My machine (MSI Wind) has a wlan-toggle key (Fn-F11) which enables/disables the wifi's radio (this is done apparently directly by the BIOS so Linux isn't really told about it), and it also sends some key event (which by default causes some "setkeycodes" kernel messages).
So the key formally works, but not ideally: when I turn the radio off, the wifi communication is indeed interrupted, but the driver keeps on trying to connect, wasting energy. And when I turn the radio on, if the driver was stopped before it is not automatically re-started. I've added a file /etc/hal/fdi/information/msi-wind.fdi which maps the key code to the "wlan" key, but it doesn't seem to make much difference (other than getting rid of the harmless kernel messages). Could anyone help me figure out how it's supposed to work and/or how to make it work better (e.g. somehow make it that the key event causes network-manager/wicd/ifupdown to start/stop using the interface)? Stefan -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-laptop-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org