** Description changed: I am trying the Ubuntu Daily ISO (20/2/2012) and I notice that the WiFi is not working. Upon inspection, rfkill reports: 0: acer-wireless: Wireless LAN Soft blocked: yes Hard blocked: no 1: sony-wifi: Wireless LAN Soft blocked: no Hard blocked: no 2: sony-bluetooth: Bluetooth Soft blocked: no Hard blocked: no 3: hci0: Bluetooth Soft blocked: no Hard blocked: no 4: phy0: Wireless LAN Soft blocked: no Hard blocked: no - So, acer-wmi.ko was loaded though it was not required for this Sony laptop. - Therefore, I run - + WORKAROUND: So, acer-wmi.ko was loaded though it was not required for this Sony laptop. + Therefore, I run: rmmod acer-wmi and instantly the WiFi worked. Is it possible to blacklist acer-wmi for this Sony laptop (or a range of Sony laptops)? ProblemType: Bug DistroRelease: Ubuntu 12.04 Package: linux-image-3.2.0-17-generic 3.2.0-17.26 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.2.0-17.26-generic 3.2.6 Uname: Linux 3.2.0-17-generic x86_64 AlsaVersion: Advanced Linux Sound Architecture Driver Version 1.0.24. ApportVersion: 1.92-0ubuntu1 Architecture: amd64 AudioDevicesInUse: USER PID ACCESS COMMAND /dev/snd/controlC1: user 1665 F.... pulseaudio /dev/snd/controlC0: user 1665 F.... pulseaudio Card0.Amixer.info: Card hw:0 'Generic'/'HD-Audio Generic at 0xf0344000 irq 44' Mixer name : 'ATI R6xx HDMI' Components : 'HDA:1002aa01,00aa0100,00100200' Controls : 6 Simple ctrls : 1 Card0.Amixer.values: Simple mixer control 'IEC958',0 Capabilities: pswitch pswitch-joined penum Playback channels: Mono Mono: Playback [on] Card1.Amixer.info: Card hw:1 'SB'/'HDA ATI SB at 0xf0340000 irq 16' Mixer name : 'Conexant CX20590' Components : 'HDA:14f1506e,104d5b00,00100002' Controls : 18 Simple ctrls : 10 Date: Wed Feb 22 14:38:56 2012 HibernationDevice: RESUME=UUID=e7da7d0c-9512-4269-bbb5-81b6a7c8d0c9 InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 12.04 LTS "Precise Pangolin" - Alpha amd64 (20120220) MachineType: Sony Corporation VPCEL2S1E ProcEnviron: TERM=xterm PATH=(custom, no username) LANG=el_GR.UTF-8 SHELL=/bin/bash ProcKernelCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-3.2.0-17-generic root=UUID=d729a379-b421-4cd5-80fc-a68a8d0678a3 ro quiet splash vt.handoff=7 RelatedPackageVersions: linux-restricted-modules-3.2.0-17-generic N/A linux-backports-modules-3.2.0-17-generic N/A linux-firmware 1.70 SourcePackage: linux StagingDrivers: rts_pstor UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install) dmi.bios.date: 06/13/2011 dmi.bios.vendor: Insyde Corp. dmi.bios.version: R0160E3 dmi.board.asset.tag: N/A dmi.board.name: VAIO dmi.board.vendor: Sony Corporation dmi.board.version: N/A dmi.chassis.asset.tag: N/A dmi.chassis.type: 10 dmi.chassis.vendor: Sony Corporation dmi.chassis.version: N/A dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnInsydeCorp.:bvrR0160E3:bd06/13/2011:svnSonyCorporation:pnVPCEL2S1E:pvrC90294ZC:rvnSonyCorporation:rnVAIO:rvrN/A:cvnSonyCorporation:ct10:cvrN/A: dmi.product.name: VPCEL2S1E dmi.product.version: C90294ZC dmi.sys.vendor: Sony Corporation
** Tags removed: kernel-request-3.2.0-17.27 kernel-request-3.2.0-18.28 kernel-request-3.2.0-23.36 ** Tags added: bot-stop-nagging -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/938630 Title: Ubuntu loads acer-wmi on Sony laptop; WiFi not working To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux/+bug/938630/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
