* Compaq laptop RFKILL problems
@ 2008-09-10 17:22 Larry Finger
2008-09-11 12:00 ` Matthew Garrett
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From: Larry Finger @ 2008-09-10 17:22 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: wireless; +Cc: furlot
I'm trying to help a Ubuntu user get his BCM4303 working on a Compaq
Presario R3215. His radio is hardware disabled, but the RFKILL switch
does not issue a scancode when pushed. Obviously, the Windows software
polls that key in some manner, but we have no idea what it does.
So far, we have updated the RFKILL level to that of wireless-testing,
tried a BIOS reset, and modified the code to issue a KEY_WLAN down/up
sequence when starting. So far, nothing has worked.
Does anyone on this list know of anything else to try, or any software
to handle this button?
Thanks,
Larry
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* Re: Compaq laptop RFKILL problems
2008-09-10 17:22 Compaq laptop RFKILL problems Larry Finger
@ 2008-09-11 12:00 ` Matthew Garrett
2008-09-11 19:50 ` Larry Finger
0 siblings, 1 reply; 3+ messages in thread
From: Matthew Garrett @ 2008-09-11 12:00 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: Larry Finger; +Cc: wireless, furlot
On Wed, Sep 10, 2008 at 12:22:09PM -0500, Larry Finger wrote:
> I'm trying to help a Ubuntu user get his BCM4303 working on a Compaq
> Presario R3215. His radio is hardware disabled, but the RFKILL switch
> does not issue a scancode when pushed. Obviously, the Windows software
> polls that key in some manner, but we have no idea what it does.
Can you try the hp-wmi driver?
--
Matthew Garrett | mjg59@srcf.ucam.org
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* Re: Compaq laptop RFKILL problems
2008-09-11 12:00 ` Matthew Garrett
@ 2008-09-11 19:50 ` Larry Finger
0 siblings, 0 replies; 3+ messages in thread
From: Larry Finger @ 2008-09-11 19:50 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: Matthew Garrett; +Cc: wireless, furlot
Matthew Garrett wrote:
> On Wed, Sep 10, 2008 at 12:22:09PM -0500, Larry Finger wrote:
>> I'm trying to help a Ubuntu user get his BCM4303 working on a Compaq
>> Presario R3215. His radio is hardware disabled, but the RFKILL switch
>> does not issue a scancode when pushed. Obviously, the Windows software
>> polls that key in some manner, but we have no idea what it does.
>
> Can you try the hp-wmi driver?
Trying to build hp-wmi for his 2.6.24.3 kernel wouldn't be worth the
effort; however, Ubuntu has a kernel based on 2.6.27-rc6 that was
accepted yesterday. It will be tried ASAP.
Thanks,
Larry
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