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shubham

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Registered: 2017-10-14

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unable to turn ON my wifi

i have install arch linux few days agao and i install all required software while installing arch via my USB wireless dongle  "using wpa_supplicant and dhcpcd"and i got connect cz i can see my wifi when i used command ip link ,. now the problem is after my arch is install and i am using a GNOME DE and i install network manager and network manager applet for using my wifi and after installing network manager i can see my USB  wifi  at the top-right corner of my desktop and the problem comes here
--- i cant turn ON that USB wifi it remains OFF forever ...
troubleshoot i try is i check rfkill list and it is NO for my usb wifi  (Which means it is not creating any issue).
i had gone through other related posted issue similar to mine but it was not making any changes besause all the things look okay according to the demand..

thats my wifi model -MT7601U

thats screenshot of my desktop -https://imgur.com/a/mM0gT

Slithery

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Registered: 2013-12-01

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Re: unable to turn ON my wifi

Welcome to the forums shubham

Can you post the output of...

systemctl list-unit-files --state=enabled

inbetween [⁣code] [⁣/code] tags please.

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shubham

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Registered: 2017-10-14

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Re: unable to turn ON my wifi

autovt@.service                             enabled
bluetooth.service                           enabled
dbus-fi.w1.wpa_supplicant1.service          enabled
dbus-org.bluez.service                      enabled
dbus-org.freedesktop.NetworkManager.service enabled
dbus-org.freedesktop.nm-dispatcher.service  enabled
display-manager.service                     enabled
gdm.service                                 enabled
getty@.service                              enabled
NetworkManager-dispatcher.service           enabled
NetworkManager-wait-online.service          enabled
NetworkManager.service                      enabled
wpa_supplicant.service                      enabled
remote-fs.target                            enabled

14 unit files listed.

Slithery

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From: Norfolk, UK

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Re: unable to turn ON my wifi

There are many solutions to choose from, but remember that all of them are mutually exclusive; you should not run two daemons simultaneously.

You currently have the NetworkManager and wpa_supplicant services enabled meaning they're both fighting over control of your wifi. Choose which one you want to use and disable the other one.

Also please post any command output between [⁣code] [⁣/code] tags in the future.

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shubham

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Re: unable to turn ON my wifi

UNIT FILE                                   STATE  
autovt@.service                             enabled
bluetooth.service                           enabled
dbus-org.bluez.service                      enabled
dbus-org.freedesktop.NetworkManager.service enabled
dbus-org.freedesktop.nm-dispatcher.service  enabled
display-manager.service                     enabled
gdm.service                                 enabled
getty@.service                              enabled
NetworkManager-dispatcher.service           enabled
NetworkManager-wait-online.service          enabled
NetworkManager.service                      enabled
remote-fs.target                            enabled

12 unit files listed.

thats my new output

Last edited by shubham (2017-10-14 15:01:58)

Slithery

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Re: unable to turn ON my wifi

Did it fix your problem?

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No, it didn't "fix" anything. It just shifted the brokeness one space to the right. - jasonwryan
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shubham

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Registered: 2017-10-14

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Re: unable to turn ON my wifi

no it didn't ....
still the issue is same, I restart my system but still the WIFI is same as off.. please me out because i had read archwikki but its liitle deep and as i am newbie so i try whatever i can from my part but when loose my hope then i came here  now you guys are my last hope .
my desktop screenshot
hope you can view it on the below link ------
https://imgur.com/a/mM0gT

shubham

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Registered: 2017-10-14

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Re: unable to turn ON my wifi

i am using ethernet for internet now...
that is the screenshot..

https://imgur.com/a/DUuXZ

seth

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Re: unable to turn ON my wifi

Is the issue only with the applet? Seems to be a common bug (where the applet doesn't indicate the true state) or is your WiFi actually down?
In this case, please disable/stop networkmanager (and every other network managing service you may have installed) and try a manual connection to get to the root of this:
https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Wi … nual_setup

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shubham

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Re: unable to turn ON my wifi

okay thats my systemctl sitution ...
[cmd]
UNIT FILE               STATE 
autovt@.service         enabled
bluetooth.service       enabled
dbus-org.bluez.service  enabled
display-manager.service enabled
gdm.service             enabled
getty@.service          enabled
remote-fs.target        enabled

7 unit files listed.
[/cmd]

and that is my desktop  wifi working now ..

https://imgur.com/a/iXsKD

so what should i learn from this --- my wifi does not support any third applications only arch kernal is enough to handle my wifi support ?
and one more question -- do i need any firewall for my arch linux ?

seth

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Re: unable to turn ON my wifi

Please use "code" tags, not "cmd" tags (don't exist)

No. Networks do not work automagically. First of all you should not trust some graphical indicator (esp. not one that's known bugs and will not work at all if the NM service isn't running ...)
Next thing is that simply disabling services does not stop them - nor prevent a serviceless configuration.

You should at least reboot to see whether you still got wifi and which related services are active:

systemctl list-units| grep -iE '(net|wicd|dhcp|conn)'

Then try an manual connection.

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shubham

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Re: unable to turn ON my wifi

okay got it my issue is solved .. thanks for your important advice ..
so how can i close this post or you guys are one gonna do it?

Slithery

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Re: unable to turn ON my wifi

It's in the forum rules you read when you signed up...
https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Co … ow_to_post

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No, it didn't "fix" anything. It just shifted the brokeness one space to the right. - jasonwryan
Closing -- for deletion; Banning -- for muppetry. - jasonwryan

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