On Tue, Sep 25, 2012 at 9:53 AM, Ague Mill <ague@???> wrote:
> Bluetooth can be problematic. Some systems use Bluetooth to communicate
> with their keyboards and mouses.
True, see, e.g.,
https://forum.dee.su/topic/wireless-mouse-french-keyboard.
> AFAIU, that is one of the reason why most Bluetooth enabled systems will
> always powerup the radio during first stage of the boot process, so one
> with a Bluetooth keyboard can reach firmware settings.
Systems boot in all kinds of crazy states, some apparently relying on
initialization by Windows drivers. The main reason I added rfkill
calls during boot is that some systems turn wireless radio off on
boot:
https://forum.dee.su/topic/wireless-problem. I also think that
having Bluetooth off by default is the optimal choice, but there are
still problems with it, as you noted.
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Maxim Kammerer
Liberté Linux:
http://dee.su/liberte