From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: joeyli Subject: Re: Acer ES1-522 wifi blocked and Fn keys don't work (WMI) Date: Tue, 24 Jan 2017 11:48:23 +0800 Message-ID: <20170124034823.GF16274@linux-l9pv.suse> References: <3743f661-2ef2-1f54-819c-8dc15569f905@sieb.net> <20170122143657.GX10410@linux-l9pv.suse> <1c3c9754-70fa-039c-04f8-6a438b9c504b@sieb.net> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Return-path: Received: from smtp.nue.novell.com ([195.135.221.5]:48714 "EHLO smtp.nue.novell.com" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-OK) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S1750709AbdAXDtz (ORCPT ); Mon, 23 Jan 2017 22:49:55 -0500 Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <1c3c9754-70fa-039c-04f8-6a438b9c504b@sieb.net> Sender: platform-driver-x86-owner@vger.kernel.org List-ID: To: Samuel Sieb Cc: platform-driver-x86@vger.kernel.org Hi Samuel, On Mon, Jan 23, 2017 at 03:23:19PM -0800, Samuel Sieb wrote: > 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. > I see. > >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. > Could you please create two bugs on https://bugzilla.kernel.org/ ? One for function key, another one for accelerometer. I prefer to collect debug messages/files on bugzilla for reference in the future. Please send bug number to me after you created it. On the other hand, please attach your acpidump result on bugzilla: # acpidump > acpidump.raw I want to check the DSDT table for more detail. Thanks a lot! Joey Lee