Just installed Ubuntu 11.10 in my compaq nx6120 laptop. I turn on the wifi but it says 'wireless disabled by hardware switch.' Is this a driver problem or is there any switch in laptop for enabling it? Try shutting down(if not already off), disconnecting the power, remove battery(if it is a laptop), press power a few times to release stored energy, reinsert battery(if it is a laptop), reconnect AC power. Turn on computer.

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Worked for me. After trying multiple fixes I found on the internet I remembered reading this somewhere. My hardware was blocked via a hardware switch(fn+f8) which doesn't work in ubuntu(works with windows, but uninstalled windows).

Rfkill showed 0: phy0: Wireless Lan as Hard Blocked.