you can simply move /usr/lib/hal/hald-addon-rfkill-killswitch as /usr/lib/hal/hald-addon-rfkill-killswitch.old and put these lines in /usr/lib/hal/hald-addon-rfkill-killswitch :
#!/bin/sh exit 0 then you must execute: chmod 755 /usr/lib/hal/hald-addon-rfkill-killswitch killall -9 /usr/lib/hal/hald-addon-rfkill-killswitch modprobe -r -f ath5k && sleep 5s && modprobe ath5k service network-manager restart byez! -- ath5k gets hard blocked status in rfkill after turning off and then on https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/478036 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs