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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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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.
"Unix is basically a simple operating system, but you have to be a genius to understand the simplicity." (Dennis Ritchie)
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OTOH, if it's a software button, unloading and blacklisting the rfkill module might help.
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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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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
Hardware is like a parachute.... works best when open.
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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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Well, that didn't work, sadly.
Thanks.
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