This bug was described in known issues for 8.10 release.
"Cannot reactivate Intel 3945/4965 wireless if booting with killswitch enabled
On laptops with Intel 3945 or Intel 4965 wireless chipsets and a killswitch for
the wireless antenna, starting the system with the killswitch enabled (i.e.,
wit
I am having the same problem on my laptop: WLAN works randomly on boot.
When it does work, this is what the system log says:
Nov 16 22:44:51 david-laptop kernel: [ 27.903622] iwl3945 :06:00.0: PCI
INT A -> GSI 19 (level, low) -> IRQ 19
Nov 16 22:44:51 david-laptop kernel: [ 27.904090] fir
Recently I have got one lucky time where WLAN worked. I immediately got
a dmesg, pressed the WLAN key, got another dmesg, pressed the WLAN key
again, and got another dmesg. I can't figure out whatever dmesg is
saying so here they are, uploaded.
** Attachment added: "dmesg.zip"
http://launchpadl
Seems I was wrong...
having two ways for activating wlan:
1. soft-on/off via fn+F5 (wlan, wlan+blue, blue, none)
2. hardware switch (wlan+blue on/off)
while switching on and off often (too fast) via "soft"-off/on wlan
doesn't come up again. Only a HW-Reset via hw-switch brings back
functionality.
When system starts:
WLAN is enabled.
dmesg
[ 15.277876] iwl3945: Intel(R) PRO/Wireless 3945ABG/BG Network Connection
driver for Linux, 1.2.26ks
[ 15.277880] iwl3945: Copyright(c) 2003-2008 Intel Corporation
[ 15.406530] iwl3945 :05:00.0: enabling device ( -> 0002)
[ 15.406542] iwl
