[Debian-eeepc-devel] Bug#497173: Wireless toggle Fn+F2 on eeepc 901

[Damyan Ivanov]

tags 497173 moreinfo
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-=| oz, Sat, Aug 30, 2008 at 03:09:59PM +0200 |=-
> Package: eeepc-acpi-scripts
> Version: 1.0.5
> Severity: normal
> 
> *** Please type your report below this line ***
> With Fn+F2 I could switch off the ra0 interface on my eeepc 901, but 
> not switch on permanently (just a few seconds). I found, that the 
> modprobe command for the wlan-module and the ifconfig-command in 
> wireless.sh are the reason. Ra0 already exists, when they are 
> invoked. Maybe because I use network-manager-kde and auto ra0 in 
> /etc/network/interfaces. After deletion of these lines I can now 
> toggle on and off the Ralink-card on my eee-pc 901.

Please test with the latest package.

> diff -Naur /mnt/old/wireless.sh wireless.sh
> --- /mnt/old/wireless.sh        2008-08-30 14:34:18.000000000 +0200
> +++ wireless.sh 2008-08-30 10:48:14.000000000 +0200
> @@ -9,14 +9,8 @@
>      on|enable)
>         if [ $(cat $wlan_control) = 0 ]; then
>             modprobe -r pciehp
> -           modprobe pciehp pciehp_force=1
> +           modprobe pciehp pciehp_force=1 pciehp_slot_with_bus=1

Mangling with pciehp is completely removed from the script. You should 
add pciehp in /etc/modules. The options can be put in /etc/modprobe.d.  
See the wiki for examples.


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