i'm using an hp pavilion dv2000

i turned the wifi switch off by mistake, the LED turned orange and the wifi got disconnected.

and now when i turn the switch on, it remains orange and the wifi still isn't functional.

this happened before; i found a fix that worked searching google. it was done via terminal commands and i didn't have to download anything but i can't find the solution anymore!

wlan0 shows up when i use:

:~$iwconfig
#BLA BLA BLA
#...
wlan0     IEEE 802.11abg  ESSID:off/any
          Mode:Managed  Access Point: Not-Associated  Tx-Power=off
          Retry  long limit:7  RTS thr:off  Fragment thr:off
          Power Management:off

more results:

:~$ sudo ifconfig wlan0 up
SIOCSIFFLAGS: Operation not possible due to RF-kill

:~$ rfkill list all
1: phy0: WirelessLAN
        Soft blocked: yes
        Hard blocked: yes

:~$ sudo rfkill unblock all

:~$ rfkill list all
1: phy0: WirelessLAN
        Soft blocked: no
        Hard blocked: yes

:~$ sudo ifconfig wlan0 up
SIOCSIFFLAGS: Operation not possible due to RF-kill

it's still hard blocked! even though the switch is turned on; gives the same result eitherways

a direction to a page with a working solution is a much appreciated answer!