Wireless not available after using hardware wireless kill switch with 3945

Binary package hint: network-manager

Hi! Good day, my Acer Aspire 5570 has a small slider switch which allows you to turn on/off the wifi connection on, i was really surprise that turning this switch off was working as advertise, but turning this on doesn't work as expected.

Restarting the system would do the trick, on Ubuntu fiesty it work flawlessy

Technical Specs

Ubuntu Hardy Heron

Kernel Linux 2.6.24-18-generic

venus@venus:~$ dpkg --list | grep network-manager

ii network-manager 0.6.6-0ubuntu5 network management framework daemon
ii network-manager-gnome 0.6.6-0ubuntu3 network management framework

Wifi Card

Intel 3945/a/b/g dmesg output

[ 32.549503] iwl3945: Intel(R) PRO/Wireless 3945ABG/BG Network Connection driver for Linux, 1.2.25
[ 32.549507] iwl3945: Copyright(c) 2003-2007 Intel Corporation
[ 32.549652] iwl3945: Detected Intel PRO/Wireless 3945ABG Network Connection
[ 32.717829] wmaster0: Selected rate control algorithm 'iwl-3945-rs'
[ 48.165537] iwl3945: Tunable channels: 13 802.11bg, 23 802.11a channels

Loaded modules

iwl3945 93940 0
iwlwifi_mac80211 219108 1 iwl3945
cfg80211 15112 1 iwlwifi_mac80211
sky2 47492 0
serio_raw 7940 0
led_class 6020 2 acer_acpi,iwl3945

Reproducible -> anytime