$ sudo ifconfig wlan0 up
SIOCSIFFLAGS: Operation not possible due to RF-kill
$ sudo rfkill list all
0: phy0: Wireless LAN
Soft blocked: yes
Hard blocked: no
1: tpacpi_bluetooth_sw: Bluetooth
Soft blocked: no
Hard blocked: no
sudo rfkill unblock wifi; sudo rfkill unblock all
sudo rfkill list
sudo reboot
sudo rfkill list
$ sudo ifconfig wlan0 up
sudo iwlist wlan0 scan