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** Package changed: ubuntu => network-manager (Ubuntu) ** Tags added: kubuntu oneiric -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Desktop Packages, which is subscribed to network-manager in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/882691 Title: Kubuntu can't turn on Wi-Fi on Acer Aspire One AOA101 Status in “network-manager” package in Ubuntu: New Bug description: The network manager says that wireless networking is off, and when I try to turn it on from the checkbox it doesn't turn on. However, if I run "sudo ifconfig wlan0 up" and then "sudo iwlist wlan0 scan", it detects the access points around me (but stays off according to the network manager...). sudo lshw -C network *-network DISABLED description: Wireless interface product: AR242x / AR542x Wireless Network Adapter (PCI-Express) vendor: Atheros Communications Inc. physical id: 0 bus info: pci@0000:03:00.0 logical name: wlan0 version: 01 serial: 00:22:69:3c:ff:78 width: 64 bits clock: 33MHz capabilities: pm msi pciexpress msix bus_master cap_list ethernet physical wireless configuration: broadcast=yes driver=ath5k driverversion=3.0.0-12-generic firmware=N/A latency=0 link=no multicast=yes wireless=IEEE 802.11bg resources: irq:18 memory:75200000-7520ffff lsb_release -a Distributor ID: Ubuntu Description: Ubuntu 11.10 Release: 11.10 Codename: oneiric sudo rfkill list 0: phy0: Wireless LAN Soft blocked: no Hard blocked: no 1: acer-wireless: Wireless LAN Soft blocked: yes Hard blocked: no To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/network-manager/+bug/882691/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages Post to : desktop-packages@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp