Descobri minha própria resposta.
editado /etc/NetworkManager/NetworkManager.conf e alterado managed = false para managed = true
Mas eu não sei como colocar o módulo wi-fi interno Atheroes AR9485 na lista negra.
Não é possível encontrá-lo no lsmod
$ sudo lsmod
Module Size Used by
ctr 16384 0
ccm 20480 0
drbg 32768 1
ansi_cprng 16384 0
rfcomm 69632 0
mt7610u_sta 892928 0
rtsx_usb_ms 20480 0
memstick 20480 1 rtsx_usb_ms
bnep 20480 2
nls_iso8859_1 16384 1
asus_nb_wmi 24576 0
asus_wmi 28672 1 asus_nb_wmi
sparse_keymap 16384 1 asus_wmi
arc4 16384 2
snd_hda_codec_hdmi 53248 1
intel_rapl 20480 0
x86_pkg_temp_thermal 16384 0
intel_powerclamp 16384 0
coretemp 16384 0
ath9k 143360 0
kvm_intel 172032 0
ath9k_common 36864 1 ath9k
ath9k_hw 466944 2 ath9k_common,ath9k
snd_hda_codec_realtek 81920 1
kvm 536576 1 kvm_intel
snd_hda_codec_generic 77824 1 snd_hda_codec_realtek
ath 32768 3 ath9k_common,ath9k,ath9k_hw
irqbypass 16384 1 kvm
mac80211 737280 1 ath9k
crct10dif_pclmul 16384 0
crc32_pclmul 16384 0
aesni_intel 167936 5829
snd_hda_intel 36864 5
snd_hda_codec 135168 4 snd_hda_codec_realtek,snd_hda_codec_hdmi,snd_hda_codec_generic,snd_hda_intel
aes_x86_64 20480 1 aesni_intel
lrw 16384 1 aesni_intel
gf128mul 16384 1 lrw
snd_hda_core 73728 5 snd_hda_codec_realtek,snd_hda_codec_hdmi,snd_hda_codec_generic,snd_hda_codec,snd_hda_intel
glue_helper 16384 1 aesni_intel
ablk_helper 16384 1 aesni_intel
snd_hwdep 16384 1 snd_hda_codec
cryptd 20480 2916 aesni_intel,ablk_helper
snd_pcm 106496 4 snd_hda_codec_hdmi,snd_hda_codec,snd_hda_intel,snd_hda_core
cfg80211 565248 5 ath,ath9k_common,ath9k,mac80211,mt7610u_sta
uvcvideo 90112 0
joydev 20480 0
input_leds 16384 0
ath3k 20480 0
serio_raw 16384 0
btusb 45056 0
snd_seq_midi 16384 0
btrtl 16384 1 btusb
btbcm 16384 1 btusb
videobuf2_vmalloc 16384 1 uvcvideo
btintel 16384 1 btusb
videobuf2_memops 16384 1 videobuf2_vmalloc
hid_multitouch 20480 0
snd_seq_midi_event 16384 1 snd_seq_midi
lpc_ich 24576 0
videobuf2_v4l2 28672 1 uvcvideo
bluetooth 520192 30 bnep,ath3k,btbcm,btrtl,btusb,rfcomm,btintel
videobuf2_core 36864 2 uvcvideo,videobuf2_v4l2
v4l2_common 16384 1 videobuf2_v4l2
videodev 176128 4 uvcvideo,v4l2_common,videobuf2_core,videobuf2_v4l2
snd_rawmidi 32768 1 snd_seq_midi
media 24576 2 uvcvideo,videodev
snd_seq 69632 2 snd_seq_midi_event,snd_seq_midi
snd_seq_device 16384 3 snd_seq,snd_rawmidi,snd_seq_midi
snd_timer 32768 2 snd_pcm,snd_seq
mei_me 36864 0
mei 98304 1 mei_me
snd 81920 21 snd_hda_codec_realtek,snd_hwdep,snd_timer,snd_hda_codec_hdmi,snd_pcm,snd_seq,snd_rawmidi,snd_hda_codec_generic,snd_hda_codec,snd_hda_intel,snd_seq_device
ie31200_edac 16384 0
shpchp 36864 0
soundcore 16384 1 snd
edac_core 53248 1 ie31200_edac
mac_hid 16384 0
parport_pc 32768 0
ppdev 20480 0
lp 20480 0
parport 49152 3 lp,ppdev,parport_pc
autofs4 40960 2
rtsx_usb_sdmmc 28672 0
rtsx_usb 24576 2 rtsx_usb_sdmmc,rtsx_usb_ms
hid_generic 16384 0
usbhid 49152 0
hid 118784 3 hid_multitouch,hid_generic,usbhid
nouveau 1495040 1
i915 1208320 5
mxm_wmi 16384 1 nouveau
ttm 98304 1 nouveau
i2c_algo_bit 16384 2 i915,nouveau
drm_kms_helper 139264 2 i915,nouveau
syscopyarea 16384 1 drm_kms_helper
sysfillrect 16384 1 drm_kms_helper
sysimgblt 16384 1 drm_kms_helper
psmouse 126976 0
ahci 36864 3
fb_sys_fops 16384 1 drm_kms_helper
r8169 81920 0
libahci 32768 1 ahci
drm 360448 9 ttm,i915,drm_kms_helper,nouveau
mii 16384 1 r8169
wmi 20480 3 mxm_wmi,nouveau,asus_wmi
video 40960 3 i915,nouveau,asus_wmi
fjes 28672 0