Dell Inspiron 6000 WiFi light does not show on/off status
Affects | Status | Importance | Assigned to | Milestone | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
linux (Ubuntu) |
Expired
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Low
|
Unassigned | ||
linux-source-2.6.20 (Ubuntu) |
Won't Fix
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Low
|
Unassigned | ||
linux-source-2.6.22 (Ubuntu) |
Won't Fix
|
Undecided
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Unassigned | ||
Bug Description
A light on the Dell Inspiron 6000 laptop under Windows will turn on when the WiFi card is on, and off when it's off. It is turned on/off by pressing two keys on the keyboard. These keys still work but the light is never on.
For this reason it is possible to turn the wireless card on and off while trying to make it work by pressing these keys, without ever realising you are doing this or why it works sometimes and others not.
The light should be made to work if possible.
AlsaVersion: Advanced Linux Sound Architecture Driver Version 1.0.24.
ApportVersion: 1.23-0ubuntu4
Architecture: i386
AudioDevicesInUse:
USER PID ACCESS COMMAND
/dev/snd/
/dev/snd/pcmC0D0p: myr 1296 F...m pulseaudio
CRDA: Error: [Errno 2] No such file or directory
Card0.Amixer.info:
Card hw:0 'ICH6'/'Intel ICH6 with STAC9752,53 at irq 16'
Mixer name : 'SigmaTel STAC9752,53'
Components : 'AC97a:83847652'
Controls : 30
Simple ctrls : 20
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 11.10
InstallationMedia: Xubuntu 11.10 "Oneiric Ocelot" - Release i386 (20111012)
MachineType: Dell Inc. Inspiron 6000
Package: linux (not installed)
PccardctlIdent:
Socket 0:
no product info available
PccardctlStatus:
Socket 0:
no card
ProcEnviron:
PATH=(custom, no user)
LANG=en_US.UTF-8
SHELL=/bin/bash
ProcKernelCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=
ProcVersionSign
RelatedPackageV
linux-
linux-
linux-firmware 1.60
RfKill:
0: phy0: Wireless LAN
Soft blocked: no
Hard blocked: no
Tags: oneiric
Uname: Linux 3.0.0-17-generic i686
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)
UserGroups: adm admin cdrom dialout lpadmin plugdev sambashare
dmi.bios.date: 05/03/2005
dmi.bios.vendor: Dell Inc.
dmi.bios.version: A06
dmi.board.name: 0W9260
dmi.board.vendor: Dell Inc.
dmi.chassis.type: 8
dmi.chassis.vendor: Dell Inc.
dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnDellInc.
dmi.product.name: Inspiron 6000
dmi.sys.vendor: Dell Inc.
Changed in linux-source-2.6.20: | |
assignee: | nobody → ubuntu-kernel-team |
importance: | Undecided → Low |
tags: |
added: compat-wireless removed: cft-2.6.27 needs-devrelease-testing |
Changed in linux (Ubuntu): | |
status: | Triaged → Incomplete |
description: | updated |
Changed in linux (Ubuntu): | |
importance: | Undecided → Low |
I just moved off my Dell Inspiron which had a light for both Wifi and Bluetooth. When activating the function key for Wireless it turns off the light for Bluetooth which disables the wireless card. This was under Kubuntu.