[Bug 478036] Re: ath5k gets hard blocked status in rfkill after turning off and then on

[Edoiks]

apport information

** Description changed:

  After turning off wifi card and then turning it on in nm-applet card
  becomes hard blocked in rfkill
  
  #> rfkill list:
  
  1: phy0: Wireless LAN
  	Soft blocked: no
  	Hard blocked: yes
  
  if I unload module an then load it again card still is hard blocked:
  
  #> modprobe -r -f ath5k && sleep 5s && modprobe ath5k && rfkill list
  
  2: phy0: Wireless LAN
  	Soft blocked: no
  	Hard blocked: yes
  
  if I kill process:
  
  #> /usr/lib/hal/hald-addon-rfkill-killswitch
  
  and then
  
  #> modprobe -r -f ath5k && sleep 5s && modprobe ath5k && rfkill list
  
  card becomes unlocked
  #> rfkill list
  
  4: phy0: Wireless LAN
  	Soft blocked: no
  	Hard blocked: no
  
  but after awhile process /usr/lib/hal/hald-addon-rfkill-killswitch is
  running again and card becomes hard blocked:
  
  4: phy0: Wireless LAN
  	Soft blocked: no
  	Hard blocked: yes
  
  #> lspci -vv:
  
  02:00.0 Ethernet controller: Atheros Communications Inc. AR5001 Wireless Network Adapter (rev 01)
  	Subsystem: Device 1a32:0100
  	Control: I/O+ Mem+ BusMaster+ SpecCycle- MemWINV- VGASnoop- ParErr- Stepping- SERR- FastB2B- DisINTx-
  	Status: Cap+ 66MHz- UDF- FastB2B- ParErr- DEVSEL=fast >TAbort- <TAbort- <MAbort- >SERR- <PERR- INTx-
  	Latency: 0, Cache Line Size: 64 bytes
  	Interrupt: pin A routed to IRQ 16
  	Region 0: Memory at d8000000 (64-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=64K]
  	Capabilities: <access denied>
  	Kernel driver in use: ath5k
  	Kernel modules: ath5k
+ --- 
+ AlsaVersion:
+  Advanced Linux Sound Architecture Driver Version 1.0.22.1.
+  Compiled on Apr 29 2010 for kernel 2.6.32-22-generic (SMP).
+ Architecture: amd64
+ ArecordDevices:
+  **** List of CAPTURE Hardware Devices ****
+  card 0: Intel [HDA Intel], device 0: CONEXANT Analog [CONEXANT Analog]
+    Subdevices: 1/1
+    Subdevice #0: subdevice #0
+ AudioDevicesInUse:
+  USER        PID ACCESS COMMAND
+  /dev/snd/controlC0:  edoiks     1961 F.... pulseaudio
+ Card0.Amixer.info:
+  Card hw:0 'Intel'/'HDA Intel at 0xdc440000 irq 28'
+    Mixer name	: 'Conexant CX20549 (Venice)'
+    Components	: 'HDA:14f15045,152d0753,00100100'
+    Controls      : 28
+    Simple ctrls  : 12
+ DistroRelease: Ubuntu 10.04
+ HibernationDevice: RESUME=UUID=410bb06b-c6c6-4686-bfda-f3c340f2c8b5
+ InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 10.04 "Lucid Lynx" - Alpha amd64 (20100224.1)
+ MachineType: BenQ Joybook R55v
+ Package: linux (not installed)
+ PccardctlIdent:
+  Socket 0:
+    no product info available
+ PccardctlStatus:
+  Socket 0:
+    no card
+ ProcCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-2.6.32-22-generic root=UUID=0115da99-9989-4b15-a9f2-89c4189dcc23 ro quiet splash
+ ProcEnviron:
+  LANG=pl_PL.UTF-8
+  SHELL=/bin/bash
+ ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.32-22.33-generic 2.6.32.11+drm33.2
+ Regression: No
+ RelatedPackageVersions: linux-firmware 1.34
+ Reproducible: Yes
+ Tags: lucid networking needs-upstream-testing
+ Uname: Linux 2.6.32-22-generic x86_64
+ UserGroups:
+  
+ dmi.bios.date: 02/06/2007
+ dmi.bios.vendor: Phoenix Technologies LTD
+ dmi.bios.version: NOTE BIOS Version Q4A06
+ dmi.board.name: Joybook R55v
+ dmi.board.vendor: BenQ
+ dmi.board.version: Not Applicable
+ dmi.chassis.asset.tag: No Asset Tag
+ dmi.chassis.type: 1
+ dmi.chassis.vendor: No Enclosure
+ dmi.chassis.version: N/A
+ dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnPhoenixTechnologiesLTD:bvrNOTEBIOSVersionQ4A06:bd02/06/2007:svnBenQ:pnJoybookR55v:pvrNotApplicable:rvnBenQ:rnJoybookR55v:rvrNotApplicable:cvnNoEnclosure:ct1:cvrN/A:
+ dmi.product.name: Joybook R55v
+ dmi.product.version: Not Applicable
+ dmi.sys.vendor: BenQ

** Attachment added: "AlsaDevices.txt"
   http://launchpadlibrarian.net/46661604/AlsaDevices.txt

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ath5k gets hard blocked status in rfkill after turning off and then on
https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/478036
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