Comment # 26 on bug 956403 from Takashi Iwai

(In reply to Silviu Marin-Caea from comment #25)
> ### Without hp_wmi, only with "wmi", WiFi and hardware button work.
> silviulaptop:~ # lsmod | grep wmi
> wmi                    16384  0
> silviulaptop:~ # rfkill list all
> 0: phy0: Wireless LAN
>         Soft blocked: no
>         Hard blocked: no
> 2: hci0: Bluetooth
>         Soft blocked: no
>         Hard blocked: no
> 
> ### Load hp_wmi
> silviulaptop:~ # modprobe hp_wmi
> ### The WiFi LED goes out, button does not do anything
> 
> silviulaptop:~ # rfkill list all
> 0: phy0: Wireless LAN
>         Soft blocked: no
>         Hard blocked: yes
> 3: hp-wifi: Wireless LAN
>         Soft blocked: yes
>         Hard blocked: no
> 4: hp-bluetooth: Bluetooth
>         Soft blocked: yes
>         Hard blocked: no
> 5: hp-gps: GPS
>         Soft blocked: yes
>         Hard blocked: yes

What happens if you press WiFi button?  Doesn't the output of rfkill change?