[Bug 654228] Re: System unusable after using Fn-F9 to toggle wireless

[Ben Edgington]

** Description changed:

  I upgraded today to samsung-tools 1.1.4~ppa1~loms~lucid.  After
- rebooting the system becomes unusable after using Fn-F9 to toggle
+ rebooting, the system becomes unusable when Fn-F9 is pressed to toggle
  wireless.  Everything worked fine with 1.1.3.
  
- Running Ubuntu 10.04 netbook remix.  Hadware is Samsung N230 netbook, kernel as follows:
+ I'm running Ubuntu 10.04 netbook remix.  Hadware is Samsung N230 netbook, kernel as follows:
  Linux **** 2.6.32-25-generic #45~ppa1~loms~lucid-Ubuntu SMP Mon Sep 27 19:14:15 UTC 2010 i686 GNU/Linux
  
  The "Wireless enabled"/"Wireless disabled" notification appears on
  screen and alternates between the two states a few times before the
  machine slows almost to a halt.  The system begins swapping madly (HD
  light on permanently; "top" shows memory exhausted).
  
- Running "ps" shows *hundreds* of processes like this all running under my username:
-   python /usr/bin/samsung-tools --show-notify -quiet -wireless hotkey
-   sh -c samsung-tools --show-notify --quiet --wireless hotkey
+ Running "ps" shows *hundreds* of processes as follows, all running under my username:
+   python /usr/bin/samsung-tools --show-notify -quiet -wireless hotkey
+   sh -c samsung-tools --show-notify --quiet --wireless hotkey
  
- Workaround for now is to remove /etc/xdg/samsung-tools-session-
+ A workaround for now is to remove /etc/xdg/samsung-tools-session-
  service.desktop.  I can then toggle wireless using the command line
  samsung-tools with no problem (but the hotkeys no longer work, of
  course).
  
- This may not be limited to the wireless hotkey, of course.  That's just
- the first one I used.
+ This may not be limited to the wireless hotkey, that's just the first
+ one I used.
  
- There are lo log files /var/log/samsung-tools.log or /<userhome
+ There are no log files /var/log/samsung-tools.log or /<userhome
  >/.samsung-tools/log.

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System unusable after using Fn-F9 to toggle wireless
https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/654228
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