Attempting to use the wireless connection on this laptops does not seem to be possible. Wireless networks do not show up in network manager and rfkill always reports wifi as being soft-blocked. There is no wifi slider on this system and the wireless hotkey seems to do nothing.
ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 11.10
Package: linux-image-3.0.0-8-generic 3.0.0-8.10
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.0.0-8.10-generic 3.0.1
Uname: Linux 3.0.0-8-generic i686
NonfreeKernelModules: wl
AlsaVersion: Advanced Linux Sound Architecture Driver Version 1.0.24.
Architecture: i386
ArecordDevices:
**** List of CAPTURE Hardware Devices ****
card 0: PCH [HDA Intel PCH], device 0: CONEXANT Analog [CONEXANT Analog]
Subdevices: 1/1
Subdevice #0: subdevice #0
AudioDevicesInUse:
USER PID ACCESS COMMAND
/dev/snd/controlC0: ubuntu 1072 F.... pulseaudio
CRDA: Error: [Errno 2] No such file or directory
Card0.Amixer.info:
Card hw:0 'PCH'/'HDA Intel PCH at 0x92600000 irq 43'
Mixer name : 'Intel CougarPoint HDMI'
Components : 'HDA:14f1506e,17aa21e2,00100000 HDA:80862805,80860101,00100000'
Controls : 12
Simple ctrls : 6
Card29.Amixer.info:
Card hw:29 'ThinkPadEC'/'ThinkPad Console Audio Control at EC reg 0x30, fw unknown'
Mixer name : 'ThinkPad EC (unknown)'
Components : ''
Controls : 1
Simple ctrls : 1
Card29.Amixer.values:
Simple mixer control 'Console',0
Capabilities: pswitch pswitch-joined penum
Playback channels: Mono
Mono: Playback [on]
Date: Mon Aug 15 10:41:28 2011
HibernationDevice: RESUME=UUID=a6b46085-81aa-4133-aaed-b705db9d8314
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 11.10 "Oneiric Ocelot" - Alpha i386 (20110812)
IwConfig:
lo no wireless extensions.
eth0 no wireless extensions.
Lsusb:
Bus 001 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub
Bus 002 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub
Bus 001 Device 002: ID 8087:0024 Intel Corp. Integrated Rate Matching Hub
Bus 002 Device 002: ID 8087:0024 Intel Corp. Integrated Rate Matching Hub
MachineType: LENOVO 114320U
ProcEnviron:
LANGUAGE=en_US:
PATH=(custom, no user)
LANG=en_US
SHELL=/bin/bash
ProcKernelCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-3.0.0-8-generic root=UUID=3ab4d725-3394-410b-b281-cbcb3204e9c6 ro rootdelay=60 quiet splash initcall_debug vt.handoff=7
RelatedPackageVersions:
linux-restricted-modules-3.0.0-8-generic N/A
linux-backports-modules-3.0.0-8-generic N/A
linux-firmware 1.59
RfKill:
0: acer-wireless: Wireless LAN
Soft blocked: yes
Hard blocked: no
SourcePackage: linux
StagingDrivers: mei
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)
dmi.bios.date: 03/17/2011
dmi.bios.vendor: LENOVO
dmi.bios.version: 8HET26WW(1.08)
dmi.board.asset.tag: Not Available
dmi.board.name: 114320U
dmi.board.vendor: LENOVO
dmi.board.version: Not Available
dmi.chassis.asset.tag: No Asset Information
dmi.chassis.type: 10
dmi.chassis.vendor: LENOVO
dmi.chassis.version: Not Available
dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnLENOVO:bvr8HET26WW(1.08):bd03/17/2011:svnLENOVO:pn114320U:pvrThinkPadE520:rvnLENOVO:rn114320U:rvrNotAvailable:cvnLENOVO:ct10:cvrNotAvailable:
dmi.product.name: 114320U
dmi.product.version: ThinkPad E520
dmi.sys.vendor: LENOVO
Marc: Does 'rfkill unblock all' remove the soft block? Can you also try running input-events on the hotkey and keyboard input device to see whether any key events are emitted?