Date: Wed, 19 Mar 2008 07:03:33 +0100 From: Markus Dolze <bsdfan@nurfuerspam.de> To: Sam Leffler <sam@freebsd.org> Cc: freebsd-mobile@freebsd.org Subject: Re: ath card with two antennas and rfkill question Message-ID: <47E0ACB5.6050509@nurfuerspam.de> In-Reply-To: <47DBF93A.3060905@freebsd.org> References: <20080315133937.139370@gmx.net> <47DBF93A.3060905@freebsd.org>
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Sam Leffler wrote: > Markus Dolze wrote: >> Hello, >> >> I recently got a Compex WLM54G mini-pci card for my Toshiba 6100. I >> connected the two internal antennas the laptop has and the card if >> working fine, except that the laptop's "wireless switch" does not >> work. I cannot turn the radio off (better this than the other way >> round). I remember having read that this switch is connected to one of >> the mini-pci pins and signals the card to turn off the radio. Why >> doesn't it work then? Or is it a software / driver issue? >> > > rfkill is handled several different ways and there is no automatic way > for the driver to arrange handling (e.g. by reading the eeprom). If > the switch is delivering a gpio interrupt then the current driver > doesn't support that. What you need to do is identify the gpio > pin+polarity and then add a handler to ath_intr to turn the radio > on+off. If you want to pursue that contact me off-line for help (none > of my laptops have this setup). > I give up on this. I installed Windows XP and tested with some Atheros' driver as well as with the one Toshiba supplies and none worked. The RF stays always on and the "wireless on/off hotkey" on the keyboard doesn't work either. So don't expect this to work on FreeBSD. Regards Markus
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