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hi all! has been while since posted , sadly here report issue. installed ubuntu 11.04 on acer travelmate 290e computer. installation went fine , , running until wanted use wireless.

1. got "firmware not installed message" , installed broadcom b43 firmware.

2. receive new message: " wireless disabled hardware switch" (my acer have wireless switch switched on.

3. after hours of research tried install acer acpi laptop model not supported. assume ubuntu knows wireless there thinks turned off, , wireless switch can't communicate ubuntu properly.

stuck.

advice help

have tried rfkill , stuff. doesn't work me, wireless still hard blocked. in advance!

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hi all! has been while since posted , sadly here report issue. installed ubuntu 11.04 on acer travelmate 290e computer. installation went fine , , running until wanted use wireless.

1. got "firmware not installed message" , installed broadcom b43 firmware.

2. receive new message: " wireless disabled hardware switch" (my acer have wireless switch switched on.

3. after hours of research tried install acer acpi laptop model not supported. assume ubuntu knows wireless there thinks turned off, , wireless switch can't communicate ubuntu properly.

stuck.

advice help

have tried rfkill , stuff. doesn't work me, wireless still hard blocked. in advance!
check out thread , see if acer-wmi installed. see post 2.

http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.p...light=acer-wmi


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