NetworkManager icon left-click shows "wireless is disabled" and does not change after I attempt to activate it by right-click and clicking on "Enable Wireless" Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable): 2.6.35.10-72.fc14.x86_64 and earlier all have this issue. How reproducible: Steady state is faulted. If this were avoidable I would do so. Steps to Reproduce: 1. Boot system. 2. Log on. 3. Attempt to enable wireless. Actual results: Wireless remains disabled in NetworkManager Expected results: ath9k would make this chipset provide wireless capability to NetworkManager. Additional info: 'rfkill list' yields: 0: acer-wireless: Wireless LAN Soft blocked: yes Hard blocked: no 1: phy0: Wireless LAN Soft blocked: no Hard blocked: no And device 1 Hard blocked can be toggled using the wireless enable/disable key combination, but has no effect. 'lspci -vkx -s 06:00.0' yields: 06:00.0 Network controller: Atheros Communications Inc. AR9287 Wireless Network Adapter (PCI-Express) (rev 01) Subsystem: Device 1a32:2309 Flags: bus master, fast devsel, latency 0, IRQ 17 Memory at d0200000 (64-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=64K] Capabilities: [40] Power Management version 3 Capabilities: [50] MSI: Enable- Count=1/1 Maskable- 64bit- Capabilities: [60] Express Legacy Endpoint, MSI 00 Capabilities: [100] Advanced Error Reporting Capabilities: [140] Virtual Channel Capabilities: [160] Device Serial Number 00-15-17-ff-ff-24-14-12 Capabilities: [170] Power Budgeting <?> Kernel driver in use: ath9k Kernel modules: ath9k 00: 8c 16 2e 00 07 00 10 00 01 00 80 02 08 00 00 00 10: 04 00 20 d0 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 20: 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 32 1a 09 23 30: 00 00 00 00 40 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 0a 01 00 00 When started NetworkManager logs this information: Dec 24 07:27:27 chris NetworkManager[2896]: <info> NetworkManager (version 0.8.1-10.git20100831.fc14) is starting... Dec 24 07:27:27 chris NetworkManager[2896]: <info> Read config file /etc/NetworkManager/NetworkManager.conf Dec 24 07:27:27 chris NetworkManager[2896]: <info> VPN: loaded org.freedesktop.NetworkManager.vpnc Dec 24 07:27:27 chris NetworkManager[2896]: <info> VPN: loaded org.freedesktop.NetworkManager.openconnect Dec 24 07:27:27 chris NetworkManager[2896]: <info> VPN: loaded org.freedesktop.NetworkManager.openvpn Dec 24 07:27:27 chris NetworkManager[2896]: <info> VPN: loaded org.freedesktop.NetworkManager.pptp Dec 24 07:27:27 chris NetworkManager[2896]: <info> modem-manager is now available Dec 24 07:27:27 chris NetworkManager[2896]: <info> monitoring kernel firmware directory '/lib/firmware'. Dec 24 07:27:27 chris NetworkManager[2896]: ifcfg-rh: Acquired D-Bus service com.redhat.ifcfgrh1 Dec 24 07:27:27 chris NetworkManager[2896]: <info> Loaded plugin ifcfg-rh: (c) 2007 - 2008 Red Hat, Inc. To report bugs please use the NetworkManager mailing list. Dec 24 07:27:27 chris NetworkManager[2896]: ifcfg-rh: parsing /etc/sysconfig/network-scripts/ifcfg-eth0 ... Dec 24 07:27:27 chris NetworkManager[2896]: ifcfg-rh: read connection 'System eth0' Dec 24 07:27:27 chris NetworkManager[2896]: ifcfg-rh: parsing /etc/sysconfig/network-scripts/ifcfg-lo ... Dec 24 07:27:27 chris NetworkManager[2896]: <info> found WiFi radio killswitch rfkill1 (at /sys/devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:05.0/0000:06:00.0/ieee80211/phy0/rfkill1) (driver <unknown>) Dec 24 07:27:27 chris NetworkManager[2896]: <info> found WiFi radio killswitch rfkill0 (at /sys/devices/platform/acer-wmi/rfkill/rfkill0) (driver acer-wmi) Dec 24 07:27:27 chris NetworkManager[2896]: <info> WiFi disabled by radio killswitch; enabled by state file Dec 24 07:27:27 chris NetworkManager[2896]: <info> WWAN enabled by radio killswitch; enabled by state file Dec 24 07:27:27 chris NetworkManager[2896]: <info> WiMAX enabled by radio killswitch; enabled by state file Dec 24 07:27:27 chris NetworkManager[2896]: <info> Networking is enabled by state file Dec 24 07:27:27 chris NetworkManager[2896]: <info> (eth0): carrier is OFF Dec 24 07:27:27 chris NetworkManager[2896]: <info> (eth0): new Ethernet device (driver: 'tg3' ifindex: 2) Dec 24 07:27:27 chris NetworkManager[2896]: <info> (eth0): exported as /org/freedesktop/NetworkManager/Devices/0 Dec 24 07:27:27 chris NetworkManager[2896]: <info> (eth0): now managed Dec 24 