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#1 2009-09-16 22:16:51

Kyle Carter
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Registered: 2008-02-14
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How do I disable the wireless button on my Acer Aspire 3000

I got my Broadcomm wireless working, and everything's great, except for the design of this stupid laptop. The button that toggles the wireless is positioned in a way that if I am leaning back with the laptop on my lap, my belt or stomach often accidentally turns the wireless off.

Is there a way I can keep the WLAN working, and just disable this stupid button?

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#2 2009-09-17 17:16:32

synorgy
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Re: How do I disable the wireless button on my Acer Aspire 3000

If the button on your laptop is anything like the one on my old one (an old model Sony Vaio), the switch is actually a hardware switch that simply completes a circuit and provides power to the wireless card. If this is the case, short of taping the button in the 'on' position or opening the case to solder the connection, I don't see a way to keep it on indefinitely. hmm


"Unix is basically a simple operating system, but you have to be a genius to understand the simplicity." (Dennis Ritchie)

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#3 2009-09-17 18:07:17

tomk
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Re: How do I disable the wireless button on my Acer Aspire 3000

OTOH, if it's a software button, unloading and blacklisting the rfkill module might help.

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#4 2009-09-17 18:30:29

Kyle Carter
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Re: How do I disable the wireless button on my Acer Aspire 3000

You'll have to help me out.. I know how to blacklist a module, but is there a simple way for me to check and see if the rfkill module is loaded?

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#5 2009-09-18 02:35:36

cobra2
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Re: How do I disable the wireless button on my Acer Aspire 3000

Kyle Carter wrote:

You'll have to help me out.. I know how to blacklist a module, but is there a simple way for me to check and see if the rfkill module is loaded?

this should work for you.

'lsmod | grep rfkill

or you can go with the plain ol' lsmod


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#6 2009-09-18 04:30:05

Kyle Carter
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Re: How do I disable the wireless button on my Acer Aspire 3000

rfkill_input            6020  0 
rfkill                 10640  3 rfkill_input,b43

So if I blacklist these, my wireless should still work, but the button should stop being a thorn in my side?

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#7 2009-09-18 21:46:39

Kyle Carter
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Registered: 2008-02-14
Posts: 91

Re: How do I disable the wireless button on my Acer Aspire 3000

Well, that didn't work, sadly.

Thanks.

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