Dropping Quantal task since I've learned that dell-laptop dropped it's
rfkill handling all together in 3.5
** Changed in: linux (Ubuntu Quantal)
Status: Confirmed => Invalid
** Changed in: linux (Ubuntu Quantal)
Assignee: Kamal Mostafa (kamalmostafa) => (unassigned)
** Changed in: linux (Ubuntu Quantal)
Milestone: ubuntu-12.10-beta-1 => None
** No longer affects: linux (Ubuntu Quantal)
** Changed in: linux (Ubuntu Precise)
Assignee: Kamal Mostafa (kamalmostafa) => Chris Van Hoof (vanhoof)
** Description changed:
- In Quantal and Precise there seems to be a bug in dell-laptop.
+ In Precise there seems to be a bug in dell-laptop.
When you kill dell-bluetooth, it also hard blocks 'Wireless LAN'.
This should NOT be the case and only block your bluetooth.
$ sudo rfkill list
0: dell-wifi: Wireless LAN
- Soft blocked: no
- Hard blocked: no
+ Soft blocked: no
+ Hard blocked: no
1: dell-bluetooth: Bluetooth
- Soft blocked: no
- Hard blocked: no
+ Soft blocked: no
+ Hard blocked: no
2: dell-wwan: Wireless WAN
- Soft blocked: no
- Hard blocked: no
+ Soft blocked: no
+ Hard blocked: no
5: hci0: Bluetooth
- Soft blocked: no
- Hard blocked: no
+ Soft blocked: no
+ Hard blocked: no
6: phy0: Wireless LAN
- Soft blocked: no
- Hard blocked: no
+ Soft blocked: no
+ Hard blocked: no
$ sudo rfkill block 1
$ sudo rfkill list
0: dell-wifi: Wireless LAN
- Soft blocked: no
- Hard blocked: no
+ Soft blocked: no
+ Hard blocked: no
1: dell-bluetooth: Bluetooth
- Soft blocked: yes
- Hard blocked: no
+ Soft blocked: yes
+ Hard blocked: no
2: dell-wwan: Wireless WAN
- Soft blocked: no
- Hard blocked: no
+ Soft blocked: no
+ Hard blocked: no
6: phy0: Wireless LAN
- Soft blocked: no
- Hard blocked: yes
-
+ Soft blocked: no
+ Hard blocked: yes
$ /sys/kernel/debug/dell_laptop# cat rfkill
status: 0x1071D
Bit 0 : Hardware switch supported: 1
Bit 1 : Wifi locator supported: 0
Bit 2 : Wifi is supported: 1
Bit 3 : Bluetooth is supported: 1
Bit 4 : WWAN is supported: 1
Bit 5 : Wireless keyboard supported: 0
Bit 8 : Wifi is installed: 1
Bit 9 : Bluetooth is installed: 1
Bit 10: WWAN is installed: 1
Bit 16: Hardware switch is on: 1
Bit 17: Wifi is blocked: 0
Bit 18: Bluetooth is blocked: 0
Bit 19: WWAN is blocked: 0
hwswitch_state: 0x7
Bit 0 : Wifi controlled by switch: 1
Bit 1 : Bluetooth controlled by switch: 1
Bit 2 : WWAN controlled by switch: 1
Bit 7 : Wireless switch config locked: 0
Bit 8 : Wifi locator enabled: 0
Bit 15: Wifi locator setting locked: 0
This behaviour has been addressed in Bug # 901410 ... however we'll need
to handle a new product name, L322X.
** Description changed:
+ == SRU Justification [precise] ==
+ Impact:
+ * Prevents using WiFi without Bluetooth, or vice-versa.
+
+ Fix:
+ * This patch adds a Dell laptop model to rfkill blacklist table; affects
only this model.
+
+ Testcase:
+ * Disable Bluetooth via the indicator icon; verify that WiFi continues to
operate.
+
+
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+
In Precise there seems to be a bug in dell-laptop.
When you kill dell-bluetooth, it also hard blocks 'Wireless LAN'.
This should NOT be the case and only block your bluetooth.
$ sudo rfkill list
0: dell-wifi: Wireless LAN
Soft blocked: no
Hard blocked: no
1: dell-bluetooth: Bluetooth
Soft blocked: no
Hard blocked: no
2: dell-wwan: Wireless WAN
Soft blocked: no
Hard blocked: no
5: hci0: Bluetooth
Soft blocked: no
Hard blocked: no
6: phy0: Wireless LAN
Soft blocked: no
Hard blocked: no
$ sudo rfkill block 1
$ sudo rfkill list
0: dell-wifi: Wireless LAN
Soft blocked: no
Hard blocked: no
1: dell-bluetooth: Bluetooth
Soft blocked: yes
Hard blocked: no
2: dell-wwan: Wireless WAN
Soft blocked: no
Hard blocked: no
6: phy0: Wireless LAN
Soft blocked: no
Hard blocked: yes
$ /sys/kernel/debug/dell_laptop# cat rfkill
status: 0x1071D
Bit 0 : Hardware switch supported: 1
Bit 1 : Wifi locator supported: 0
Bit 2 : Wifi is supported: 1
Bit 3 : Bluetooth is supported: 1
Bit 4 : WWAN is supported: 1
Bit 5 : Wireless keyboard supported: 0
Bit 8 : Wifi is installed: 1
Bit 9 : Bluetooth is installed: 1
Bit 10: WWAN is installed: 1
Bit 16: Hardware switch is on: 1
Bit 17: Wifi is blocked: 0
Bit 18: Bluetooth is blocked: 0
Bit 19: WWAN is blocked: 0
hwswitch_state: 0x7
Bit 0 : Wifi controlled by switch: 1
Bit 1 : Bluetooth controlled by switch: 1
Bit 2 : WWAN controlled by switch: 1
Bit 7 : Wireless switch config locked: 0
Bit 8 : Wifi locator enabled: 0
Bit 15: Wifi locator setting locked: 0
This behaviour has been addressed in Bug # 901410 ... however we'll need
to handle a new product name, L322X.
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