[ltp] tpctl and SuSE Linux
James Knott
linux-thinkpad@linux-thinkpad.org
Fri, 05 Dec 2003 17:58:43 -0500
Tim Prince wrote:
> On Thursday 04 December 2003 23:54, wes schreiner wrote:
>
>>Rob Smith wrote:
>>
>>>----- Original Message -----
>>
>>From: "wes schreiner" <wes@infosink.com>
>>
>>>>And, once you have tpctl installed, you can just say "tpctl
>>>>--rs2=disable", no need for PNP support in the kernel (though SuSE's
>>>>kernels might have it) and no need to reboot. Doesn't SuSE have a
>>>>package for tpctl?
>>>>
>>>>wes:
>
> calling it the question of the year seems a bit much, but:
> I'm suspecting the tpctl supplied with SuSE 9.0 isn't up to date. After I
> installed it from the CDs, it took 2 reboots before linux was working
> smoothly again, and I haven't been able to locate any command which turns on
> the wlan radio.
>
Well, there's always ifup and ifdown. i.e ifup wlan0