[Bug 90883] Re: Cannot turn off wireless

*** This bug is a duplicate of bug 89763 *** ** Changed in: ipw2100 (Ubuntu) Status: Confirmed => Rejected ** Changed in: linux-source-2.6.20 (Ubuntu) Sourcepackagename: linux-source-2.6.20 => acpi-support ** Summary changed: - Cannot turn off wireless + wireless.sh cannot use 'device/po

[Bug 90883] Re: Cannot turn off wireless

I've searched a lot and maybe I found that in the future wireless drivers will "have to" disable the card when the interface is down: ifconfig eth1 down will deactivate the wireless card. In some ipw2100 mailing list (don't have the link) this is discussed but it is not yet implemented -- Canno

[Bug 90883] Re: Cannot turn off wireless

also affecting ipw2200 and every other wireless cards ** Also affects: linux-source-2.6.20 (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided Status: Unconfirmed ** Changed in: linux-source-2.6.20 (Ubuntu) Status: Unconfirmed => Confirmed -- Cannot turn off wireless https://launchpad.net/bugs/9088

Re: [Bug 90883] Re: Cannot turn off wireless

I'm not aware of this, sorry... -- Cannot turn off wireless https://launchpad.net/bugs/90883 -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs

[Bug 90883] Re: Cannot turn off wireless

How does other wireless adapters control their powerstate ? Anyone looking into this ? On a laptop this is an importent feature. I save ~2W by turning of wireless, which saves lots of battery. -- Cannot turn off wireless https://launchpad.net/bugs/90883 -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs

[Bug 90883] Re: Cannot turn off wireless

The problem is that the kernel does no more support writing to that file. It has been disabled because it was dangerous. Ubuntu WILL NEED a new way to disable wireless -- Cannot turn off wireless https://launchpad.net/bugs/90883 -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://l

[Bug 90883] Re: Cannot turn off wireless

Same problem here with ipw2200. -- Cannot turn off wireless https://launchpad.net/bugs/90883 -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs

[Bug 90883] Re: Cannot turn off wireless

** Changed in: ipw2100 (Ubuntu) Assignee: Alfredo Matos => (unassigned) Status: Needs Info => Confirmed -- Cannot turn off wireless https://launchpad.net/bugs/90883 -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs

[Bug 90883] Re: Cannot turn off wireless

~$ uname -r 2.6.20-9-generic ~$ cat /var/log/messages | grep 2100 | grep Driver Mar 12 07:23:13 kernel: [ 16.10] ipw2100: Intel(R) PRO/Wireless 2100 Network Driver, git-1.2.2 Hope this gives some information. -- Cannot turn off wireless https://launchpad.net/bugs/90883 -- ubuntu-bugs m

[Bug 90883] Re: Cannot turn off wireless

Filled Upstream: http://bughost.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=1238 Feel free to comment on the upstream also, adding valuable information. Thanks. -- Cannot turn off wireless https://launchpad.net/bugs/90883 -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mai

[Bug 90883] Re: Cannot turn off wireless

Can you post kernel version and ipw2100 driver version please ? To get the kernel version: uname -r For ipw2100 try: cat /var/log/message | grep 2100 | grep driver this should yield some information ** Changed in: ipw2100 (Ubuntu) Assignee: (unassigned) => Alfredo Matos Status: Unconf

[Bug 90883] Re: Cannot turn off wireless

I can confirm this behavior on a ipw3945 also. But it seems that it's more a sysfs problem of the driver rather then permissions... -- Cannot turn off wireless https://launchpad.net/bugs/90883 -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubu