On Sun, May 29, 2011 at 1:31 AM, karan pratap singh <[email protected]>wrote:
> > > On Sat, May 28, 2011 at 5:12 PM, [email protected] > <[email protected]>wrote: > >> On my Dell Studio 1450 (running kubuntu 10.10) the wireless cum bluetooth >> hard-block is controlled as an alternate function of the Function 2 key. >> Rather for sending Function 2, Fn+F2 has to be pressed. >> > > > So you mean to say that for turning wifi and bluetooth 'off' on your laptop > you need to press F2? > yes the key has dual functionalities > > and for sending an actual F2 you need to press Fn+F2 ? > yup F2 is the alternate function which requires keeping the extra Fn key pressed > > If you want you can easily change the need to press Fn key through the BIOS > :) > I don't want to do that, thankyou > > I did for my Dell Inspiron 1564 and have been happy since. > > My current config--- > 1) To block and unblock the wifi+cum+bluetooth , I use Fn+F2, and it does > toggle properly the wifi as well as bluetooth. > 2) To send an actual F2 , I just press F2 :) > The problem is bluetooth toggles properly but wifi does not, the state of wifi, once hard-blocked does not get unblocked. Hope its clear now. > > > -- > regards, > Karan Pratap Singh > PULUG > Panjab University > Chandigarh > > -- > Mailing list guidelines and other related articles: > http://lug-iitd.org/Footer > -- Anuvrat Parashar http://about.me/anuvrat.parashar -- Mailing list guidelines and other related articles: http://lug-iitd.org/Footer
