https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=398473 User mmeeks@novell.com added comment https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=398473#c1 --- Comment #1 from Michael Meeks 2008-06-09 05:52:41 MDT --- Created an attachment (id=220989) --> (https://bugzilla.novell.com/attachment.cgi?id=220989) misc. log files -- Configure bugmail: https://bugzilla.novell.com/userprefs.cgi?tab=email ------- You are receiving this mail because: ------- You are on the CC list for the bug.

https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=398473 User tambet@novell.com added comment https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=398473#c2 --- Comment #2 from Tambet Ingo 2008-06-11 00:17:05 MDT --- Should be pretty easy to determine whom to blame. If the device is otherwise up using iwconfig and iwlist (for scanning) it's some sort of a bug in HAL or NM. Otherwise, it's the driver. -- Configure bugmail: https://bugzilla.novell.com/userprefs.cgi?tab=email ------- You are receiving this mail because: ------- You are on the CC list for the bug.

https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=398473 User mmeeks@novell.com added comment https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=398473#c4 --- Comment #4 from Michael Meeks 2008-06-11 13:43:30 MDT --- the output for misc bits: $ ip link list .. 5: wlan0: mtu 1500 qdisc pfifo_fast qlen 1000 link/ether 00:13:02:3a:ba:ad brd ff:ff:ff:ff:ff:ff $ iwlist wlan0 scanning wlan0 Interface doesn't support scanning : Network is down $ iwconfig wlan0 IEEE 802.11g ESSID:"meeks" Mode:Managed Frequency:2.427 GHz Access Point: 00:0F:3D:47:BE:8B Bit Rate=54 Mb/s Tx-Power=27 dBm Retry min limit:7 RTS thr:off Fragment thr=2352 B Encryption key:off Link Quality=87/100 Signal level=-46 dBm Noise level=-127 dBm Rx invalid nwid:0 Rx invalid crypt:0 Rx invalid frag:0 Tx excessive retries:0 Invalid misc:0 Missed beacon:0 Looks odd to me. nm-applet says "wireless is disabled" -- Configure bugmail: https://bugzilla.novell.com/userprefs.cgi?tab=email ------- You are receiving this mail because: ------- You are on the CC list for the bug.

https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=398473 User dsbhayangkara@gmail.com added comment https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=398473#c6 Donnie Bhayangkara changed: What |Removed |Added ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- CC| |dsbhayangkara@gmail.com Version|Factory |Final --- Comment #6 from Donnie Bhayangkara 2008-06-29 00:50:38 MDT --- i confirm this, using 11.0 final with it shipped kernel 2.6.25.5-1.1-pae on my HP Evo 520 with Intel Corporation PRO/Wireless 3945ABG. First time i turned on this laptop & press the wireless button i get this messages in my log: Jun 29 13:12:32 lappy kernel: iwl3945: Radio Frequency Kill Switch is On: Jun 29 13:12:32 lappy kernel: Kill switch must be turned off for wireless networking to work. Jun 29 13:12:33 lappy kernel: iwl3945: WARNING: Requesting MAC access during RFKILL wakes up NIC Jun 29 13:12:33 lappy kernel: iwl3945: MAC is in deep sleep! Jun 29 13:12:33 lappy kernel: iwl3945: WARNING: Requesting MAC access during RFKILL wakes up NIC Jun 29 13:12:33 lappy kernel: iwl3945: MAC is in deep sleep! Jun 29 13:12:33 lappy kernel: iwl3945: WARNING: Requesting MAC access during RFKILL wakes up NIC Jun 29 13:12:33 lappy kernel: iwl3945: MAC is in deep sleep! Jun 29 13:12:33 lappy kernel: iwl3945: WARNING: Requesting MAC access during RFKILL wakes up NIC same as Michael Meeks, executing: modprobe -r iwl3945 modprobe iwl3945 make my wireless come to live, but the wireless button light still turned off. FYI, this didn't happens in 10.3 -- Configure bugmail: https://bugzilla.novell.com/userprefs.cgi?tab=email ------- You are receiving this mail because: ------- You are on the CC list for the bug.

https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=398473 User jpr@novell.com added comment https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=398473#c8 --- Comment #8 from JP Rosevear 2008-07-02 14:22:18 MDT --- Tambet, is this a duplicate of the rfkill bug 382784? -- Configure bugmail: https://bugzilla.novell.com/userprefs.cgi?tab=email ------- You are receiving this mail because: ------- You are on the CC list for the bug.

