 1500

it can't list any network interfaces when I scan

vague galleon Aug 13, 2023, 6:55 AM

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Try sudo nmcli radio wifi on

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And sudo systemctl restart NetworkManager

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Then try
sudo modprobe -r ath10k_pci
sudo modprobe ath10k_pci

modern bobcat Aug 13, 2023, 6:56 AM

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Still unavailable

vague galleon Aug 13, 2023, 6:57 AM

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What happens when you do sudo nmcli radio wifi on

modern bobcat Aug 13, 2023, 6:57 AM

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Oh it now shows my WiFi interfaces lemme scan

vague galleon Aug 13, 2023, 6:58 AM

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You hit the airplane mode button on your keyboard

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sw disabled: This indicates that the software switch for the interface is disabled. The software switch is a mechanism that controls whether the Wi-Fi functionality of the hardware is turned on or off at the software level.

modern bobcat Aug 13, 2023, 6:58 AM

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More like it was a side effect of uninstalling GNOME

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It deleted some stuff

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i recklessly deleted tons of packages

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Thanks @vague galleon

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