Using the Fn+F2 hotkey to disable the wireless antenna on an EeePC that uses a Ralink rt2860 chip (EeePC 900 and 1000 series) results in a kernel panic that will hang the system. A fix for this issue is expected to be provided in a post-release update immediately after the Ubuntu 9.10 release. (404626)
Documented at <https:/ /wiki.ubuntu. com/KarmicKoala /ReleaseNotes# Disabling% 20Ralink% 20rt2860% 20wifi% 20on%20EeePC% 20with% 20Fn+F2% 20hotkey% 20causes% 20a%20kernel% 20crash>:
Using the Fn+F2 hotkey to disable the wireless antenna on an EeePC that uses a Ralink rt2860 chip (EeePC 900 and 1000 series) results in a kernel panic that will hang the system. A fix for this issue is expected to be provided in a post-release update immediately after the Ubuntu 9.10 release. (404626)