>> To completely silence the radio: >> #!/bin/bash >> rmmod usb8xxx >> mv /lib/firmaware/usb8883.bin /lib/firmaware/usb8883.bin.quiet
> For a more user-friendly solution, (short of a hardware rfkill switch) > put a toggle somewhere in the control panel for "Don't turn the radio on > automatically" that is _UN_checked by default, and a wireless > enabled/disabled button there too. ... > Then ensure that NetworkManager is clued into the preference value > above, and that NM sets it's initial wireless-enabled state coherently > with the preference value above as well. > > Were these things done, by default the behavior would be the same as it > is now, but those people who wish insane amounts of control over the TX > power state can have their fluffy white cake and eat it too. I'm one of those who wishes for control. The G1G1 offering has set up a user population different from the education design of the OLPC project. I live in the boonies, have no wireless, and there are no other radios within range. My connection is by wired ethernet. Took me a while to find out that NetworkManager would set up my wired connection, if I provided a DHCP server. However, if I happen to unplug my ethernet cable for a while, NetworkManager reverts eth0 back to radio (and I need to reboot to reconnect as wired). What I wish for is a user toggle that when I'm at home will inhibit NetworkManager from supplanting the wired connection. (But I do want to restore radio function when I take my XO to a cafe.) mikus _______________________________________________ Devel mailing list Devel@lists.laptop.org http://lists.laptop.org/listinfo/devel