Switch for wireless LAN doesn't work
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linux (Ubuntu) |
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Bug Description
This is on a Sony Vaio VGN-CR19VN.
When I start Kubuntu 8.10-rc with all current updates while the wireless switch is set to "off" I find no way to make wireless LAN on. KNetworkManager claims that it is disabled, no matter if it is switched on or off.
It works perfectly fine when I start the notebook while the switch is turned on.
This works on OpenSUSE 11.0 so I guess that in theory the kernel supports this. It also works on Windows XP and Windows Vista.
I guess that you need some more information, but I don't know what. Perhaps "lspci -vv" is already enough:
02:00.0 Network controller: Intel Corporation PRO/Wireless 3945ABG [Golan] Network Connection (rev 02)
Subsystem: Intel Corporation Device 1051
Control: I/O- Mem+ BusMaster+ SpecCycle- MemWINV- VGASnoop- ParErr- Stepping- SERR+ FastB2B- DisINTx+
Status: Cap+ 66MHz- UDF- FastB2B- ParErr- DEVSEL=fast >TAbort- <TAbort- <MAbort- >SERR- <PERR- INTx-
Latency: 0, Cache Line Size: 64 bytes
Interrupt: pin A routed to IRQ 219
Region 0: Memory at f6000000 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=4K]
Kernel driver in use: iwl3945
Kernel modules: iwl3945
I think this might also be important. The network is on (and working). Disabling it with the switch gives me this in /var/log/messages
Oct 29 19:59:23 ni-laptop kernel: [ 660.737921] iwl3945: Radio Frequency Kill Switch is On:
Oct 29 19:59:23 ni-laptop kernel: [ 660.737927] Kill switch must be turned off for wireless networking to work.
Oct 29 19:59:27 ni-laptop kernel: [ 664.369445] iwl3945: WARNING: Requesting MAC access during RFKILL wakes up NIC
Oct 29 19:59:27 ni-laptop kernel: [ 664.419347] iwl3945: WARNING: Requesting MAC access during RFKILL wakes up NIC
Oct 29 19:59:27 ni-laptop kernel: [ 664.479232] iwl3945: WARNING: Requesting MAC access during RFKILL wakes up NIC
Oct 29 19:59:27 ni-laptop kernel: [ 664.643005] iwl3945: WARNING: Requesting MAC access during RFKILL wakes up NIC
Oct 29 19:59:27 ni-laptop kernel: [ 664.659957] iwl3945 0000:02:00.0: PCI INT A disabled
Oct 29 19:59:27 ni-laptop kernel: [ 664.808259] usb 1-1: USB disconnect, address 4
Turning it on again:
Oct 29 20:00:39 ni-laptop kernel: [ 736.604092] usb 1-1: new full speed USB device using uhci_hcd and address 5
Oct 29 20:00:39 ni-laptop kernel: [ 736.816263] usb 1-1: configuration #1 chosen from 1 choice
KNetworkManager still claims that is it disabled.