[SOLVED] Airplane mode goes on automatically

zer0ree · 2025-09-06 14:01:55

Hello,

I am having an issue which I do not know what's causing it, (running Arch as a main OS, not a dual boot or virtual machine).

Context:

When I turn off Wi-Fi, Airplane Mode automatically goes on > and when I turn off Airplane Mode, Bluetooth goes on.
I tried,

nmcli radio wifi off/on

command as well, and the result is same as GUI controls.

Below are my System Details, just in case if needed:

# System Details Report

## Report details
- **Date generated:** 2025-09-06 19:34:28

## Hardware Information:
- **Hardware Model:** ASUSTeK COMPUTER INC. ASUS TUF Dash F15 FX517ZC_FX517ZC
- **Memory:** 16.0 GiB
- **Processor:** 12th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-12450H × 12
- **Graphics:** Unknown
- **Disk Capacity:** (null)

## Software Information:
- **Firmware Version:** FX517ZC.319
- **OS Name:** Arch Linux
- **OS Build:** rolling
- **OS Type:** 64-bit
- **GNOME Version:** 48
- **Windowing System:** Wayland
- **Kernel Version:** Linux 6.16.4-arch1-1

P.s. Apologies, if this is a wrong category, I am trying to move it to "Applications & Desktop Environments" section but I cannot.

Last edited by zer0ree (2025-09-07 15:20:09)

twelveeighty · 2025-09-06 23:34:17

You can click the Report button on your first post and ask a mod to move your post to a different category, but I recommend keeping it here in Newbie Corner.

For those of us that are not GNOME people, we don't know what you mean by "Airplane Mode". Please be more specific about the actual error message you are getting? And why do you think that Airplane mode has something to do with Nvidia? That's confusing as well. If those are separate problems, then edit your post to just be about 1 issue and create another post for the 2nd problem.

seth · 2025-09-07 07:13:35

When I turn off Wi-Fi, Airplane Mode automatically goes on > and when I turn off Airplane Mode, Bluetooth goes on.

Strongly suspecting (because of the little icon on my keyboard) the "airplane mode" is rfkill, what do you expect?
How exactly do you "turn off Wi-Fi" and what do you actually want to achieve w/ that?

If you're seeking finegrained rfkill control, https://man.archlinux.org/man/rfkill.8 - you can usually toggle the devices individually.

zer0ree · 2025-09-07 08:21:51

twelveeighty wrote:

You can click the Report button on your first post and ask a mod to move your post to a different category, but I recommend keeping it here in Newbie Corner.
For those of us that are not GNOME people, we don't know what you mean by "Airplane Mode". Please be more specific about the actual error message you are getting? And why do you think that Airplane mode has something to do with Nvidia? That's confusing as well. If those are separate problems, then edit your post to just be about 1 issue and create another post for the 2nd problem.

I did not get any error message that is why I was confused what's causing it in first place, for more context for non GNOME users on "Airplane Mode", I have attached the screenshot of it below:

and as you said, I have edited my post for only 1 issue. Thanks!

zer0ree · 2025-09-07 08:28:45

seth wrote:

When I turn off Wi-Fi, Airplane Mode automatically goes on > and when I turn off Airplane Mode, Bluetooth goes on.
Strongly suspecting (because of the little icon on my keyboard) the "airplane mode" is rfkill, what do you expect?
How exactly do you "turn off Wi-Fi" and what do you actually want to achieve w/ that?
If you're seeking finegrained rfkill control, https://man.archlinux.org/man/rfkill.8 - you can usually toggle the devices individually.

To answer your first question, I expect that when I turn off my wi-fi be it through GNOME GUI, or through command in terminal, it shouldn't trigger airplane mode to go on.
and for the second question, normally, I do it through "Quick settings menu" in GNOME, you can refer to the screenshot above.

zer0ree · 2025-09-07 08:38:43

I couldn't find the solution for it last day, so I thought I will do a clean install again, and I managed to fix it.

On installation configuration screen (which we get after running "archinstall") where we setup Language, Locales, etc on that page for "Audio" I skipped turning on bluetooth, since bluetooth was also getting automatically on when I turn off the airplane mode in GNOME Desktop, I just assumed it might be causing the issue and after new installation the issue is now fixed.

seth · 2025-09-07 12:21:32

So you've basically skipped installing the userspace blutooth stack and you problem was that rfkill'ing the wifi triggered some gnome "airplane" mode.
The "airplane" mode generally refers to deactivating all radio (so that not even more Boeing planes fall out of the sky) and if you don't have BT enabled tbw. and then also deactivate wifi, you've technically entered the "airplane mode" condition.
I don't see why that would be a problem but apparently you then tried to deactivate the airplane mode what inadvertently also activated bluetooth?

=> Leave the airplane button alone and simply only toggle the wifi?

Please always remember to mark resolved threads by editing your initial posts subject - so others will know that there's no task left, but maybe a solution to find.
Thanks.

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#1 2025-09-06 14:01:55

[SOLVED] Airplane mode goes on automatically

#2 2025-09-06 23:34:17

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