Bug 14743 - New rtl8187 rfkill support prevents using wlan completely.
Summary: New rtl8187 rfkill support prevents using wlan completely.
Status: CLOSED CODE_FIX
Alias: None
Product: Drivers
Classification: Unclassified
Component: network-wireless (show other bugs)
Hardware: All Linux
: P1 normal
Assignee: Larry Finger
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Blocks: 14230
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Reported: 2009-12-05 20:10 UTC by Antti Kaijanmäki
Modified: 2009-12-30 16:52 UTC (History)
2 users (show)

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Kernel Version: 2.6.32
Subsystem:
Regression: Yes
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Patch to implement new rfkill switch mask (5.99 KB, patch)
2009-12-29 18:05 UTC, Larry Finger 		Details | Diff
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Description Antti Kaijanmäki 2009-12-05 20:10:22 UTC 
The new rfkill support introduced in rtl8187 driver does not work on my Toshiba Satellite Pro L300 laptop. The driver does not react on the state of the switch, it simply thinks that the kill switch is constantly on. Before the state of the switch was completely ignored and I could use wlan no matter if the switch was on or off.
Comment 1 Larry Finger 2009-12-29 18:05:47 UTC 
Created attachment 24353 [details]
Patch to implement new rfkill switch mask

Sorry that this Bug report did not come to my attention earlier. Does the patch fix the problem?
Comment 2 Antti Kaijanmäki 2009-12-30 07:24:50 UTC 
(In reply to comment #1)
> Does the patch fix the problem?

Yes, it does.
Comment 3 Larry Finger 2009-12-30 16:51:48 UTC 
Patch is in mainline and 2.6.32.2.
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