From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S933602AbZHDXiD (ORCPT ); Tue, 4 Aug 2009 19:38:03 -0400 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id S1755385AbZHDXiB (ORCPT ); Tue, 4 Aug 2009 19:38:01 -0400 Received: from mga01.intel.com ([192.55.52.88]:34999 "EHLO mga01.intel.com" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-OK) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S1754907AbZHDXiB (ORCPT ); Tue, 4 Aug 2009 19:38:01 -0400 X-ExtLoop1: 1 X-IronPort-AV: E=Sophos;i="4.43,324,1246863600"; d="scan'208";a="713939052" Subject: Re: iwlwifi (4965) regression since 2.6.30 From: reinette chatre To: Lukas Hejtmanek Cc: Johannes Berg , "linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org" , hmh@hmh.eng.br In-Reply-To: <20090804225626.GZ3382@ics.muni.cz> References: <20090726075738.GA21333@ics.muni.cz> <1248710618.1216.452.camel@rc-desk> <1248710775.9958.0.camel@johannes.local> <20090728112102.GA3382@ics.muni.cz> <1249336021.30019.4304.camel@rc-desk> <20090804084903.GV3382@ics.muni.cz> <1249426183.30019.4581.camel@rc-desk> <20090804225626.GZ3382@ics.muni.cz> Content-Type: text/plain Date: Tue, 04 Aug 2009 16:38:01 -0700 Message-Id: <1249429081.30019.4588.camel@rc-desk> Mime-Version: 1.0 X-Mailer: Evolution 2.24.3 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org List-ID: X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org On Tue, 2009-08-04 at 15:56 -0700, Lukas Hejtmanek wrote: > On Tue, Aug 04, 2009 at 03:49:43PM -0700, reinette chatre wrote: > > This is strange. My previous test results were based on recent > > wireless-testing. I now retested with a fresh pull from Linus's repo > > (2.6.31-rc5) and I see the same behavior with Fn+F5 not changing the > > wifi radio status at all. I do not know why we would see different > > behavior considering we have the same platform and running the same > > kernel. I found one related option in the BIOS, but with that I was only > > able to have wireless HW rfkill permanently enabled. > > > > I am not sure about the original problem though. In your original report > > you mention that you are unable to use wireless due to rfkill. From your > > email it seems that you are able to toggle wifi rfkill state using the > > Fn+F5 keys, so with that disabling rfkill you should be able to use your > > wireless. Can you still not use wireless even when rfkill reports > > "RFKILL event: idx 6 type 1 op X soft 0 hard 0" ? > > No. > > I can use wifi if rfkill reports "RFKILL event: idx 6 type 1 op X soft 0 hard > 0". > > My problem is, that since 2.6.31-rcX Fn+F5 toggles soft rfkill state. It did > not happen in 2.6.30 and earlier. In that case, Fn+F5 triggered an acpi event > (key press). Now, it triggers acpi eveny *and* touches soft rfkill of WIFI. > I like the previous behavior, i.e., don't touch anything, just report acpi > event. I do not know why your Lenovo T61 gets wifi software rfkill when you press Fn-F5 and mine does not. I am adding Henrique and hope he can tell us what is going on. Reinette