Confirmed on Dell Vostro 1520 with Ubuntu 9.04 amd64. Temporary solution: Downgrade hal!
Steps: 1. Search version: sudo apt-cache showpkg hal Output: ... Provides: 0.5.12~rc1+git20090403-0ubuntu3 - (latest version [problem]) 0.5.12~rc1+git20090403-0ubuntu1 - (past version [OK]) 2. Downgrade: sudo aptitude install hal=0.5.12~rc1+git20090403-0ubuntu1 3. If necessary: sudo lrm-manager and sudo modprobe wl -- "hal-system-smbios --st_wlan" reports rfkill switch always on, nm-applet always disabled (wireless, dell laptops) https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/394663 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs