linux-kernel - Re: Dell-laptop is not working without wireless

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Message-Id: <20090903174839.948A4526EA5@mailhub.coreip.homeip.net>
Date:	Thu, 3 Sep 2009 10:15:44 -0700
From:	Dmitry Torokhov <dmitry.torokhov@...il.com>
To:	Mario Limonciello <mario_limonciello@...l.com>
Cc:	Matthew Garrett <mjg59@...f.ucam.org>,
	LKML <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: Dell-laptop is not working without wireless

On Thursday 03 September 2009 09:42:35 am Mario Limonciello wrote:
> Hi Dmitry:
> 
> Dmitry Torokhov wrote:
> > On Tue, Aug 18, 2009 at 01:10:49PM +0100, Matthew Garrett wrote:
> >   
> >
> > Admittedly I have not spend much time on it but it looks like my box
> > _really_ wants wifi interface to be fully operational before
> > dcsbas_smi_request() starts returning proper data. I wonder if iwl3945's
> > rfkill support interferes somehow here...
> >
> > Maybe Mario (being a Dell guy) has an idea why this might be happening?
> >
> >   
> I'm on 2.6.31-rc8 or so.  I can't actually reproduce this on a d630.  I
> get all of the rfkill devices populated.
> 

Hmm, what is the BIOS version in your box? Also, mine used to have
broadcom-based wifi and I replaced it with iwl3945, would that make
any difference?

Thanks!

-- 
Dmitry
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