On Sat, 28 Jan 2012 19:08:17 +0000, Mick wrote > On Saturday 28 Jan 2012 17:00:35 Canek Peláez Valdés wrote: > > On Sat, Jan 28, 2012 at 6:52 AM, pat <p...@xvalheru.org> wrote: > > > On Sat, 28 Jan 2012 13:46:37 +0100, Florian Philipp wrote > > > > > >> Am 28.01.2012 12:38, schrieb pat: > > >> > Hi, > > >> > > > >> > I've used wireless network about half of a year ago. Now I need it and > > >> > it doesn't start :-( My gentoo is up to date. > > >> > > > >> > I'm using network manager (and it's nm-applet). > > >> > > > >> > Wireless info: > > >> > description: Wireless interface > > >> > product: WiFi Link 6000 Series > > >> > vendor: Intel Corporation > > >> > capabilities: pm msi pciexpress bus_master cap_list ethernet physical > > >> > wireless configuration: broadcast=yes driver=iwlagn > > >> > driverversion=3.0.6-tuxonice firmware=9.221.4.1 build 25532 latency=0 > > >> > link=no multicast=yes wireless=IEEE 802.11abgn > > >> > > > >> > After switching on, the dmesg says: > > >> > iwlagn 0000:02:00.0: RF_KILL bit toggled to enable radio. > > >> > usb 2-1.7: new full speed USB device number 78 using ehci_hcd > > >> > > > >> > but wireless control doesn't indicate that it's on and nm-applies says > > >> > the wireless is disabled by hw switch. > > >> > > > >> > It worked on tuxonice-sources-2.6.38-r1 but now it doesn't work on it > > >> > too :-( Current kernel is tuxonice-sources-3.0.6 (planing upgrade to > > >> > 3.0.17, but only with wireless :-) ). > > >> > > > >> > Please, could someone help me? I have no idea where to start :-\ > > >> > > > >> > Thanks > > >> > > > >> > Pat > > >> > > >> Do you have the rfkill module loaded? > > >> > > >> Regards, > > >> Florian Philipp > > > > > > Yes. > > > rfkill 15504 1 cfg80211 > > > > I think Florian meant the rfkill package: > > > > net-wireless/rfkill > > > > Install it, and run "rfkill list"; mine says: > > > > # rfkill list > > 0: sony-wifi: Wireless LAN > > Soft blocked: no > > Hard blocked: no > > 1: sony-bluetooth: Bluetooth > > Soft blocked: no > > Hard blocked: no > > 3: phy0: Wireless LAN > > Soft blocked: no > > Hard blocked: no > > 31: hci0: Bluetooth > > Soft blocked: no > > Hard blocked: no > > > > As you can see, all of them say "Hard blocked: no". If in your case > > one says "Hard blocked: yes", you can change it with "rfkill unblock > > wlan0", for example. > > ... or pushing the wireless button on the machine? > > -- > Regards, > Mick
Hi, I've installed the rfkill and when hw switch is off: 0: phy0: Wireless LAN Soft blocked: no Hard blocked: yes And when on: 0: phy0: Wireless LAN Soft blocked: no Hard blocked: no Thanks for help Pat ---------------------------------------- Freehosting PIPNI - http://www.pipni.cz/