HP Pavilion dv1000 laptop wireless button will not enable and disable wireless

[Daniel Knip]

The wireless radio switch at the top of the keyboard will not illuminate and
enable wireless when pressed.

This is with Dapper Drake 18 Nov 05 daily build and after synaptic update today.

Thanks

[Adolfo González Blázquez (infinito)]

Same here using a HP nx8220 (http://wiki.ubuntu.com/LaptopTestingTeam/HPNX8220)
on Breezy Final.
This used to work on Hoary, altought button light didn't work as well.

[Adolfo González Blázquez (infinito)]

Myh problem was related to having disabled Wireless from Windows, so everytime ipw2200 was loading into kernel, i've recieved this message:

ipw2200: Radio Frequency Kill Switch is On:
Kill switch must be turned off for wireless networking to work.

I had to re-enable from windows to make it work perfect on Ubuntu.

[Matt Zimmerman (mdz)]

I don't see any reference to ndiswrapper here, closing that task

[Matt Zimmerman (mdz)]

Is this problem still present in current Dapper?

[alamba (akshay)]

Matt Zimmerman wrote:
> Is this problem still present in current Dapper?
>
> ** Changed in: Ubuntu
> Sourcepackagename: None => linux-source-2.6.15
> Assignee: (unassigned) => Ben Collins
> Status: Unconfirmed => Needs Info
>
I'm running 5.10 on a dv1000. Wireless button works just fine.

Akshay

[Susan Cragin (susancragin)]

Wireless button does not work on my Acer Ferrari 4005 but I also have had other wireless problems. On load, both wireless card and lan are detected, but wireless config does not find my (unsecure) wireless network.
I can load Ubuntu with wired connection no problem, but then cannot configure wireless. Button does not work and no icon appears on screen to add WLAN0 or whatever, per instruction below.
http://ccsd.msoe.edu/faq/linux/Ubuntu.jsp?IDFaq=223
Maybe I am doing it wrong, but there seems to be a problem.

[Susan Cragin (susancragin)]

I should have added that I just installed the latest Dapper 6.

[Dennis Kaarsemaker (dennis)]

Susan, that's different hardware so a different bug.

[Daniel Knip (d-knip)]

Dennis,

I tried flight 6 but my wireless card lite did not illuminate. I don't
THINK it is my hardware, it works fine with xp so for what that is worth.

-----Original Message-----
From: <email address hidden> [mailto:<email address hidden>] On Behalf Of
Dennis Kaarsemaker
Sent: Saturday, April 08, 2006 9:37 AM
To: <email address hidden>
Subject: [Bug 26075] Re: [Bug 26075] Re: HP Pavilion dv1000 laptop
wirelessbutton will not enable and disable wireless

Susan, that's different hardware so a different bug.

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HP Pavilion dv1000 laptop wireless button will not enable and disable
wireless
https://launchpad.net/malone/bugs/26075

[Celso Pinto (cpinto)]

The led on dv1000 is disabled by default. You can enable wlan leds with the following command as root:

% echo 1 > /sys/bus/pci/drivers/ipw2200/0000\:02\:06.0/led

This applies for dv1245ea which is of the dv1000 family. The led not being enable has no interference with radio kill switch operations. Since Flight6 ships with network-manager, it's easy to discover if the switch is on or off: if you see a network you have it on, otherwise it's off.

By default, the kill switch is off so after boot you have the ability to join any network you wish.

[Susan Cragin (susancragin)]

% echo 1 > /sys/bus/pci/drivers/ipw2200/0000\:02\:06.0/led
command does not work with Acer Ferrari 4005.
Contents of Driver directory:
000:02:06.0/let: No such file or directory
root@ubuntu:/sys/bus/pci/drivers# ls
agpgart-amd64 bcm43xx parport_pc shpchp
ATI IXP AC97 controller ehci_hcd pcieport-driver tg3
ATIIXP_IDE ohci1394 PCI_IDE
yenta_cardbus
ATI IXP MC97 controller ohci_hcd serial

[Celso Pinto (cpinto)]

Susan, had you a dv1000 laptop it'd probably have an ipw2xxx card in it and you should be able to control the led state the way I mentioned. In an Acer Ferrari, with a Broadcomm card, I have no idea.

Yet, you can try to run the following command, while being at the /sys/bus/pci/drivers directory:

% find . -name '*led*'

If it prints anything, it will be the directory and the full name of the file. Before setting the flag to 1, check what flags you driver supports, if any.

[Susan Cragin (susancragin)]

Got "no such job"
have filed bug 38766 to report no wireless with my hardware config.

[Miles Lane (miles-lane)]

I have a HP dv1240us. In my case, this command successfully enables the Kill switch button LED:
echo 0 > /sys/bus/pci/drivers/ipw2200/0000\:01\:06.0/led
However, I would really prefer that the ipw2200 driver took care of enabling the LED automatically! This is the way it should work.

[Miles Lane (miles-lane)]

By the way, NetworkManager and the Kill switch work perfectly for me with Ubuntu 7.04, aside from the fact the the Kill switch LED doesn't come on whenever the Kill switch is disabled (e.g. the WIFI signal is ON).

[ALEXANDRiANi (smfhme)]

same problem solved...HiPHoP...HURRAAAAAAAAAAAY

Solution: By : Celso Pinto said on 2006-04-09: (permalink)
The led on dv1000 is disabled by default. You can enable wlan leds with the following command as root:

% echo 1 > /sys/bus/pci/drivers/ipw2200/0000\:02\:06.0/led

This applies for dv1245ea which is of the dv1000 family. The led not being enable has no interference with radio kill switch operations. Since Flight6 ships with network-manager, it's easy to discover if the switch is on or off: if you see a network you have it on, otherwise it's off.

