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[Phillip Susi <psusi@xxxxxxxxxx>]

** Package changed: ubuntu-express (Ubuntu) => linux (Ubuntu)

** Changed in: linux (Ubuntu)
       Status: New => Fix Released

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Title:
  acer-wmi kernel module causes wireless to not work

Status in “linux” package in Ubuntu:
  Fix Released

Bug description:
  Binary package hint: ubuntu-express

  I'm on an Acer Aspire One 721-3574.

  The symptom was that I couldn't enable wireless with any of the usual
  tricks. After doing a bit of research and playing for a few
  hours/days, I finally figured out that for whatever reason, the
  acer_wmi kernel module was soft blocking every wireless card on the
  laptop (external usb nic's too).

  I demonstrate this here:
  http://paste.pound-python.org/show/6078/

  Immediately after line 63, the hardware wireless indicator lights up
  for a brief moment, and is then re-extinguished.

  acer_wmi doesn't seem to have much utility, is obviously buggy, and
  should be blacklisted--possibly as an update and definitely in the
  11.10 if the problem hasn't been fixed by then.

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