wireless issue easy peasy ubuntu remix

jc_anthro · 05-03-2009, 08:05 PM

Hi,

I have easy peasy ubuntu remix installed on a eeepc 901. It worked flawlessly out of the box (so much better than the XP it came with) until I tried to turn the wireless off during a plane flight. The wireless light is still on but there is no wireless and no wireless controls will show.

Anyone got a fix? I would prefer to just get the wireless back up first. I could install the eee-control utility, but that would involve having wireless to connect....

Any other options.....

Thanks

AsusDave · 05-03-2009, 09:53 PM

You could try this. Here is the script from the eee-config that enables the wifi control in eeeBuntu. I don't know if it will work or not, but it seems like it would be a good starting point.

Code:

#!/bin/sh
#
# Wifi toggle -- EeePC 900A/901/1000/1000H -- Intrepid
# v2.1
# by elmurato
# Based on the script from Merkmal (forum.eeeuser.com)

model=`dmidecode -s system-product-name`
wlan_control=/sys/class/rfkill/rfkill0/state
WLANSTATE=$(cat $wlan_control)

wlan_remember=/etc/acpi/eeepc/wlan
LAST_STATE=$(cat $wlan_remember)

wifi_on_rt2860()
{
  echo 1 > $wlan_control
  modprobe rt2860sta
  echo 1 > $wlan_remember
}

wifi_off_rt2860()
{
  ifconfig ra0 down
  modprobe -r rt2860sta
  sleep 1
  echo 0 > $wlan_control
  echo 0 > $wlan_remember
}

wifi_on_ath()
{
  modprobe -r pciehp
  sleep 1
  modprobe pciehp pciehp_force=1 pciehp_poll_mode=1
  sleep 1
  echo 1 > $wlan_control
  sleep 1 
  modprobe ath5k
  echo 1 > $wlan_remember
}

wifi_off_ath()
{
  ifconfig ath0 down
  sleep 1
  modprobe -r ath5k
  sleep 1    
  echo 0 > $wlan_control
  echo 0 > $wlan_remember
}

toggle(){
  case $WLANSTATE in
      1)
          if [ $model = "900A" ]
          then
                  wifi_off_ath
          else
                  wifi_off_rt2860
          fi
	 dbus-send --system --type=signal /org/eeepc/osd org.eeepc.osd.OSD string:"network-wireless" string:"WLAN <b><span color='red'>disabled</span></b>"
      ;;
      0)
          if [ $model = "900A" ]
          then
                  wifi_on_ath
          else
                  wifi_on_rt2860
          fi
	 dbus-send --system --type=signal /org/eeepc/osd org.eeepc.osd.OSD string:"network-wireless" string:"WLAN <b><span color='SpringGreen4'>enabled</span></b>"
      ;;
  esac
}

restore(){
  if test $LAST_STATE -eq 0
  then
          if [ $model = "900A" ]
          then
                  wifi_off_ath
          else
                  wifi_off_rt2860
          fi
  fi
}

case $1 in
  "toggle")
        toggle
        ;;
  "restore")
        restore
        ;;
  *)
        echo  "eeepc-wifi-toggle: Invalid option - $1"
        ;;
esac

*Disclaimer - Make sure you have a backup of anything important before trying this script.

HTH
Dave

jc_anthro · 05-03-2009, 10:31 PM

Great, I'll give it a try.

Thanks