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Re: [PATCH] b43: Output message at startup if hardware switch for radio is off

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On Friday 09 November 2007 23:47:37 Larry Finger wrote:
> Now that the radio is controlled by rfkill, there is a potential
> difficulty in helping a new user get started, as it is unlikely
> that they will have setup rfkill. This patch prints a message if
> the interface is started with the hardware switch off.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Larry Finger <Larry.Finger@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
> ---
> 
> John,
> 
> This patch is intended for the everything branch of wireless-2.6.
> 
> Larry

Well... Pressing the rfkill button is the _FIRST_ thing that I would
do, if the device does not work. I'm wondering why people have a problem
with that. On other operating systems it's the very same. On Windows there
is no dmesg.

-- 
Greetings Michael.
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