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Can any body tell me how to start my WiFi? It is not working with 11.04. I am new to Ubuntu. Please any body give me the code to compile and how it will work. I am really stuck with this problem.

My laptop model is Lenovo B570e. Please help me out.

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    If you are new to Ubuntu, then why do you install an old version? 12.04 is the current release, 11.04 may not support your hardware properly. Also, please don't tag your question with unrelated topics.
    – gertvdijk
    Sep 16, 2012 at 11:19
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    Download Ubuntu Precise Pangolin 12.04 and try it again.
    – BuZZ-dEE
    Sep 16, 2012 at 12:36
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    Also, please do not use caps within your title, or unrelated tags. It may discourage users who have a solution, or cause organization issues if tags are misused.
    – nanofarad
    Sep 16, 2012 at 12:43
  • 11.04 is going to be End of Life by the end of this month, anyways, so 12.04 is a better version to try.
    – Thomas Ward
    Oct 10, 2012 at 17:03

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I have a Lenovo v570 and I had the same problem. Perhaps what worked for me will work for you.

Try this: sudo rmmod -f acer-wmi

Once that's done your wifi should just kick on, if that is the cause of the problem. If that does work, you can make that permanent by creating a blacklist for it:

sudo touch /etc/modprobe.d/blacklist-custom.conf

Then use nano or vi/vim to open the file /etc/modprobe.d/blacklist-custom.conf and write this line to that file: blacklist acer-wmi. That will keep that module from loading when you start your computer.

Again, this is what worked for me when I had that problem. I hope it helps.

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  • bro i am asking for lenovo not for acer to do this the architecture are complete different any how thanks for your reply May 17, 2013 at 14:57

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