netdev - Re: iwl rfkill suddenly dropped to hard block

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Date:	Thu, 16 Dec 2010 17:40:00 +0300
From:	Evgeniy Polyakov <zbr@...emap.net>
To:	"John W. Linville" <linville@...driver.com>
Cc:	Intel Linux Wireless <ilw@...ux.intel.com>, netdev@...r.kernel.org,
	linux-wireless@...r.kernel.org, wey-yi.w.guy@...el.com
Subject: Re: iwl rfkill suddenly dropped to hard block

On Wed, Dec 15, 2010 at 03:11:27PM -0500, John W. Linville (linville@...driver.com) wrote:
> To be honest, nearly every report of "suddenly my rfkill is stuck
> on" is because the laptop has multiple rfkill keys, usually with
> one of them a slider along the edge of the case.  In particular,
> Thinkpads have such switches.  The slider gets accidently engaged
> (possibly while the laptop is being transported or somesuch) and
> suddenly wireless stops working.

I feel incredibly stupid, but...
I found the key :)

-- 
	Evgeniy Polyakov

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