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+title: ACTUALLY fix WiFi turning off on laptop lid close
+date: 2023-09-12
+---
+
+If you have an HP laptop running linux you might have noticed that when you close the lid and open it again it turns off the WiFi. 
+Note that the weird part is that it turns off the WiFi after the lid *opens,* not when it's closed.
+
+This is really weird and annoying because I constantly close the lid and open it again in class and stuff 
+and sometimes I just don't wanna lose the network connection!
+
+I searched on the internet and found a fix using setkeycodes. 
+
+```
+setkeycodes e057 240 e058 240
+```
+
+Everywhere I searched people were using the same custom systemd service
+that apparently worked for them, but not for me. The fix worked, but not the systemd service.
+After checking some logs, I found this:
+
+```
+hp-keycodes.service: Failed to open /etc/systemd/system/hp-keycodes.service: No such file or directory
+```
+
+Hmm so if I did a `systemctl start hp-keycodes` it worked but not with `systemctl enable`. Weird. 
+It somehow couldn't find the .service file while booting up.
+
+## The Fix
+
+The is the correct systemd service that you need to use:
+
+Store it as `/etc/systemd/system/hp-keycodes.service`.
+
+```
+[Unit]
+Description=HP setkeycodes fix
+
+[Service]
+Type=oneshot
+Restart=no
+RemainAfterExit=no
+ExecStart=/usr/bin/setkeycodes e057 240 e058 240
+
+[Install]
+WantedBy=multi-user.target
+```
+
+and just run `systemctl enable --now hp-keycodes.service`.
+
+Now, when you close and re-open your laptop's lid, it won't toggle the WiFi.
+
+*If this fix doesn't work for you, it probably means it's a different thing that's causing problems and you should research more instead of following this guide.*
+
+## The problem with other fixes
+
+On almost every website I saw the same .service file. What's different in mine is that it uses `WantedBy=multi-user.target` while the others had this:
+
+```
+[Install]
+WantedBy=rescue.target
+WantedBy=multi-user.target
+WantedBy=graphical.target
+```
+
+I just removed `rescue.target` and `graphical.target` and it worked!
+