Return-path: Received: from ug-out-1314.google.com ([66.249.92.173]:6856 "EHLO ug-out-1314.google.com" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-OK) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S1758617AbYAKNWj (ORCPT ); Fri, 11 Jan 2008 08:22:39 -0500 Received: by ug-out-1314.google.com with SMTP id z38so467510ugc.16 for ; Fri, 11 Jan 2008 05:22:38 -0800 (PST) Message-ID: <47876C32.8090004@gmail.com> (sfid-20080111_132248_120281_004B4748) Date: Fri, 11 Jan 2008 14:16:34 +0100 From: Ronald Reply-To: ronald645@gmail.com MIME-Version: 1.0 To: Johannes Berg CC: linux-wireless@vger.kernel.org Subject: Re: Bcm4311 shuts down on closing lid (intended?) References: <47866FE6.4010100@gmail.com> (sfid-20080110_192630_077617_B3331316) <1200052973.3861.167.camel@johannes.berg> In-Reply-To: <1200052973.3861.167.camel@johannes.berg> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed Sender: linux-wireless-owner@vger.kernel.org List-ID: >> The b43 driver in the linux kernel 2.6.24-rc7 works really good :) . >> Keep it up! However, one thing is bugging me: Why does the card stop >> sending/receiving packets when I close the lid? Is this behaviour >> intended in the new driver? If yes, can I disable it? > > We had this before. You're wrong, the software isn't shut down. But the > antenna in your laptop is in the screen so you're moving it from upright > to horizontal which makes your signal strength drop enough to not work > any more. > > johannes So that means the other drivers (bcm43xx and ndiswrapper) provided enough signal strength to keep the wireless going even when it was horizontal? Ronald P.S. I want to add my wireless card to the list (of working cards) (it's not dell). How can I do this?