From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-path: Received: from mtiwmhc13.worldnet.att.net ([204.127.131.117]:50457 "EHLO mtiwmhc13.worldnet.att.net" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-OK) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S1752217AbYIKTu1 (ORCPT ); Thu, 11 Sep 2008 15:50:27 -0400 Message-ID: <48C97682.6010109@lwfinger.net> (sfid-20080911_215033_090541_EB52660B) Date: Thu, 11 Sep 2008 14:50:26 -0500 From: Larry Finger MIME-Version: 1.0 To: Matthew Garrett CC: wireless , furlot@free.fr Subject: Re: Compaq laptop RFKILL problems References: <48C80241.4000409@lwfinger.net> <20080911120002.GA1387@srcf.ucam.org> In-Reply-To: <20080911120002.GA1387@srcf.ucam.org> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed Sender: linux-wireless-owner@vger.kernel.org List-ID: 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