07:27:27 chris NetworkManager[2896]: <info> (eth0): device state change: 1 -> 2 (reason 2) Dec 24 07:27:27 chris NetworkManager[2896]: <info> (eth0): bringing up device. Dec 24 07:27:27 chris kernel: [ 819.152264] pcieport 0000:00:04.0: wake-up capability disabled by ACPI Dec 24 07:27:27 chris NetworkManager[2896]: <info> (eth0): preparing device. Dec 24 07:27:27 chris NetworkManager[2896]: <info> (eth0): deactivating device (reason: 2). Dec 24 07:27:27 chris NetworkManager[2896]: <info> (wlan0): driver supports SSID scans (scan_capa 0x01). Dec 24 07:27:27 chris NetworkManager[2896]: <info> (wlan0): new 802.11 WiFi device (driver: 'ath9k' ifindex: 3) Dec 24 07:27:27 chris NetworkManager[2896]: <info> (wlan0): exported as /org/freedesktop/NetworkManager/Devices/1 Dec 24 07:27:27 chris NetworkManager[2896]: <info> (wlan0): now managed Dec 24 07:27:27 chris NetworkManager[2896]: <info> (wlan0): device state change: 1 -> 2 (reason 2) Dec 24 07:27:27 chris NetworkManager[2896]: <info> (wlan0): bringing up device. Dec 24 07:27:27 chris NetworkManager[2896]: <info> (wlan0): deactivating device (reason: 2). Dec 24 07:27:27 chris NetworkManager[2896]: <warn> bluez error getting default adapter: Launch helper exited with unknown return code 1 Dec 24 07:27:28 chris kernel: [ 820.051335] tg3 0000:03:00.0: eth0: Link is down 'iwconfig wlan0' yields: wlan0 IEEE 802.11bgn ESSID:off/any Mode:Managed Access Point: Not-Associated Tx-Power=0 dBm Retry long limit:7 RTS thr:off Fragment thr:off Encryption key:off Power Management:off
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i have the same issue it works on ubuntu gnu/linux if i do sudo modprobe -r acer-wmi. if i do that on fedora it will crash the kernel/display I cannot get wireless working no matter what i do. Acer Aspire AS7552G-6436 Notebook Manufacturer Part Number LX.RCH02.004 Product Series 7552G Operating System Ubuntu GNU/Linux 11.04 and Fedora 15 Memory Standard DDR3-1066/PC3-8500 CPU AMD Phenom II Quad-Core N950(2.1GHz) CPU L2 Cache 2MB Chipset AMD M880G Aspect Ratio 16:9 Resolution 1600 x 900 Screen Size 17.3" WSXGA LED backlight & Acer CineCrystal Technology AMD Radeon HD 6650M Video Memory 1GB DDR3 VRAM [icelogic@localhost ~]$ lspci 00:00.0 Host bridge: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD] RS780 Host Bridge Alternate 00:02.0 PCI bridge: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD] RS780 PCI to PCI bridge (ext gfx port 0) 00:04.0 PCI bridge: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD] RS780 PCI to PCI bridge (PCIE port 0) 00:05.0 PCI bridge: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD] RS780 PCI to PCI bridge (PCIE port 1) 00:11.0 SATA controller: ATI Technologies Inc SB700/SB800 SATA Controller [AHCI mode] 00:12.0 USB Controller: ATI Technologies Inc SB700/SB800 USB OHCI0 Controller 00:12.2 USB Controller: ATI Technologies Inc SB700/SB800 USB EHCI Controller 00:13.0 USB Controller: ATI Technologies Inc SB700/SB800 USB OHCI0 Controller 00:13.2 USB Controller: ATI Technologies Inc SB700/SB800 USB EHCI Controller 00:14.0 SMBus: ATI Technologies Inc SBx00 SMBus Controller (rev 42) 00:14.2 Audio device: ATI Technologies Inc SBx00 Azalia (Intel HDA) (rev 40) 00:14.3 ISA bridge: ATI Technologies Inc SB700/SB800 LPC host controller (rev 40) 00:14.4 PCI bridge: ATI Technologies Inc SBx00 PCI to PCI Bridge (rev 40) 00:18.0 Host bridge: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD] Family 10h Processor HyperTransport Configuration 00:18.1 Host bridge: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD] Family 10h Processor Address Map 00:18.2 Host bridge: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD] Family 10h Processor DRAM Controller 00:18.3 Host bridge: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD] Family 10h Processor Miscellaneous Control 00:18.4 Host bridge: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD] Family 10h Processor Link Control 02:00.0 VGA compatible controller: ATI Technologies Inc Device 6741 02:00.1 Audio device: ATI Technologies Inc Device aa90 03:00.0 Ethernet controller: Broadcom Corporation NetLink BCM57780 Gigabit Ethernet PCIe (rev 01) 06:00.0 Network controller: Atheros Communications Inc. AR9287 Wireless Network Adapter (PCI-Express) (rev 01)
I found that by blacklisting acer_wmi the wireless works now, and performs flawlessly.
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