Re: howto ignore rfkill switch

2010-04-26 Thread Jim Cromie
On Fri, Apr 23, 2010 at 5:12 AM, Marc Herbert wrote: > Le 21/04/2010 23:09, Jim Cromie wrote : >> The switch disables all WIFI; >> not just the built-in one, but also pcmcia and usb wlan devices Ive plugged >> in. > > Do you know how Windows handles this? > No - I

Re: howto ignore rfkill switch

2010-04-26 Thread Jim Cromie
On Thu, Apr 22, 2010 at 9:44 AM, Dan Williams wrote: > On Wed, 2010-04-21 at 18:49 -0600, Jim Cromie wrote: >> 1 - with only built-in wifi card, I get a blank list. >> 2 - once I plug in the pcmcia and usb cards, theyre both unblocked, >> but the builtin (ipw2200) is still

Re: howto ignore rfkill switch

2010-04-21 Thread Jim Cromie
On Wed, Apr 21, 2010 at 4:24 PM, Vladimir Botka wrote: > On Wed, 21 Apr 2010 16:09:19 -0600 > Jim Cromie wrote: > >> Im willing to disable the rfkill code thats shutting things down, >> but would appreciate advice on how to do so, or whether theres >> a simpler approa

howto ignore rfkill switch

2010-04-21 Thread Jim Cromie
My rfkill switch is defective; I bumped it one day, and now I cannot turn it back on. The LED right next to the switch formerly lit up, now it doesnt. The switch (stuck in off position) disables all WIFI; not just the built-in one, but also pcmcia and usb wlan devices Ive plugged in. I googled,