Network Manager - wireless is disabled, after suspend/hibernate

[sirald66]

Binary package hint: network-manager

DELL LATITUDE D600
BROADCOM B43 WIRELESS DRIVER
UBUNTU 9.10
network-manager 0.8~a~git.20091013t193206.679d548-0ubuntu1
network-manager-gnome 0.8~a~git.20091014t134532.4033e62-0ubuntu1
network-manager-applet 0.7.996

EXPECTED: Return from suspend/hibernate ENABLES wireless.

ACTUAL: Network Manager Applet shows message "wireless is disabled". Reboot is required for wireless service.

ProblemType: Bug
Architecture: i386
CRDA: Error: [Errno 2] No such file or directory
CheckboxSubmission: 09714689275fa64204a61ec03356c694
CheckboxSystem: efd05939b08abfe86caa44c3820f8e56
Date: Thu Jan 28 20:11:41 2010
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 9.10
ExecutablePath: /usr/sbin/NetworkManager
Gconf:

IfupdownConfig:
 auto lo
 iface lo inet loopback
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 9.10 "Karmic Koala" - Release i386 (20091028.5)
IpRoute:

Package: network-manager 0.8~a~git.20091013t193206.679d548-0ubuntu1
ProcEnviron: PATH=(custom, no user)
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.31-18.55-generic
RfKill:
 0: phy0: Wireless LAN
  Soft blocked: no
  Hard blocked: yes
SourcePackage: network-manager
Uname: Linux 2.6.31-18-generic i686

[sirald66 (sirald66)]

STILL A PROBLEM

[sirald66 (sirald66)]

STILL A PROBLEM

May have to nuke Network-Manager and replace with WICD ?

[sirald66 (sirald66)]

STILL A PROBLEM

Ubuntu is being eco-unfriendly by not fixing this problem. It means stations have to avoid power-save mode to keep their wireless usable.

[sirald66 (sirald66)]

STILL A PROBLEM

Being that this is the WIFI manager, I'm shocked that Ubuntu has taken no notice of this.