From: Larry Finger <Larry.Finger@lwfinger.net>
To: feldmaus <feldmann_markus@gmx.de>
Cc: linux-wireless@vger.kernel.org
Subject: Re: show WMI magic Signals and activate hardware RF-kill button
Date: Fri, 09 Jan 2009 12:29:23 -0600 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <49679783.8070901@lwfinger.net> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <gk83fe$fu2$1@ger.gmane.org>
feldmaus wrote:
> Hi All,
>
> my wlan Button, which should enable/disable my wlan card,
> seems not to send signals which i can watch with <showkey>.
>
> Larry Finger asked me:
> "Is your radio on/off button one that generates a keycode, or does it
> need the WMI magic to be detected?"
>
> I need to get my wlan Button(hardware Rf-kill Button)
> to work to still turn my wlan physically on.
>
> What is WMI Magic and are there Linux commands to watch
> was is going on?
There is a protocol named WMI for Windows Management Interface. I
assume that it was invented by the folks in Redmond. In any case, it
is designed to handle events that have buttons that do not generate a
keycode. The module named hp-wmi is supposed to take care of the
things under Linux for HP and Compaq computers.
Did you generate this module? Is it loaded?
I dont use this module on my HP as my RFKILL switch generates a
keycode. Others may be able to help you with it.
Larry
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2009-01-09 18:29 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 5+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2009-01-09 18:04 show WMI magic Signals and activate hardware RF-kill button feldmaus
2009-01-09 18:05 ` feldmaus
2009-01-09 18:29 ` Larry Finger [this message]
2009-01-09 19:52 ` feldmaus
2009-01-09 20:01 ` Larry Finger
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