[Dell Latitude E6320]-wireless hardware is locked despite hardware switch and LED being on.
Affects | Status | Importance | Assigned to | Milestone | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
linux (Ubuntu) |
Invalid
|
Medium
|
Unassigned |
Bug Description
rfkill info:
ubuntu@
1: dell-wifi: Wireless LAN
Soft blocked: no
Hard blocked: no
2: dell-bluetooth: Bluetooth
Soft blocked: no
Hard blocked: no
3: phy0: Wireless LAN
Soft blocked: no
Hard blocked: yes
10: hci0: Bluetooth
Soft blocked: no
Hard blocked: no
Hardware wireless switch is in "on" position.
Network Manager states that wireless is disabled due to hardware switch
ubuntu@
Description: Ubuntu 12.04 LTS
Release: 12.04
ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 12.04
Package: wireless-tools 30~pre9-5ubuntu2
ProcVersionSign
Uname: Linux 3.2.0-23-generic x86_64
ApportVersion: 2.0.1-0ubuntu5
Architecture: amd64
CheckboxCommand: network_
CheckboxData: No wireless network found on wlan0
CheckboxDescrip
CheckboxTest: wireless/
Date: Thu May 24 18:19:25 2012
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 12.04 LTS "Precise Pangolin" - Release amd64 (20120425)
ProcEnviron:
TERM=xterm
SHELL=/bin/bash
PATH=(custom, no user)
LANG=en_US.UTF-8
SourcePackage: wireless-tools
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)
---
AlsaVersion: Advanced Linux Sound Architecture Driver Version 1.0.24.
ApportVersion: 2.0.1-0ubuntu5
Architecture: amd64
ArecordDevices:
**** List of CAPTURE Hardware Devices ****
card 0: PCH [HDA Intel PCH], device 0: STAC92xx Analog [STAC92xx Analog]
Subdevices: 1/1
Subdevice #0: subdevice #0
AudioDevicesInUse:
USER PID ACCESS COMMAND
/dev/snd/
Card0.Amixer.info:
Card hw:0 'PCH'/'HDA Intel PCH at 0xe2e60000 irq 46'
Mixer name : 'Intel CougarPoint HDMI'
Components : 'HDA:111d76e7,
Controls : 37
Simple ctrls : 13
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 12.04
HibernationDevice: RESUME=
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 12.04 LTS "Precise Pangolin" - Release amd64 (20120425)
MachineType: Dell Inc. Latitude E6320
Package: linux 3.2.0.24.26
PackageArchitec
ProcEnviron:
TERM=xterm
PATH=(custom, no user)
LANG=en_US.UTF-8
SHELL=/bin/bash
ProcFB: 0 inteldrmfb
ProcKernelCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=
ProcVersionSign
RelatedPackageV
linux-
linux-
linux-firmware 1.79
StagingDrivers: mei
Tags: precise staging
Uname: Linux 3.2.0-24-generic x86_64
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)
UserGroups: adm cdrom dip lpadmin plugdev sambashare sudo
dmi.bios.date: 02/04/2011
dmi.bios.vendor: Dell Inc.
dmi.bios.version: X54
dmi.board.vendor: Dell Inc.
dmi.chassis.type: 9
dmi.chassis.vendor: Dell Inc.
dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnDellInc.
dmi.product.name: Latitude E6320
dmi.product.
dmi.sys.vendor: Dell Inc.
Changed in wireless-tools (Ubuntu): | |
importance: | Undecided → Medium |
summary: |
- Network Manager applet states that wireless is disabled by hardware - despite swith being in "on" position + [Dell Latitude E6320]-wireless hardware is locked despite hardware + switch and LED being on. |
tags: | added: kernel-da-key |
tags: | added: rls-q-incoming |
tags: | removed: blocks-hwcert |
Tested with 3.2.0.24 and issue is still present:
rkfill info: (wireless hardware switch is "on")
0: dell-wifi: Wireless LAN
Soft blocked: yes
Hard blocked: no
1: dell-bluetooth: Bluetooth
Soft blocked: no
Hard blocked: no
3: phy0: Wireless LAN
Soft blocked: no
Hard blocked: yes
5: hci0: Bluetooth
Soft blocked: no
Hard blocked: no