This process enables wireless till the next reboot sudo service network-manager stop sudo rmmod acer_wmi sudo modprobe acer_wmi sudo rfkill unblock all (Checked that everything was unblocked) sudo service network-manager start
Now, instead of "Wireless is disabled by the hardware switch" status in NM, the message will be "wireless is disabled" Enable wireless from NM sudo rmmod -f acer_wmi Wireless networks will be detected and connected To make this change permanent, sudo su echo "blacklist acer_wmi" >> /etc/modprobe.d/blacklist.conf exit This is the discussion thread that helped most http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=1745681 -- "Freedom is the only law". "Freedom Unplugged" http://www.ilug-tvm.org You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "ilug-tvm" group. To control your subscription visit http://groups.google.co.in/group/ilug-tvm/subscribe To post to this group, send email to ilug-tvm@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to ilug-tvm-unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For details visit the google group page: http://groups.google.com/group/ilug-tvm?hl=en
