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Re: Getting b43 driver to work on hp compaq 6910



On Mon, Dec 29, 2008 at 09:37:54PM +0100, oneman wrote:
> Hi All,
>
> I'm running Lenny on a HP Compaq 6910p. It has a broadcom wireless card 
> that uses the b43 driver. I installed the needed proprietary firmware. It 
> doesn't work however. The card is enabled and subsequently disabled. From 
> the syslog:
>
> Dec 29 20:34:36 mrorange kernel: [   27.364410] b43-phy0: The hardware 
> RF-kill button still turns the radio physically off. Press the button to 
> turn it on.
>
> However, there is no hardware button to my knowledge on this machine  
> (the card is an internal one). There's a lot of info on the web about  
> this bug, but no clear solution. Has anyone had any success in getting 
> this wireless card running on this machine?

Hi

I read in one of the forums on openwrt, that there is a file in /proc
(somewhere under the card info) that lets you over ride the hardware
button.  Sorry can't be more helpful

>
>
> Thx.
>
>
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