Public bug reported:
On a Dell E6500, after unsuspending my laptop, I noticed my WiFi and 3G
cell card LEDs were off. Tried hitting moving the switch on the side
that enables both, and only the 3G LED came on.
/var/log/messages shows the iwlagn kernel module thinks that:
kernel: [347888.386364] iwlagn: Radio Frequency Kill Switch is On:
kernel: [347888.386370] Kill switch must be turned off for wireless networking
to work.
However, the switch is "on".
Resolved completely in software by first removing modules: 'modprobe -r
iwlagn; modprobe -r mac80211; modprobe -r cfg80211'.
Then did 'modprobe iwlagn' followed by 'ifup wlan0'.
Works fine after that.
ProblemType: Bug
Architecture: amd64
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 9.04
MachineType: Dell Inc. Latitude E6500
NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia
Package: linux-image-2.6.28-11-generic 2.6.28-11.42
ProcCmdLine: root=UUID=fdee5ec0-01f5-475e-89b1-7d2a06e7fcc0 ro quiet splash
ProcEnviron:
PATH=(custom, no user)
LANG=en_US.UTF-8
SHELL=/bin/bash
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.28-11.42-generic
SourcePackage: linux
** Affects: linux (Ubuntu)
Importance: Undecided
Status: New
** Tags: amd64 apport-bug
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Wireless: iwlagn incorrectly says kill switch on
https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/375242
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