RE: Fedora 10 issue?

["Miner, Jonathan W \(US SSA\)" <jonathan w miner baesystems com>]

Hi Dan, and others -

I didn't really think it was an NM issue, but hoped someone on the list might have seen the same behavior.

After more exhaustive testing, it looks like it's hardware related since the same behavior now occurs within Windows XP as well.  Might be something in the BIOS, but I haven't seen anything yet.

- Jon


-----Original Message-----
From:	Dan Williams [mailto:dcbw redhat com]
Sent:	Thu 1/8/2009 1:12 PM
To:	Miner, Jonathan W (US SSA)
Cc:	networkmanager-list gnome org
Subject:	Re: Fedora 10 issue?

On Tue, 2009-01-06 at 09:21 -0500, Miner, Jonathan W (US SSA) wrote:
> Hi -
> 
> I've noticed that since upgrading from Fedora 9 to Fedora 10, with:
> 
> NetworkManager-glib-0.7.0-0.12.svn4326.fc10.i386
> NetworkManager-0.7.0-0.12.svn4326.fc10.i386
> NetworkManager-gnome-0.7.0-0.12.svn4326.fc10.i386
> 
> The wireless interface on my HP/Compaq 6910p is not active if I'm using the docking station (and the lid is closed). Dmesg reports:
> 
> iwlagn 0000:10:00.0: PCI INT A -> GSI 17 (level, low) -> IRQ 17
> iwlagn 0000:10:00.0: restoring config space at offset 0x1 (was 0x100002, writing 0x100006)
> firmware: requesting iwlwifi-4965-2.ucode
> iwlagn: Radio disabled by HW RF Kill switch

This would indicate that the driver itself things the rfkill switch has
been flipped, and NM will disable the wifi in that case.  Sounds more
like a kernel bug...  If you see that message, it's kernel-land.

Dan


> The wifi adapter is:
> 
> 10:00.0 Network controller: Intel Corporation PRO/Wireless 4965 AG or AGN Network Connection (rev 61)
> 
> If I plug in an external USB adapter:
> 
> Bus 001 Device 007: ID 0586:3413 ZyXEL Communications Corp. AG-225H v2 802.11a/g Wi-Fi Finder & Adapter
> 
> and, via the NM applet disable and re-enable wireless, I can use the external adapter.
> 
> Is this the expected behaviour?
> 
> - Jon
> 
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