Re: blocking bug for laptop users (OT sightly )

[Ritesh Khadgaray <khadgaray gmail com>]

Hello,

On Fri, 2007-05-25 at 10:36 -0500, Brian Millett wrote:
> Bastien Nocera escribío:
> > 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
bingo ! NetworkManager doesn't know it .

> 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.
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