Bug#701148: linux-image-3.7-trunk-amd64: Regression - brightness controls do not work.

2013-03-23 Thread David Smith
tags 701148 - moreinfo found 701148 linux/3.8.3-1~experimental.1 thanks. Still present in linux-image-3.8-trunk-amd64. Previously linux-image-3.8-trunk wouldn't boot for me, but after an intel-microcode and initramfs-tools update, it now boots and I'm able to test and confirm the regression is in

Bug#701148: linux-image-3.7-trunk-amd64: Regression - brightness controls do not work.

2013-02-21 Thread David Smith
Summary: 3.2.0-4-amd64 (Wheezy): Brightness controls work, get a popup indicator showing the brightness should be changing, dmesg says ACPI fails to switch the brightness. 3.6-trunk: Brightness controls work, get a popup indicator showing the brightness should be changing, dmesg says ACPI f

firmware-realtek: Missing firmware for realtek r8169

2013-01-06 Thread David Smith
update-initramfs: Generating /boot/initrd.img-3.6-trunk-amd64 W: Possible missing firmware /lib/firmware/rtl_nic/rtl8168g-1.fw for module r8169 W: Possible missing firmware /lib/firmware/rtl_nic/rtl8106e-1.fw for module r8169 W: Possible missing firmware /lib/firmware/rtl_nic/rtl8411-1.fw for m

Need advice on bug#684352 (hp-wmi platform driver problem)

2012-12-26 Thread David Smith
Hello, For my hardware there is a regression when upgrading from Squeeze to Wheezy that causes me a lot of wireless problems in hardware that is now 7 years old. It is solved by blacklisting the HP platform driver (hp-wmi). This is all documented here: http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cg

Bug#684352: Compaq Presario V4000T: Wifi kill switch always on unless ACPI=off is used

2012-09-30 Thread David Smith
Yes, echo 'blacklist hp-wmi' >/etc/modprobe.d/ds-blacklist-hpwmi.conf Fixes the problem in Wheezy, using linux-image-3.2.0-3-686-pae in Wheezy. I'll send an e-mail out tomorrow with all the needed information that you listed. Thanks again for your help. -David

Bug#684352: HP Pavilion dv4000: Wifi kill switch always on unless ACPI=off is used

2012-09-29 Thread David Smith
ement part#s. Not sure if that's important for you or not. On Sun, Sep 30, 2012 at 8:31 AM, Jonathan Nieder wrote: > Hi David, > > David Smith wrote: > > > Hardware: 6-year old laptop with Pentium-M CPU and Intel 2200 wireless. > > > > This is a problem tha

Bug#684352:

2012-08-14 Thread David Smith
Miho:/home/david# rfkill list all 0: hp-wifi: Wireless LAN Soft blocked: no Hard blocked: no 1: phy0: Wireless LAN Soft blocked: no Hard blocked: no Miho:/home/david# When I turn off the Wifi using the network-manager-kde tool, rfkill then shows this: Miho:/home/d

Bug#684352: Wifi kill switch always on unless ACPI=off is used

2012-08-13 Thread David Smith
With acpi=off Miho:/home/david# rfkill list all 0: phy0: Wireless LAN Soft blocked: no Hard blocked: no Without using acpi=off Miho:/home/david# rfkill list all 0: hp-wifi: Wireless LAN Soft blocked: yes Hard blocked: no 1: phy0: Wireless LAN Soft blocked

Bug#684354: lspci output

2012-08-08 Thread David Smith
david@Miho:/$ lspci 00:00.0 Host bridge: Intel Corporation Mobile 915GM/PM/GMS/910GML Express Processor to DRAM Controller (rev 04) 00:01.0 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation Mobile 915GM/PM Express PCI Express Root Port (rev 04) 00:1c.0 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation 82801FB/FBM/FR/FW/FRW (ICH6 Family)

Bug#684352: Wifi kill switch always on unless ACPI=off is used

2012-08-08 Thread David Smith
Package: linux-image-3.2.0-3-686-pae Version: 3.2.21-3 Architecture: i386 Hardware: 6-year old laptop with Pentium-M CPU and Intel 2200 wireless. This is a problem that just started happening after I updated to Wheezy. When I boot my PC with the default Debian kernel for Wheezy and the ipw2x00