Re: blocking bug for laptop users (OT sightly )

[Brian Millett <bmillett gmail com>]

Bastien Nocera escrib�
> On Fri, 2007-05-25 at 15:21 +0530, Ritesh Khadgaray wrote:
> <snip>
>> Is this supposed to send a dbus message ?
>> The only thing i was able to see is bluez hardware removed, and thats
>> all :(
>>
>> I use a Dell D620 , with rkill switch mapped against bluetooth, and
>> wireless .
> 
> Which is what's supposed to happen for Bluetooth on Dells.
> 
> The API is explained in the HAL spec.
> 
> It's mainly useful to deactivate a Bluetooth or WLAN device in software,
> not really to see what a possible rfkill switch in hardware does...
> 

I was ignoring this thread, but for some reason read the email.  I have a dell
d820 with the wireless kill switch on the side.  I decided to test it.

When I turn it off, the card is off, but NetworkManager doesn't know it.  If I
restart NetworkManager, then the wireless is ignored.  If I turn it on,
NetworkManager doesn't notice till I restart NetworkManager.

Is this what you are talking about?

These are the messages from /var/log/messages.
(Right as I turn it off)
May 25 10:29:28 dufus kernel: ipw3945: Radio Frequency Kill Switch is On:
May 25 10:29:28 dufus kernel: Kill switch must be turned off for wireless
networking to work.
May 25 10:29:28 dufus kernel: atkbd.c: Unknown key pressed (translated set 2,
code 0x88 on isa0060/serio0).
May 25 10:29:28 dufus kernel: atkbd.c: Use 'setkeycodes e008 <keycode>' to make
it known.
May 25 10:30:09 dufus kernel: atkbd.c: Unknown key pressed (translated set 2,
code 0x88 on isa0060/serio0).
May 25 10:30:09 dufus kernel: atkbd.c: Use 'setkeycodes e008 <keycode>' to make
it known.
May 25 10:30:09 dufus kernel: ipw3945: Detected geography ABG (11 802.11bg
channels, 13 802.11a channels)

(Right as I turn it on)
May 25 10:30:11 dufus kernel: atkbd.c: Unknown key pressed (translated set 2,
code 0x91 on isa0060/serio0).
May 25 10:30:11 dufus kernel: atkbd.c: Use 'setkeycodes e011 <keycode>' to make
it known.
May 25 10:30:11 dufus kernel: atkbd.c: Unknown key released (translated set 2,
code 0x91 on isa0060/serio0).
May 25 10:30:11 dufus kernel: atkbd.c: Use 'setkeycodes e011 <keycode>' to make
it known.

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