[Mageia-dev] kernel problem with wifi rfkill?

[Donald Stewart]

On 21 April 2011 11:07, Thomas Backlund <tmb at iki.fi> wrote:
> Colin Guthrie skrev 21.4.2011 12:56:
>>
>> Hiya,
>>
>> Since the last little while (I think since kernel 2.6.38) the rfkill
>> switch on my laptop doesn't work too well.
>>
> [...]
>
>> So I'm a little stumped.
>>
>> Anyone else get this problem?
>>
>
> Weird...
>
>> iwlagn          : Intel Corporation|PRO/Wireless 4965 AG or AGN [Kedron]
>> Network Connection [NETWORK_OTHER] (vendor:8086 device:4229 subv:8086
>> subd:1101) (rev: 61)
>>
>
> I have this same, I'll test tonight/tomorrow...
>
>>
>> I found this which seems like a likely candidate for a fix...
>> http://ns.spinics.net/lists/linux-wireless/msg64176.html
>>
>> but it's from February... is it really not in the .38.x kernel yet??
>
> That patch got merged in 2.6.38-rc1, so it is there.
>
> --
> Thomas
>

On a 5000 its working fine if that is of any use.