[ltp] rfkill in 2.6.27

Yves-Alexis Perez linux-thinkpad@linux-thinkpad.org
Wed, 6 Aug 2008 15:34:18 +0200


On Wed, Aug 06, 2008 at 09:43:42AM -0300, Henrique de Moraes Holschuh wrote:
> > > Currently I can switch off all radio using the switch on front of my
> > > T61, but it'll turn off bluetooth *and* wifi. Which is nice for when no
> > > radio needs to be emitted, but for my general use is not. I'd like a way
> > > to activate bluetooth or wifi independantly.
> 
> It is in my TODO for rfkill.  It will restore state, so when you switch off,
> it blocks all radios.  When you switch on, it will restore the radios to
> whatever state they were (blocked/unblocked) before you switched them off.
> 
> But it will not be the default, you will need to tell rfkill-input to switch
> to that operation mode.

And currently, what is the (good) way to talk to rfkill system (besides
the big switch in front of the thinkpad)?

Cheers,
-- 
Yves-Alexis