https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=398473 User grf-chz@gmx.de added comment https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=398473#c13 --- Comment #13 from Michael Mueller 2008-07-07 10:55:45 MDT --- @Helmut: I tried this and yes, the Networkmanager recognized the card as activated and I got a working network again. -- Configure bugmail: https://bugzilla.novell.com/userprefs.cgi?tab=email ------- You are receiving this mail because: ------- You are on the CC list for the bug.

https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=398473 User aorlovskyy@novell.com added comment https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=398473#c15 Alexander Orlovskyy changed: What |Removed |Added ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Status|NEEDINFO |NEW Info Provider|aorlovskyy@novell.com | --- Comment #15 from Alexander Orlovskyy 2008-07-08 01:04:21 MDT --- Hi Helmut ! This issue is fully fixed, i have tested it with a new test kernel 2.6.26-rc8-wl-default. following test command were used: $ lspci 0c:00.0 Network controller: Intel Corporation PRO/Wireless 3945ABG Network Connection (rev 02) $ ip link list 1: lo: mtu 16436 qdisc noqueue link/loopback 00:00:00:00:00:00 brd 00:00:00:00:00:00 2: eth0: mtu 1500 qdisc pfifo_fast qlen 1000 link/ether 00:18:8b:a5:ab:a2 brd ff:ff:ff:ff:ff:ff 3: wmaster0: mtu 1500 qdisc pfifo_fast qlen 1000 link/ieee802.11 00:18:de:d8:c2:01 brd ff:ff:ff:ff:ff:ff 4: wlan0: mtu 1500 qdisc pfifo_fast qlen 1000 link/ether 00:18:de:d8:c2:01 brd ff:ff:ff:ff:ff:ff 5: pan0: mtu 1500 qdisc noop link/ether 82:71:97:ed:e6:6f brd ff:ff:ff:ff:ff:ff $ iwlist wlan0 scanning wlan0 Scan completed : Cell 01 - Address: 00:0B:86:C2:28:80 ESSID:"" Mode:Master Channel:1 Frequency:2.412 GHz (Channel 1) Quality=40/100 Signal level:-85 dBm Noise level=-127 dBm Encryption key:off Bit Rates:1 Mb/s; 2 Mb/s; 5.5 Mb/s; 11 Mb/s; 6 Mb/s 9 Mb/s; 12 Mb/s; 18 Mb/s; 24 Mb/s; 36 Mb/s 48 Mb/s; 54 Mb/s Extra:tsf=00000011ef392181 Extra: Last beacon: 5252ms ago .......... iwconfig wlan0 IEEE 802.11abg ESSID:"" Mode:Managed Frequency:2.462 GHz Access Point: Not-Associated Tx-Power=15 dBm Retry min limit:7 RTS thr:off Fragment thr=2352 B Encryption key:off Link Quality:0 Signal level:0 Noise level:0 Rx invalid nwid:0 Rx invalid crypt:0 Rx invalid frag:0 Tx excessive retries:0 Invalid misc:0 Missed beacon:0 -- Configure bugmail: https://bugzilla.novell.com/userprefs.cgi?tab=email ------- You are receiving this mail because: ------- You are on the CC list for the bug.

https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=398473 User funtasyspace@yahoo.com added comment https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=398473#c17 --- Comment #17 from Jörg Hermsdorf 2008-07-17 04:10:32 MDT --- Will kernel 2.6.26 be available as an update kernel for openSUSE 11.0? -- Configure bugmail: https://bugzilla.novell.com/userprefs.cgi?tab=email ------- You are receiving this mail because: ------- You are on the CC list for the bug.

