From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-path: Received: from mx1.redhat.com ([66.187.233.31]:42256 "EHLO mx1.redhat.com" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-OK) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S1756196AbXKMP0p (ORCPT ); Tue, 13 Nov 2007 10:26:45 -0500 Subject: Re: [PATCH] b43: Output message at startup if hardware switch for radio is off From: Dan Williams To: Holger Schurig Cc: linux-wireless@vger.kernel.org, Michael Buesch , Larry Finger , John Linville , Bcm43xx-dev@lists.berlios.de In-Reply-To: <200711121336.42389.hs4233@mail.mn-solutions.de> References: <4734e389.AF3t4zZIQw1IryOf%Larry.Finger@lwfinger.net> <200711101624.50808.mb@bu3sch.de> <200711121336.42389.hs4233@mail.mn-solutions.de> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8 Date: Tue, 13 Nov 2007 10:22:29 -0500 Message-Id: <1194967349.2955.25.camel@localhost.localdomain> (sfid-20071113_152650_900702_D011DEEA) Mime-Version: 1.0 Sender: linux-wireless-owner@vger.kernel.org List-ID: On Mon, 2007-11-12 at 13:36 +0100, Holger Schurig wrote: > > Well... Pressing the rfkill button is the _FIRST_ thing that I > > would do, if the device does not work. I'm wondering why > > people have a problem with that. On other operating systems > > it's the very same. On Windows there is no dmesg. >=20 > On Windows, the "Wireless Network Connection" wizard displays >=20 > ----------------------------------------------------- > No wireless networks were found in range >=20 > Make sure the wireless switch on your computer is on. > To see an updated list, click "Refresh network list". > ----------------------------------------------------- >=20 > The Linux =C3=A4quivalent would be NetworkManager or the KDE tools fo= r=20 > this job. >=20 >=20 > That's at least displayed on the WinXP Embedded device that I=20 > just created :-) Good thought; NM should probably replace the "You're disconnected" notification dialog at startup with text that reads similar to remind the user that the killswitch is on. Dan - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-wireles= s" in the body of a message to majordomo@vger.kernel.org More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html