results of request below: /sys/class/dmi/id/product_name:HP Compaq nc6230 (PU984AW#ABA) /sys/class/dmi/id/product_version:F.15 /sys/class/dmi/id/board_name:0944 /sys/class/dmi/id/board_version:KBC Version 40.22
However, I had a repeat of the hangup after a soft kill- even with hp_wfi removed. Not sure what to make of that. Same warnings on shutdown and startup 'waiting to fully populate /dev' resulting in a failed to set power on IPW_2200 - request timed out - or words to that effect. Cheers, Al On Tue, 2014-08-26 at 23:57 -0700, Ben Hutchings wrote: > On Tue, 2014-08-26 at 17:40 -0500, Darren Hart wrote: > > On 8/26/14, 2:50, "Ben Hutchings" <b...@decadent.org.uk> wrote: > > > > >Alan Wilson (in cc) reported that rfkill doesn't work correctly on the > > >HP Compaq nc6230. > > > > > >- Without the hp-wmi driver loaded, the hard rfkill switch controls both > > >wifi and BT while soft rfkill only works for wifi. > > > > > >- With the hp-wmi driver loaded, soft and hard rfkill switches can be > > >used to turn wifi and BT off and to turn BT back on, but wifi cannot be > > >turned back on without using the BIOS setup program. > > > > > >(The full bug report is logged at <https://bugs.debian.org/756947>.) > > > > > >This was reported against Linux 3.2, but I don't think there have been > > >relevant fixes since then. > > > > > >Perhaps the hp-wmi driver should blacklist this model for wifi rfkill > > >(while leaving all the others features enabled). Does that seem like a > > >reasonable approach to fix this? > > > > > >Ben. > > > > Hi didn't quite have to get pencil and paper out to create a truth table > > for this one, but nearly! Assuming assertions about no more firmware > > becoming available and the latest firmware being run are accurate, > > blacklisting this model seems like a reasonable approach to restoring > > basic functionality. > > Alan, can you provide the identifying information for this model: > > grep . /sys/class/dmi/id/{product,board}_{name,version} > > Ben. > -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-bugs-dist-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org
