I do not know if this helps are not but I did find a work around. Go into BIOS and disable the wifi then hit apply. Enable the wifi then hit apply. Save and reboot.
This will reset the Fn-F11 to on.... Tested with Ubuntu 11.04, full updates and no other drivers added and Dell Vostro 1015 -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/775174 Title: [Dell Vostro 1015] Turning off wi-fi with the hotkey (Fn+F11) permanently kills wi-fi -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list [email protected] https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
