Wireless RFKILL defaults to on (wireless off) and can't be turned off.
Affects | Status | Importance | Assigned to | Milestone | |
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linux (Ubuntu) |
Won't Fix
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Medium
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Unassigned | ||
Bug Description
I have a Dell Latitude E6400 with a rfkill switch on the right side of the laptop. Wireless RFKILL defaults to on (wireless off) and can't be turned off.
I'm running:
Linux ubuntu 2.6.31-19-generic #56-Ubuntu SMP Thu Jan 28 02:39:34 UTC 2010 x86_64 GNU/Linux
You can see here that dell-wifi / dell-bluetooth default to Hard blocked:yes. I actually have just the physical switch listed as phy0 correctly shown with Hard blocked: no.
cenache@ubuntu:~$ rfkill list
0: dell-wifi: Wireless LAN
Soft blocked: no
Hard blocked: yes
1: dell-bluetooth: Bluetooth
Soft blocked: no
Hard blocked: yes
2: hci0: Bluetooth
Soft blocked: no
Hard blocked: no
3: phy0: Wireless LAN
Soft blocked: no
Hard blocked: no
When I change the state of the physical switch both the dell-wifi and phy0 change state - but my wireless is still disabled.
0: dell-wifi: Wireless LAN
Soft blocked: no
Hard blocked: no
1: dell-bluetooth: Bluetooth
Soft blocked: no
Hard blocked: no
3: phy0: Wireless LAN
Soft blocked: no
Hard blocked: yes
Seems to be fixed in 2.6.32 - rfkill is still listing 2 switches, but they are in sync and my WiFi works.
Best regards,
Cip
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AlsaVersion: Advanced Linux Sound Architecture Driver Version 1.0.21.
Architecture: amd64
ArecordDevices:
**** List of CAPTURE Hardware Devices ****
card 0: Intel [HDA Intel], device 0: STAC92xx Analog [STAC92xx Analog]
Subdevices: 2/2
Subdevice #0: subdevice #0
Subdevice #1: subdevice #1
AudioDevicesInUse:
USER PID ACCESS COMMAND
/dev/snd/
CRDA: Error: [Errno 2] No such file or directory
Card0.Amixer.info:
Card hw:0 'Intel'/'HDA Intel at 0xf6adc000 irq 21'
Mixer name : 'Intel G45 DEVCTG'
Components : 'HDA:111d76b2,
Controls : 24
Simple ctrls : 15
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 10.04
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 10.04 "Lucid Lynx" - Alpha amd64 (20100405)
MachineType: Dell Inc. Latitude E6400
Package: linux (not installed)
PccardctlIdent:
Socket 0:
no product info available
PccardctlStatus:
Socket 0:
no card
ProcCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=
ProcEnviron:
PATH=(custom, no user)
LANG=en_US.utf8
SHELL=/bin/bash
ProcVersionSign
Regression: Yes
RelatedPackageV
Reproducible: Yes
Tags: lucid networking regression-release needs-upstream-
Uname: Linux 2.6.32-21-generic x86_64
UserGroups:
dmi.bios.date: 05/11/2009
dmi.bios.vendor: Dell Inc.
dmi.bios.version: A14
dmi.board.name: 0W620R
dmi.board.vendor: Dell Inc.
dmi.chassis.type: 8
dmi.chassis.vendor: Dell Inc.
dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnDellInc.
dmi.product.name: Latitude E6400
dmi.sys.vendor: Dell Inc.
tags: | added: kernel-series-unknown |
tags: |
added: karmic removed: kernel-series-unknown |
tags: |
added: lucid removed: needs-upstream-testing |
Similar bug affecting Acer Laptops previously reported and fixed here : https:/ /bugs.launchpad .net/ubuntu/ +source/ linux/+ bug/405152