By default, the kill switch is off so after boot you have the ability to join any network you wish.

[Pedro Flores (pedro-flores-pcdoc)]

En mi pavilion dv1000 este led se activa con :

% echo 1 > /sys/bus/pci/drivers/ipw2200/0000\:06\:06.0/led

Saludos.

PF.CHILE

[maconlysource (x-admin-maconlysource-com)]

I get a Permission denied when I do sudo echo > 1 etc...... ?

[osoriag (luisosoria-alba)]

Hi there I have exactly the same trouble. I tried to activate my wlan with this command+

 sudo echo 1 > /sys/bus/pci/drivers/bcm43xx/0000\:06\:06.0/led

and I got this:

greg@greg: -bash: /sys/bus/pci/drivers/bcm43xx/0000:06:06.0/led: Permission denied

then I log into root:

And I still got:

root@greg: -bash: /sys/bus/pci/drivers/bcm43xx/0000:06:06.0/led: Permission denied

any suggestions?

[goto (gotolaunchpad)]

Hi [osoriag], I had the same problem, but if you use an editor you could modify the value, delete the "0", put "1", and save... it worked for me.

Here is an example:
user@thelaptop: ~$ cd sys/bus/pci/drivers/ipw2200/0000\:06\:06.0

user@thelaptop: ~$ sudo pico led
[sudo] password for user:

[osoriag (luisosoria-alba)]

Hi bugmenot thanks for your help, but when I opened the file led, it displays a blank document, so theres no value to change, what can I do about it?

[goto (gotolaunchpad)]

write a "1" without the quotes, then save the file

[osoriag (luisosoria-alba)]

:(

Error Writubg led: Permission Denied

what can I do

[Launchpad Janitor (janitor)]

Beginning with the Hardy Heron 8.04 development cycle, all open Ubuntu kernel bugs need to be reported against the "linux" kernel package. We are automatically migrating this linux-source-2.6.15 kernel bug to the new "linux" package. We appreciate your patience and understanding as we make this transition. Also, if you would be interested in testing the upcoming Intrepid Ibex 8.10 release, it is available at http://www.ubuntu.com/testing . Please let us know your results. Thanks!

[Leann Ogasawara (leannogasawara)]

The Ubuntu Kernel Team is planning to move to the 2.6.27 kernel for the upcoming Intrepid Ibex 8.10 release. As a result, the kernel team would appreciate it if you could please test this newer 2.6.27 Ubuntu kernel. There are one of two ways you should be able to test:

1) If you are comfortable installing packages on your own, the linux-image-2.6.27-* package is currently available for you to install and test.

--or--

2) The upcoming Alpha5 for Intrepid Ibex 8.10 will contain this newer 2.6.27 Ubuntu kernel. Alpha5 is set to be released Thursday Sept 4. Please watch http://www.ubuntu.com/testing for Alpha5 to be announced. You should then be able to test via a LiveCD.

Please let us know immediately if this newer 2.6.27 kernel resolves the bug reported here or if the issue remains. More importantly, please open a new bug report for each new bug/regression introduced by the 2.6.27 kernel and tag the bug report with 'linux-2.6.27'. Also, please specifically note if the issue does or does not appear in the 2.6.26 kernel. Thanks again, we really appreicate your help and feedback.

[Daniel Knip (d-knip)]

Hi Leann,

I will try alpha 5 when it hits.

Dan

-------------- Original message --------------
From: Leann Ogasawara <email address hidden>

> The Ubuntu Kernel Team is planning to move to the 2.6.27 kernel for the
> upcoming Intrepid Ibex 8.10 release. As a result, the kernel team would
> appreciate it if you could please test this newer 2.6.27 Ubuntu kernel.
> There are one of two ways you should be able to test:
>
> 1) If you are comfortable installing packages on your own, the linux-
> image-2.6.27-* package is currently available for you to install and
> test.
>
> --or--
>
> 2) The upcoming Alpha5 for Intrepid Ibex 8.10 will contain this newer
> 2.6.27 Ubuntu kernel. Alpha5 is set to be released Thursday Sept 4.
> Please watch http://www.ubuntu.com/testing for Alpha5 to be announced.
> You should then be able to test via a LiveCD.
>
> Please let us know immediately if this newer 2.6.27 kernel resolves the
> bug reported here or if the issue remains. More importantly, please
> open a new bug report for each new bug/regression introduced by the
> 2.6.27 kernel and tag the bug report with 'linux-2.6.27'. Also, please
> specifically note if the issue does or does not appear in the 2.6.26
> kernel. Thanks again, we really appreicate your help and feedback.
>
> ** Tags added: cft-2.6.27
>
> --
> HP Pavilion dv1000 laptop wireless button will not enable and disable wireless
> https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/26075
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[Jean-Baptiste Lallement (jibel)]

Hi Daniel,

The Intrepid Ibex 8.10 Beta release was most recently announced - http://www.ubuntu.com/testing/intrepid/beta . If you are able to confirm this is still an issue with this most recent release please feel free to reopen this report. Without response we will close this report in 4 weeks.

Thanks for your help.

[Jean-Baptiste Lallement (jibel)]

We are closing this bug report because it lacks the information we need to investigate the problem, as described in the previous comments. Please reopen it if you can give us the missing information, and don't hesitate to submit bug reports in the future. To reopen the bug report you can click on the current status, under the Status column, and change the Status back to "New". Thanks again!

[Vish (vish)]

Thank you for taking the time to report this bug and helping to make Ubuntu better.
We are closing this bug report because it lacks the information we need to investigate the problem, as described in the previous comments. Please reopen it if you can give us the missing information, and don't hesitate to submit bug reports in the future.
To reopen the bug report you can click on the current status, under the Status column, and change the Status back to "New".