On my Acer Aspire 1830-3595 I have the following situation:
after installing natty wifi won't work, the wifi is soft block when checking with rfkill
the solution was blacklisting acer-wmi module
ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 11.04
Package: linux-image-2.6.38-8-generic 2.6.38-8.42
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.38-8.42-generic 2.6.38.2
Uname: Linux 2.6.38-8-generic x86_64
NonfreeKernelModules: wl
AlsaVersion: Advanced Linux Sound Architecture Driver Version 1.0.23.
Architecture: amd64
ArecordDevices:
**** List of CAPTURE Hardware Devices ****
card 0: Intel [HDA Intel], device 0: ALC271X Analog [ALC271X Analog]
Subdevices: 1/1
Subdevice #0: subdevice #0
AudioDevicesInUse:
USER PID ACCESS COMMAND
/dev/snd/controlC0: mauricio 1553 F.... pulseaudio
CRDA: Error: [Errno 2] No such file or directory
Card0.Amixer.info:
Card hw:0 'Intel'/'HDA Intel at 0xd4400000 irq 42'
Mixer name : 'Intel IbexPeak HDMI'
Components : 'HDA:10ec0269,1025040e,00100100 HDA:80862804,104d4b00,00100000'
Controls : 22
Simple ctrls : 11
Date: Wed Apr 27 08:21:58 2011
HibernationDevice: RESUME=UUID=132e31a0-895b-4b6f-bbcf-a9f007b3e307
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 11.04 "Natty Narwhal" - Beta amd64 (20110413)
MachineType: Acer Aspire 1830
ProcEnviron:
LANGUAGE=en
LANG=pt_BR.UTF-8
LC_MESSAGES=en_US.UTF-8
SHELL=/bin/bash
ProcKernelCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-2.6.38-8-generic root=UUID=5eb29e8f-5f68-4ff4-9eaf-2b10a1fc9738 ro quiet splash vt.handoff=7
RelatedPackageVersions:
linux-restricted-modules-2.6.38-8-generic N/A
linux-backports-modules-2.6.38-8-generic N/A
linux-firmware 1.52
RfKill:
0: phy0: Wireless LAN
Soft blocked: no
Hard blocked: no
SourcePackage: linux
StagingDrivers: brcm80211
UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to natty on 2011-04-21 (5 days ago)
dmi.bios.date: 07/09/2010
dmi.bios.vendor: INSYDE
dmi.bios.version: V1.14
dmi.board.asset.tag: Base Board Asset Tag
dmi.board.name: Base Board Product Name
dmi.board.vendor: Intel Corp.
dmi.board.version: Base Board Version
dmi.chassis.type: 1
dmi.chassis.vendor: Chassis Manufacturer
dmi.chassis.version: Chassis Version
dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnINSYDE:bvrV1.14:bd07/09/2010:svnAcer:pnAspire1830:pvrV1.14:rvnIntelCorp.:rnBaseBoardProductName:rvrBaseBoardVersion:cvnChassisManufacturer:ct1:cvrChassisVersion:
dmi.product.name: Aspire 1830
dmi.product.version: V1.14
dmi.sys.vendor: Acer
On my Acer Aspire 1830-3595 I have the following situation:
after installing natty wifi won't work, the wifi is soft block when checking with rfkill
the solution was blacklisting acer-wmi module
ProblemType: Bug 2.6.38- 8-generic 2.6.38-8.42 ature: Ubuntu 2.6.38-8.42-generic 2.6.38.2 dules: wl controlC0: mauricio 1553 F.... pulseaudio 1025040e, 00100100 HDA:80862804, 104d4b00, 00100000' UUID=132e31a0- 895b-4b6f- bbcf-a9f007b3e3 07 en_US.UTF- 8 /boot/vmlinuz- 2.6.38- 8-generic root=UUID= 5eb29e8f- 5f68-4ff4- 9eaf-2b10a1fc97 38 ro quiet splash vt.handoff=7 ersions: restricted- modules- 2.6.38- 8-generic N/A backports- modules- 2.6.38- 8-generic N/A asset.tag: Base Board Asset Tag version: Chassis Version bvrV1.14: bd07/09/ 2010:svnAcer: pnAspire1830: pvrV1.14: rvnIntelCorp. :rnBaseBoardPro ductName: rvrBaseBoardVer sion:cvnChassis Manufacturer: ct1:cvrChassisV ersion: version: V1.14
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 11.04
Package: linux-image-
ProcVersionSign
Uname: Linux 2.6.38-8-generic x86_64
NonfreeKernelMo
AlsaVersion: Advanced Linux Sound Architecture Driver Version 1.0.23.
Architecture: amd64
ArecordDevices:
**** List of CAPTURE Hardware Devices ****
card 0: Intel [HDA Intel], device 0: ALC271X Analog [ALC271X Analog]
Subdevices: 1/1
Subdevice #0: subdevice #0
AudioDevicesInUse:
USER PID ACCESS COMMAND
/dev/snd/
CRDA: Error: [Errno 2] No such file or directory
Card0.Amixer.info:
Card hw:0 'Intel'/'HDA Intel at 0xd4400000 irq 42'
Mixer name : 'Intel IbexPeak HDMI'
Components : 'HDA:10ec0269,
Controls : 22
Simple ctrls : 11
Date: Wed Apr 27 08:21:58 2011
HibernationDevice: RESUME=
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 11.04 "Natty Narwhal" - Beta amd64 (20110413)
MachineType: Acer Aspire 1830
ProcEnviron:
LANGUAGE=en
LANG=pt_BR.UTF-8
LC_MESSAGES=
SHELL=/bin/bash
ProcKernelCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=
RelatedPackageV
linux-
linux-
linux-firmware 1.52
RfKill:
0: phy0: Wireless LAN
Soft blocked: no
Hard blocked: no
SourcePackage: linux
StagingDrivers: brcm80211
UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to natty on 2011-04-21 (5 days ago)
dmi.bios.date: 07/09/2010
dmi.bios.vendor: INSYDE
dmi.bios.version: V1.14
dmi.board.
dmi.board.name: Base Board Product Name
dmi.board.vendor: Intel Corp.
dmi.board.version: Base Board Version
dmi.chassis.type: 1
dmi.chassis.vendor: Chassis Manufacturer
dmi.chassis.
dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnINSYDE:
dmi.product.name: Aspire 1830
dmi.product.
dmi.sys.vendor: Acer