Re: Explanation of killswitch related messages.

[Rogue <roguexz gmail com>]

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Hi Brian,

> 
> Well, on the d820, the kill switch is on the side, a slide type switch.
> 
> I found this info:
> http://lists.us.dell.com/pipermail/linux-desktops/2007-March/000231.html
> 
> I wonder if the dellWirelessCtl will only work on those who have a hardware
> switch.  So maybe the real answer is to create your own /usr/bin/dellWirelessCtl
> that does nothing so the error message goes away.
> 
> I guess I'm fresh out of ideas.
> 

I looked at the mail, and the results are attached to this mail. So I
guess I do not have the kill-switch.

Now what beats me is, I very well can not have a kill-switch come up
automatically while my laptop is up and running. So, why don't we just
do a check once and then forget about it? ... instead of spamming the
log file :-)

thanks,
Rogue

######### The output from:  dellWirelessCtl -i ###########

Libsmbios version      : 0.13.10
dellWirelessCtl version: 0.3.0
Wireless Info not supported on this system.

Wireless Switch Configuration not available on this system.

BIOS Boot-time settings (new interface):
        Wireless_Switch_Cellular_Control_Enable: (NOT SUPPORTED)
        Wireless_Switch_Cellular_Control_Disable: (NOT SUPPORTED)
        Wireless_Switch_Bluetooth_Control_Enable: (NOT SUPPORTED)
        Wireless_Switch_Bluetooth_Control_Disable: (NOT SUPPORTED)
        Wireless_Switch_Wireless_LAN_Control_Enable: (NOT SUPPORTED)
        Wireless_Switch_Wireless_LAN_Control_Disable: (NOT SUPPORTED)
        WiFi_Locator_Enable: (NOT SUPPORTED)
        WiFi_Locator_Disable: (NOT SUPPORTED)
        Cellular_Radio_Enable: (NOT SUPPORTED)
        Cellular_Radio_Disable: (NOT SUPPORTED)
        Bluetooth_Devices_Enable: (NOT SUPPORTED)
        Bluetooth_Devices_Disable: (NOT SUPPORTED)
        Wireless_LAN_Enable: (NOT SUPPORTED)
        Wireless_LAN_Disable: (NOT SUPPORTED)

BIOS Boot-time settings (old interface):
        Radio_Transmission_Enable: 1
        Radio_Transmission_Disable: 0
        Wireless_Device_Disable: 0
        Wireless_Device_App_Control: 0
        Wireless_Device_App_Or_Hotkey_Control: 1
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