https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=398473 User korossy.p@freemail.hu added comment https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=398473#c19 --- Comment #19 from Paul Korossy 2008-07-22 15:04:13 MDT --- After trying kernel 2.6.26-20.1 I've got a working LED but the RF kill-switch still doesn't work properly on my Acer TM6291. After pressing kill-switch: Jul 22 22:08:27 lpt kernel: iwl3945: Radio Frequency Kill Switch is On: Jul 22 22:08:27 lpt kernel: Kill switch must be turned off for wireless networking to work. Jul 22 22:08:27 lpt kernel: atkbd.c: Unknown key pressed (translated set 2, code 0xd6 on isa0060/serio0). Jul 22 22:08:27 lpt kernel: atkbd.c: Use 'setkeycodes e056 <keycode>' to make it known. Jul 22 22:08:27 lpt kernel: atkbd.c: Unknown key released (translated set 2, code 0xd6 on isa0060/serio0). Jul 22 22:08:27 lpt kernel: atkbd.c: Use 'setkeycodes e056 <keycode>' to make it known. Jul 22 22:08:28 lpt dhclient: caught deadly SIGTERM Jul 22 22:08:28 lpt dhclient: could not restore resolv.conf: No such file or directory Jul 22 22:08:28 lpt kernel: wlan0: Initial auth_alg=0 Jul 22 22:08:28 lpt kernel: wlan0: authenticate with AP 00:4f:62:0a:45:87 Jul 22 22:08:28 lpt kernel: wlan0: disassociate(reason=3) Jul 22 22:08:28 lpt avahi-daemon[2741]: Withdrawing address record for 192.168.100.100 on wlan0. Jul 22 22:08:28 lpt avahi-daemon[2741]: Leaving mDNS multicast group on interface wlan0.IPv4 with address 192.168.100.100. Jul 22 22:08:28 lpt avahi-daemon[2741]: Interface wlan0.IPv4 no longer relevant for mDNS. Jul 22 22:08:28 lpt kernel: iwl3945: WARNING: Requesting MAC access during RFKILL wakes up NIC Jul 22 22:08:28 lpt kernel: iwl3945: MAC is in deep sleep! Jul 22 22:08:28 lpt kernel: iwl3945: WARNING: Requesting MAC access during RFKILL wakes up NIC Jul 22 22:08:28 lpt kernel: iwl3945: MAC is in deep sleep! Jul 22 22:08:28 lpt kernel: iwl3945: WARNING: Requesting MAC access during RFKILL wakes up NIC Jul 22 22:08:28 lpt kernel: iwl3945: MAC is in deep sleep! Jul 22 22:08:28 lpt kernel: iwl3945: WARNING: Requesting MAC access during RFKILL wakes up NIC Jul 22 22:08:28 lpt kernel: ACPI: PCI interrupt for device 0000:02:00.0 disabled Jul 22 22:08:28 lpt avahi-daemon[2741]: Withdrawing address record for fe80::219:d2ff:fe65:32ee on wlan0. Jul 22 22:08:28 lpt nm-dispatcher.action: Script '/etc/NetworkManager/dispatcher.d/autofs' exited with error status 1. After pressing kill switch again: Jul 22 22:08:55 lpt kernel: atkbd.c: Unknown key pressed (translated set 2, code 0xd5 on isa0060/serio0). Jul 22 22:08:55 lpt kernel: atkbd.c: Use 'setkeycodes e055 <keycode>' to make it known. Jul 22 22:08:55 lpt kernel: atkbd.c: Unknown key released (translated set 2, code 0xd5 on isa0060/serio0). Jul 22 22:08:55 lpt kernel: atkbd.c: Use 'setkeycodes e055 <keycode>' to make it known. -- Configure bugmail: https://bugzilla.novell.com/userprefs.cgi?tab=email ------- You are receiving this mail because: ------- You are on the CC list for the bug.

https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=398473 User justforspam@email.it added comment https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=398473#c20 --- Comment #20 from Lorenzo Paulatto 2008-12-31 04:40:12 MST --- Same problem is still present in openSUSE 11.1 Now the led is working correctly (it was always turned off in 11.0), but killswitch is not working properly, and requires a network restart after it's switched from off to on. Note that it was working perfectly in all 10.x versions -- Configure bugmail: https://bugzilla.novell.com/userprefs.cgi?tab=email ------- You are receiving this mail because: ------- You are on the CC list for the bug.

https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=398473 User justforspam@email.it added comment https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=398473#c22 --- Comment #22 from Lorenzo Paulatto 2009-01-10 08:24:23 MST --- Created an attachment (id=264312) --> (https://bugzilla.novell.com/attachment.cgi?id=264312) iwl3945 test case: truning on and off at max debug level I've recovered the firmware from openSUSE 10.3, but it does not work all the same. I've also tried to recompile the module with IWL3945_DEBUG set, and set the debug_level mask to 0xFFFFFFFF. Yet after turning the kill switch to ON I get no debug message. I can get some debug messages by unloading and reloading the kernel module (I've attached a test case) Please note that using the software switch from knetwork works correctly. -- Configure bugmail: https://bugzilla.novell.com/userprefs.cgi?tab=email ------- You are receiving this mail because: ------- You are on the CC list for the bug.

