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Old 02-06-2010, 04:14 PM   #1
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opensuse 11.2 - Compaq CQ60 207EL wifi button

Hi guys,
I'm an owner of this laptop: Compaq CQ60 207EL, with opensuse 11.2 on It.
I have a problem with the wifi card button:
even if It works correctly (not everytime), the button's light is always red as if the wifi card is turned off.

If is not possible to make it work correclty, I need a way to disable the wifi card (or the wifi net search) because of the battery lasting time.

Thanks for everything!
 
Old 02-06-2010, 09:39 PM   #2
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openSuSE 11.2 ... ok , what about desktop environment ? kde or gnome ?
if it is kde, then Wifi enable/disable can be managed through knetwork manager located at the tray . right click on knetwork manager, diable wireless, enable wireless options will be available.

For a compaq you can do something more...
install drivers through Yast.
YAST->Hardware->keyboard layout-> set type as compaq ***

There are 4 different types of compaq keyboard layouts. select your model. then you can use every fn key shortcuts, wifi button ... etc.
 
Old 02-07-2010, 05:13 AM   #3
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openSuSE 11.2 ... ok , what about desktop environment ? kde or gnome ?
if it is kde, then Wifi enable/disable can be managed through knetwork manager located at the tray . right click on knetwork manager, diable wireless, enable wireless options will be available.

For a compaq you can do something more...
install drivers through Yast.
YAST->Hardware->keyboard layout-> set type as compaq ***

There are 4 different types of compaq keyboard layouts. select your model. then you can use every fn key shortcuts, wifi button ... etc.
I'm using kde, so: if I disable wifi lan from the system tray in Knetworkmanager, is the wifi-card turned off? Will my battery discharge slowly ?

I looked on yast for the "keyboard layout" setting but I couldnt find It, so I typed "yast2 keyboard" from root terminal but the only feature I can set is the language of the keyboard, nothing like "compaq.." .
 
Old 02-07-2010, 08:42 AM   #4
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if you disable wifi at knetworkmanager, then wifi card will be turned off.
 
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if you disable wifi at knetworkmanager, then wifi card will be turned off.
Ok, I don't have the yast2's hardware module "keyboard layout". How can I enable It ?
 
Old 02-07-2010, 08:57 AM   #6
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keyboard and mouse modules are missing in YAST2 in opensuse11.2
 
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Is there any way to set them manually ??
 
Old 02-07-2010, 09:08 AM   #8
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you can add those modules to the yast by using this ...
 
Old 02-07-2010, 09:15 AM   #9
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Are you sure that adding this:
Option "AutoAddDevices" "off"

in the ServerFlags section on xorg.conf file, will make me appear that moudule on Yast ?
Thanks
 
Old 02-07-2010, 09:20 AM   #10
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yes. I am.

in the above link, he got the solution by doing like that. so why don't we belive in that solution.
 
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yes. I am.

in the above link, he got the solution by doing like that. so why don't we belive in that solution.
I haven't the xorg.conf in /etc/X11, I have only xorg.conf.install. In this last one, I don't have the "serverFlags".
 
Old 02-07-2010, 10:02 AM   #12
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no xorg.conf file ?
think it must be there only. check whether you had atleast backup file.
 
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no xorg.conf file ?
think it must be there only. check whether you had atleast backup file.
100% sure of It. I have only the xorg.conf.install file.
 
Old 02-07-2010, 12:11 PM   #14
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I had xorg.conf,xorg.conf.bak,xorg.conf.install,xorg.conf.md5,xorg.conf.saxsave files.
we have to modify xorg.conf file.
 
Old 02-07-2010, 07:15 PM   #15
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I had xorg.conf,xorg.conf.bak,xorg.conf.install,xorg.conf.md5,xorg.conf.saxsave files.
we have to modify xorg.conf file.
I obtained the xorg.conf file by doing "sax -r" from root.
So I modified It like said but I still don't have the Keyboard Layout Module.
Seatching on opensuse forum I've found that the only way to change keyboard layoyt in 11.2 is with regional language settings. Since sax2 was droppen is no longer possibile to change settings as in the past.
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