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Brett,
Could we, in the interim, turn off the radio disabled check until the
driver is properly fixed? I've hard-coded it to false which seems to
work for me.

Thanks,

Sean

On Tue, Dec 14, 2010 at 9:26 AM, Sean Paul <seanpaul@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> Hi Brett,
> I've been testing on a Lenovo S10-3t, with the 4313 chipset. I've
> tried 2 other S10-3t units with the same result (making doubly sure
> the switch was in the on position). I haven't tried another model with
> the 4313 in it.
>
> Is it possible that Larry's experiences with the b43 driver and rfkill
> are related?
>
> Thanks,
>
> Sean
>
> On Mon, Dec 13, 2010 at 2:32 PM, Brett Rudley <brudley@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>>
>>> -----Original Message-----
>>> From: linux-wireless-owner@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:linux-wireless-
>>> owner@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Sean Paul
>>> Sent: Monday, December 13, 2010 10:39 AM
>>> To: Larry Finger
>>> Cc: Brett Rudley; linux-wireless@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>>> Subject: Re: brcm80211 locking up
>>>
>>> Hi Larry,
>>> Thanks for the insight. It's very difficult to debug this since the
>>> loop is hosing my system, so it's unclear whether an unload/reload
>>> would fix the issue.
>>>
>>> Brett: Do you know the cause of the loop?
>>
>>> Two issues:
>>
>> - Something on your machine is forcing the radio off.
>> - The driver isn't handling the radio off condition during load.
>>
>> The latter is on our todo list and I just haven't had time to deal with yet.
>>
>> The former is odd... I haven't seen this before (except for when my RF switch was actually off).
>>
>> What machine is this and have you seen the problem on any other type of machines?  Does it happen all the time, some of the time?
>>
>> Brett
>>
>>
>>
>
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