On Tue, 11 Oct 2011 18:26:32 +1100, Daniel Dalton wrote: > 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...:)
Yes, turning off the wifi at BIOS only makes sense if you're not using it at all or only from time to time. >> backlight, wifi, BT, hdd temperature sensors...) and maybe your dell >> needs something similar :-? > > module wl controls wifi... I had to install it manually. No, I did not mean that. "wl" is a generic module for broadcom based wifi chipsets but in addition to this driver my system also loads another one that manages the "goodies" of the laptop (function/special keys, backlight, wifi/BT swtich, etc...). (...) >> Is the wifi card already configured and detected by the system? > > Yes, but I had to configure manually... Why... was that intentional? :-? Greetings, -- Camaleón -- 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/pan.2011.10.11.13.21...@gmail.com
