I can't turn my WiFi Off??

raul_nds · 2007-10-21 15:35:02

This seems stupid, because most people complain the other way around

My laptop has a WiFi button (not switch) that turns a led on/off according to the WiFi state. The thing is...I can't turn the damn led off!!
This isn't really an issue, because most of the time I'm using my wireless, but sometimes it's handy to turn it off so I can save some battery when I'm studying and don't need an internet connection.

This button used to work about 2 months ago, before I sent my laptop for repair (turns out they gave me a new one because of the delay, but that's a different story), and now I did a fresh Arch install and I have this little...err...bug?

What could this be?

Thanks

tuxing · 2007-10-21 19:40:38

as a first step i would check whether the network is realy running when you've turned it off, so may be your new laptop does'nt register that the network is turned off and so the led is "shining"

it's a thought only...
have luck!

raul_nds · 2007-10-21 19:43:06

It's running

I already checked dmesg and nothing happens. It works with Vista, so...

With my old laptop (it's the same model) brightness didn't work, and now this. I guess i'll wait for a new update

tuxing · 2007-10-21 19:50:32

coud you find out, what your wifi-button does exacly, so what program is started by the wifi-button and as what user perms?
Try to re-define the program which is bound to the wifi-button with a shell script (or similar) that all nesseccary thing does.
possible?

have luck!

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#1 2007-10-21 15:35:02

I can't turn my WiFi Off??

#2 2007-10-21 19:40:38

Re: I can't turn my WiFi Off??

#3 2007-10-21 19:43:06

Re: I can't turn my WiFi Off??

#4 2007-10-21 19:50:32

Re: I can't turn my WiFi Off??

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