Messages in this thread | | | Date | Thu, 21 Dec 2006 19:25:55 -0600 | From | Matt Domsch <> | Subject | Re: Network drivers that don't suspend on interface down |
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On Thu, Dec 21, 2006 at 01:27:55PM -0500, Valdis.Kletnieks@vt.edu wrote: > On Wed, 20 Dec 2006 22:06:51 EST, Dan Williams said: > > It's also complicated because some switches are supposed to rfkill both > > an 802.11 module _and_ a bluetooth module at the same time, or I guess > > some laptops may even have one rfkill switch for each wireless device. > > On my Dell D820, it's bios-selectable if the switch is enabled, or if > it controls just the 802.11 card, or 802.11 and bluetooth, or just bluetooth, > or 802.11 and mobile broadband, or ... > > This way lies madness. :) > > (Oddest part - said bios config screen offers the choices for bluetooth > and mobile broadband even though the hardware config doesn't include it. ;)
In this case changing the UI based on presence (and thus the printed docs etc.) winds up being difficult. Think of it as an embedded advertisement - you too could have bluetooth and mobile broadband... :-)
-Matt
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