https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=398473 Lorenzo Paulatto changed: What |Removed |Added ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- OS/Version|openSUSE 11.0 |openSUSE 11.1 -- Configure bugmail: https://bugzilla.novell.com/userprefs.cgi?tab=email ------- You are receiving this mail because: ------- You are on the CC list for the bug.

https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=398473 User justforspam@email.it added comment https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=398473#c25 --- Comment #25 from Lorenzo Paulatto 2009-01-12 07:50:03 MST --- Disregard what I just said, the patch is NOT solving the problem; and sorry for spamming the bugzilla... -- Configure bugmail: https://bugzilla.novell.com/userprefs.cgi?tab=email ------- You are receiving this mail because: ------- You are on the CC list for the bug.

https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=398473 User justforspam@email.it added comment https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=398473#c27 --- Comment #27 from Lorenzo Paulatto 2009-01-23 02:30:49 MST --- bug 446013 is hidden... could you paste the patch/solution here? -- Configure bugmail: https://bugzilla.novell.com/userprefs.cgi?tab=email ------- You are receiving this mail because: ------- You are on the CC list for the bug.

https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=398473 User korossy.p@freemail.hu added comment https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=398473#c29 Paul Korossy changed: What |Removed |Added ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Status|RESOLVED |REOPENED Resolution|DUPLICATE | --- Comment #29 from Paul Korossy 2009-01-27 13:55:15 MST --- I've installed the test kernel that basically works when wireless is enabled at boot time. But if wireless is disabled (RF Kill Switch is on) at boot, I can't enable it anymore. Pressing the RF switch it does nothing, it prints only these two lines at every second keypressing: Jan 27 21:26:09 lpt kernel: iwl3945: Radio Frequency Kill Switch is On: Jan 27 21:26:09 lpt kernel: Kill switch must be turned off for wireless networking to work. I can make the card work by reloading the module: modprobe -r iwl3945 modprobe iwl3945 -- Configure bugmail: https://bugzilla.novell.com/userprefs.cgi?tab=email ------- You are receiving this mail because: ------- You are on the CC list for the bug.

https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=398473 User korossy.p@freemail.hu added comment https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=398473#c31 Paul Korossy changed: What |Removed |Added ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Status|NEEDINFO |REOPENED Info Provider|korossy.p@freemail.hu | --- Comment #31 from Paul Korossy 2009-01-28 16:12:09 MST --- kp@lpt:~> uname -srv Linux 2.6.27.10-23-default #1 SMP 2009-01-13 16:46:43 +0100 The installation source I've used: http://download.opensuse.org/repositories/home:/hschaa:/kernel/openSUSE_11.1... Should I have used ../OpenSUSE_Factory instead? According Yast both contain the same build. I mean, the switch is ON, when wireless is DISABLED. -- Configure bugmail: https://bugzilla.novell.com/userprefs.cgi?tab=email ------- You are receiving this mail because: ------- You are on the CC list for the bug.

https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=398473 User korossy.p@freemail.hu added comment https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=398473#c33 --- Comment #33 from Paul Korossy 2009-03-01 05:26:28 MST --- It still doesn't work for me after updating kernel 2.6.27.19-3.2. I still cannot turn on wifi after turning it off and suspending rebooting the machine, only modprobe -r iwl3945/modprobe iwl3945 commands can make it work, see my comment#29 and comment#31. -- Configure bugmail: https://bugzilla.novell.com/userprefs.cgi?tab=email ------- You are receiving this mail because: ------- You are on the CC list for the bug.

https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=398473 User nice@titanic.nyme.hu added comment https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=398473#c35 --- Comment #35 from Tamás Németh 2009-03-01 09:15:27 MST --- (In reply to comment #33)

It still doesn't work for me after updating kernel 2.6.27.19-3.2. I still cannot turn on wifi after turning it off and suspending rebooting the machine, only modprobe -r iwl3945/modprobe iwl3945 commands can make it work, see my comment#29 and comment#31.

It works perfectly for me. What does your uname -r say? -- Configure bugmail: https://bugzilla.novell.com/userprefs.cgi?tab=email ------- You are receiving this mail because: ------- You are on the CC list for the bug.