New PBP - Wifi Disabled on First Boot

[cephalien]

Hi All!

First post, just got my new Pinebook Pro. Initial impressions are great but I ran into one small snag.

My wifi was disabled via hardware when I first powered on the machine, and I had to go googling. If this has happened to anyone else, hit the Pine Key + F11 and look for the numlock light to flash twice. Then reboot.

Wifi was fine after that, but there's no indication in the wireless settings - the adapter is just gone because it's disabled from HW.

[Arwen]

Yes, it appears that new Pinebook Pros may have had the WiFi disabled.

We do have lots of documentation on the Wiki, including how to use the privacy switches;

Wiki - Pinebook Pro - Privacy Switches

It's a community work in progress, so if the wording or content could be improved, please do so. Or let us know, so we can make improvements.