In Karmic , up-to-date as of today.
[2.6.31-4-generic]
The wireless doesnt remember the state of the previous session.
Ideally: the wireless state of the previous session needs to be used on the next boot.
In intrepid and earlier too this problem existed , but i was able to set the state to always on by adding these lines to the /etc/modprobe.d/options file.
options iwl3945 disable=0
options acer-wmi wireless=1
This caused the wireless to be started at every boot without having to use the killswitch.
When the system was upgraded to Jaunty the /etc/modprobe.d/options file just remained as a backup [options.dpkg-bak] and the settings where moved elsewhere[not sure where!] But the wireless did auto-start and i did not have to use the killswitch. to enable it.
In karmic since i did a fresh install ,
i'm not able to add the option in the /etc/modprobe.d/XXXX.conf file , any setting i set doesnt get used,
I'v also tried adding the $rfkill unblock wifi command in the rc.local , but with no effect.
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AlsaVersion: Advanced Linux Sound Architecture Driver Version 1.0.21.
Architecture: i386
AudioDevicesInUse:
USER PID ACCESS COMMAND
/dev/snd/controlC0: vishnoo 1483 F.... pulseaudio
/dev/snd/pcmC0D0p: vishnoo 1483 F...m pulseaudio
CRDA: Error: [Errno 2] No such file or directory
Card0.Amixer.info:
Card hw:0 'Intel'/'HDA Intel at 0xc8000000 irq 22'
Mixer name : 'Realtek ALC883'
Components : 'HDA:10ec0883,1025160d,00100002 HDA:14f12bfa,10250094,00090000'
Controls : 23
Simple ctrls : 13
CheckboxSubmission: 417990aadff2335cd485c57bb06c8968
CheckboxSystem: 5484a8dd99f006173bd2ac53fa4837c2
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 10.04
HibernationDevice: RESUME=UUID=87513ef2-a303-4082-94f3-352058dbd5ee
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 10.04 "Lucid Lynx" - Alpha i386 (20091209)
MachineType: Acer, inc. Aspire 5670
Package: linux (not installed)
PccardctlIdent:
Socket 0:
no product info available
PccardctlStatus:
Socket 0:
no card
ProcCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-2.6.32-9-generic root=UUID=3e905623-5a65-47ef-a1d0-d8fba363d773 ro quiet splash
ProcEnviron:
LANG=en_US.UTF-8
SHELL=/bin/bash
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.32-9.13-generic
Regression: No
RelatedPackageVersions: linux-firmware 1.28
Reproducible: Yes
Tags: lucid
TestedUpstream: Yes
Uname: Linux 2.6.32-9-generic i686
UserGroups: adm admin cdrom dialout lpadmin plugdev sambashare
WifiSyslog:
Jan 5 02:23:20 vish-laptop kernel: [ 2576.034933] type=1505 audit(1262638400.327:15): operation="profile_replace" pid=4325 name="/usr/bin/evince"
Jan 5 02:23:20 vish-laptop kernel: [ 2576.040069] type=1505 audit(1262638400.331:16): operation="profile_replace" pid=4325 name="/usr/bin/evince-previewer"
Jan 5 02:23:20 vish-laptop kernel: [ 2576.044594] type=1505 audit(1262638400.335:17): operation="profile_replace" pid=4325 name="/usr/bin/evince-thumbnailer"
Jan 5 02:24:31 vish-laptop kernel: [ 2646.803877] hda-intel: IRQ timing workaround is activated for card #0. Suggest a bigger bdl_pos_adj.
Jan 5 02:39:58 vish-laptop kernel: [ 3574.640033] CE: hpet increasing min_delta_ns to 50624 nsec
dmi.bios.date: 01/12/07
dmi.bios.vendor: Acer
dmi.bios.version: v1.3239
dmi.board.name: Bodensee
dmi.board.vendor: Acer, Inc.
dmi.board.version: Not Applicable
dmi.chassis.type: 1
dmi.chassis.vendor: Acer, Inc.
dmi.chassis.version: N/A
dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnAcer:bvrv1.3239:bd01/12/07:svnAcer,inc.:pnAspire5670:pvrNotApplicable:rvnAcer,Inc.:rnBodensee:rvrNotApplicable:cvnAcer,Inc.:ct1:cvrN/A:
dmi.product.name: Aspire 5670
dmi.product.version: Not Applicable
dmi.sys.vendor: Acer, inc.
Though I'm hoping this would get fixed to remember the previous session state...
I'd settle for a simple hack too [for the moment]