From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: Samuel Sieb Subject: Re: Acer ES1-522 wifi blocked and Fn keys don't work (WMI) Date: Mon, 23 Jan 2017 15:23:19 -0800 Message-ID: <1c3c9754-70fa-039c-04f8-6a438b9c504b@sieb.net> References: <3743f661-2ef2-1f54-819c-8dc15569f905@sieb.net> <20170122143657.GX10410@linux-l9pv.suse> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=windows-1252; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Return-path: Received: from smtp-out-so.shaw.ca ([64.59.136.137]:46162 "EHLO smtp-out-so.shaw.ca" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-OK) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S1750795AbdAWX3O (ORCPT ); Mon, 23 Jan 2017 18:29:14 -0500 In-Reply-To: <20170122143657.GX10410@linux-l9pv.suse> Sender: platform-driver-x86-owner@vger.kernel.org List-ID: To: joeyli Cc: platform-driver-x86@vger.kernel.org On 01/22/2017 06:36 AM, joeyli wrote: > On Wed, Jan 18, 2017 at 12:05:52PM -0800, Samuel Sieb wrote: >> I have a user with an Acer ES1-522 laptop and the wifi isn't working. The >> driver detects it correctly, but rfkill says it's hard blocked. The wifi >> toggle key doesn't have any effect. The touchpad toggle button disables the >> touchpad, but doesn't enable it when pressed again. However, suspend/resume >> resets the touchpad to working again. The acer-wmi module is loaded and an >> input device is created. However, none of the listed keys actually provide >> any output. >> >> I blacklisted the acer_wmi module and now the wifi works. Is there any >> further information I could provide that would help? >> > What is your kernel verion? > It's running Fedora 24, so the latest kernel at the time was probably 4.8.17. I see that a 4.9.5 kernel is available for F24 now, so I can try that one if it would be helpful. > And, did you see any messages in dmesg when you pressed those fn-keys? > I didn't see any messages at all. Also, on all the Acer laptops I checked, the accelerometer device gives the "Operation not permitted" error. Should I split that into a new thread? It appears to be part of the acer-wmi module as well.