** Summary changed: - Acer Aspire One: Atheros wifi only works after blacklisting acer_wmi + Acer Aspire One running on Jaunty: Atheros wifi only works after blacklisting acer_wmi
** Description changed: I have installed the RC of Jaunty Netbook Remix on my Acer Aspire One 150 netbook. The Atheros wireless chipset is recognized automatically, - but is turned off. The only way to turn it on, is by doing this: + but is disabled. The only way to enable it, is by doing this: gksudo gedit /etc/modprobe.d/blacklist Then add the following line in that empty text file: + blacklist acer_wmi - Save and close the file. Then do a full reboot. Now wifi works. + Save and close the text file. Then do a full reboot of the computer. Now + wifi works. - Apparently a kernel bug. Hopefully this will be repaired before the - final release. For your information I have attached the output of lshw. + Apparently this is a kernel bug. Hopefully this will be repaired before + the final release. For your information I have attached the output of + lshw. ** Tags added: 9.04 aao candidate netbook release remix ubuntu wifi -- Acer Aspire One running on Jaunty: Atheros wifi only works after blacklisting acer_wmi https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/362816 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
