On Sun, Oct 09, 2011 at 11:45:41AM +0000, Camaleón wrote: > > laptop I could use the rfkill package like so: rfkill block wifi > > Here are some tips: > > http://www.lesswatts.org/tips/wireless.php
Will take a look > > Another option could be disabling wifi and bluetooth adapter from BIOS > (if this is available). Yes, although I use wifi fairly frequently, so if I can't find a solution, I'll just accept the extra battery consumption...:) > backlight, wifi, BT, hdd temperature sensors...) and maybe your dell > needs something similar :-? module wl controls wifi... I had to install it manually. > Bringing down the interface still leaves the adapter "on", so I guess > there is no power-saving gain when doing this. Fair enough, thanks. > Is the wifi card already configured and detected by the system? Yes, but I had to configure manually... Thanks for your help, Dan -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: http://lists.debian.org/20111011072632.gd15...@gwsc.vic.edu.au
