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Staub

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Registered: 2009-02-04

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Remove Wifi I dont need

Hi,

this is my first Topic. I solved almost all by studying the Forum, but cant now find solution for this easy problem.

I want deaktivate (remove) Wifi, because I dont need it, and I dont want it.

My PC is an Asus EEE PC 701. With the new Kernel, it seems, that the Wifi is supported now within the Kernel. Thats nice, also the atl2 Network is now included, but what, when I dont want the Atheros. I was unplugging the Mini-PCI-Module, but there is also a LED that lights. I disabled in BIOS, but it will restart after each boot.

Is it nessecary to remove this Module from Kernel? Im not experienced in that, please can you help me. I tried !ath5k in rc.conf, but thats not the solution. It seems, that UDEV loads the "LED" haha, there is no hardware for it.

Eax

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Re: Remove Wifi I dont need

You could try removing Ndiswrapper?

Staub

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Re: Remove Wifi I dont need

I have not installed any packages supporting wifi, neither madwifi nor ndiswrapper or other.I think Kernel 2.6.28 includes the driver, Maybe I need a Tool, that can uncheck that Driver, and I need compile my own Kernel. any suggestions ? Or is it more easy I think ...

rson451

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Re: Remove Wifi I dont need

randy@voodoo ~]$ zgrep ATH5K /proc/config.gz
CONFIG_ATH5K=m
# CONFIG_ATH5K_DEBUG is not set
[randy@voodoo ~]$

It seems you are correct, but it's compiled as a module.  You should be able to just prevent the module from loading but you said you've tried that.  When you blacklisted it, did it still show up in lsmod?

EDIT: are you using the eee specific kernel?

Last edited by rson451 (2009-02-04 20:55:18)

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Staub

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Re: Remove Wifi I dont need

No, I use the original Arch Kernel, i prefer this, because its faster up to date, and there is no other people modify things i dont want.

I remember, lsmod gives me the atheros be loaded. Now lsmod shows me no line be indicating the Atheros (since I Hardware-removed the PCI-Module).

wow, i must find out, how to post logfiles or terminal-outputs in windo like you.

Last edited by Staub (2009-02-04 21:12:04)

rson451

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Re: Remove Wifi I dont need

To post things in quote or code blocks, see here.

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Staub

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Re: Remove Wifi I dont need

To post things in quote or code blocks, see here.

thanks!

Staub

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Re: Remove Wifi I dont need

[markus@r109 ~]$ lsmod
Module                  Size  Used by
i915                   58372  2 
drm                    83880  3 i915
joydev                 11712  0 
uvcvideo               57736  0 
compat_ioctl32          3072  1 uvcvideo
videodev               34176  1 uvcvideo
v4l1_compat            15364  2 uvcvideo,videodev
usb_storage            95552  0 
uhci_hcd               24592  0 
psmouse                55828  0 
sg                     26804  0 
i2c_i801               10896  0 
ehci_hcd               36876  0 
serio_raw               7172  0 
i2c_core               22804  1 i2c_i801
iTCO_wdt               12836  0 
iTCO_vendor_support     4996  1 iTCO_wdt
usbcore               136848  5 uvcvideo,usb_storage,uhci_hcd,ehci_hcd
video                  18576  0 
output                  4608  1 video
eeepc_laptop           12052  0 
rfkill                 11724  2 eeepc_laptop
intel_agp              27580  1 
agpgart                31572  3 drm,intel_agp
evdev                  11296  14 
snd_seq_oss            31872  0 
thermal                17180  0 
snd_seq_midi_event      8192  1 snd_seq_oss
snd_seq                49968  4 snd_seq_oss,snd_seq_midi_event
snd_seq_device          8204  2 snd_seq_oss,snd_seq
processor              41388  2 thermal
fan                     6276  0 
button                  7824  0 
battery                12036  0 
ac                      6020  0 
snd_hda_intel         412852  1 
snd_hwdep               9092  1 snd_hda_intel
snd_pcm_oss            40192  0 
snd_pcm                70020  2 snd_hda_intel,snd_pcm_oss
snd_timer              21384  2 snd_seq,snd_pcm
snd_page_alloc         10120  2 snd_hda_intel,snd_pcm
snd_mixer_oss          16512  1 snd_pcm_oss
snd                    50852  11 snd_seq_oss,snd_seq,snd_seq_device,snd_hda_intel,snd_hwdep,snd_pcm_oss,snd_pcm,snd_timer,snd_mixer_oss
soundcore               8160  1 snd
atl2                   27288  0 
rtc_cmos               12332  0 
rtc_core               17564  1 rtc_cmos
rtc_lib                 4480  1 rtc_core
ext2                   66184  1 
mbcache                 8708  1 ext2
sd_mod                 26904  2 
ata_piix               23300  1 
ahci                   30988  0 
ata_generic             6788  0 
pata_acpi               6016  0 
libata                158112  4 ata_piix,ahci,ata_generic,pata_acpi
scsi_mod              102164  4 usb_storage,sg,sd_mod,libata
[markus@r109 ~]$

Last edited by Staub (2009-02-04 21:29:44)

fantomas

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Registered: 2007-02-23

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Re: Remove Wifi I dont need

you can do it by passing default_state parameter to rfkill module

add this line to /etc/modprobe.conf

options rfkill default_state=0

Last edited by fantomas (2009-02-05 11:32:32)

Staub

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Re: Remove Wifi I dont need

I not know, what I do with it but it works. LED now dark, THANKS!