FN+F2 (Radio Toggle) does not function on Pangolin

Bug #105626 reported by Thomas Aaron
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Affects Status Importance Assigned to Milestone
System76
Won't Fix
High
Thomas Aaron

Bug Description

The wireless radio toggle (FN+F2) does not work on the Pangolin. The radio is on all the time, and wireless connectivity is good.

Tags: panv2
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Carl Richell (carlrichell) wrote :

This is an important bug to fix - customers need to be able to turn off the wireless radio for a flight or to conserve battery.

Possible culprits:
BIOS
/etc/acpi/wireless.sh
Do the keys report output?

Changed in system76:
assignee: nobody → tom-system76
importance: Undecided → High
status: Unconfirmed → Confirmed
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Thomas Aaron (tom-system76) wrote :

Here is a work-around to hold you over until we figure out the REAL problem:

Right-click on the upper panel of your screen (where all the little icons are) and select "Add to Panel."
Select "Custom Application Launcher"
In the box that appears:
-Under name, write 'Wireless Toggle'
-Under Command, write: gksu /etc/acpi/asus-wireless.sh

And feel free to select a nifty icon if you like.

If you click once, it turns your wireless radio and led off.
Click it again, and it turns them back on.

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Thomas Aaron (tom-system76) wrote :

Our shop Pangolin is a S96F running BIOS version 901.

If I 'tail -f /var/log/acpid' and press the Fn-F2 keys, there is no keystroke output.
Just for the fun of it, I tried re-installing the BIOS. It did not help.

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Thomas Aaron (tom-system76) wrote :

Due to lack of activity and the age of the bug, we are marking it "Won't fix."
Work-arounds listed in bug report.
Please report if problem is still present/critical in Hardy.

Changed in system76:
status: Confirmed → Won't Fix
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