[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,
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Yves-Alexis