fix ubuntu 11.04 wifi problem

August 29, 2012

No wifi on 11.04?

show list

sudo rfkill list

result

1: phy0: Wireless LAN
    Soft blocked: yes
    Hard blocked: no
2: acer-wireless: Wireless LAN
    Soft blocked: yes
    Hard blocked: no

yes means softblocked. use this:

sudo rfkill unblock all sudo rfkill list all

or

sudo rmmod -f acer-wmi sudo rfkill unblock all sudo rfkill list all

cheers :)