[Bug 602213] [NEW] Wireless hotkey does not work

[Chris Hornby]

Public bug reported:

The laptop with this problem is a Novatech X10-TP. The wireless card is
a Ralink RT2870.

When the laptop is booted the wireless is always disabled by default.
The laptop has a wireless hotkey (fn-F2) to enable wireless. Pressing
this after the desktop has loaded switches the wireless led on, but
Network Manager does not detect that the wireless is available. If I
disable wireless in Network Manager, then re-enable it, the wireless
card is detected and a connection is made.

If I press the wireless hotkey again the led goes off, but Network
Manager again does not detect the change. Interestingly the wireless is
still usable! I am completing this report on line with the wireless led
off!

If I press the wireless hotkey as Ubuntu boots (before login) Network
Manager detects the wireless and makes the connection.

Other info:
dmesg doesn't report anything when the wireless hotkey is used
acpi_listen does not detect any events for the wireless hotkey

Any thoughts or advice on this problem would be much appreciated.

Regards

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 10.04
Package: linux-image-2.6.32-23-generic 2.6.32-23.37
Regression: No
Reproducible: Yes
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.32-23.37-generic 2.6.32.15+drm33.5
Uname: Linux 2.6.32-23-generic i686
AlsaVersion: Advanced Linux Sound Architecture Driver Version 1.0.21.
AplayDevices:
 **** List of PLAYBACK Hardware Devices ****
 card 0: Intel [HDA Intel], device 0: ALC662 rev1 Analog [ALC662 rev1 Analog]
   Subdevices: 1/1
   Subdevice #0: subdevice #0
Architecture: i386
ArecordDevices:
 **** List of CAPTURE Hardware Devices ****
 card 0: Intel [HDA Intel], device 0: ALC662 rev1 Analog [ALC662 rev1 Analog]
   Subdevices: 1/1
   Subdevice #0: subdevice #0
AudioDevicesInUse:
 USER        PID ACCESS COMMAND
 /dev/snd/controlC0:  chris      1213 F.... pulseaudio
CRDA: Error: [Errno 2] No such file or directory
Card0.Amixer.info:
 Card hw:0 'Intel'/'HDA Intel at 0x58200000 irq 16'
   Mixer name	: 'Realtek ALC662 rev1'
   Components	: 'HDA:10ec0662,1b7d0002,00100101'
   Controls      : 17
   Simple ctrls  : 10
Date: Tue Jul  6 10:52:09 2010
HibernationDevice: RESUME=UUID=385f3322-4273-41bf-b6b7-3aa30ad2da95
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu-Netbook 10.04 "Lucid Lynx" - Release i386 (20100429.4)
MachineType: NOVATECH X10-TP
ProcCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-2.6.32-23-generic.acpi root=UUID=9c38c23b-f7a8-4e62-9ccd-32d88db62660 ro quiet splash acpi_osi=Linux
ProcEnviron:
 LANG=en_GB.utf8
 SHELL=/bin/bash
RelatedPackageVersions: linux-firmware 1.34.1
RfKill:
 
SourcePackage: linux
dmi.bios.date: 01/29/2010
dmi.bios.vendor: INSYDE
dmi.bios.version: IP-M10.64.0A
dmi.board.asset.tag: Base Board Asset Tag
dmi.board.name: X10-TP
dmi.board.vendor: NOVATECH
dmi.board.version: IP-M10.64.0A
dmi.chassis.asset.tag: Chassis Asset Tag
dmi.chassis.type: 1
dmi.chassis.vendor: Chassis Manufacturer
dmi.chassis.version: Chassis Version
dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnINSYDE:bvrIP-M10.64.0A:bd01/29/2010:svnNOVATECH:pnX10-TP:pvrIP-M10.64.0A:rvnNOVATECH:rnX10-TP:rvrIP-M10.64.0A:cvnChassisManufacturer:ct1:cvrChassisVersion:
dmi.product.name: X10-TP
dmi.product.version: IP-M10.64.0A
dmi.sys.vendor: NOVATECH

** Affects: linux (Ubuntu)
     Importance: Undecided
         Status: New


** Tags: apport-bug i386 lucid needs-upstream-testing networking ubuntu-une

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Wireless hotkey does not work
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