Mint 12 doesn't recognize wireless adapter ThinkPad SL510

[ndharithreesan]

I am running Mint 12 on my Lenovo Thinkpad SL510. I can use Wired Connections perfectly fine, but my wireless connections don't even show up. When I ran iwconfig in Terminal, I received the following:
lo no wireless extensions.

eth0 no wireless extensions.

I am a newbie at Linux, but can someone please help?!

[remoulder]

http://forums.linuxmint.com/viewtopic.php?f=53&t=1085

[ndharithreesan]

Sorry, I forgot to post the results! Here they are! Also, I am running the 32-bit OS

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* I. scanning WIFI PCI devices...
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* II. querying ndiswrapper...
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* III. querying iwconfig...
lo        no wireless extensions.

eth0      no wireless extensions.

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* IV. querying ifconfig...
eth0      Link encap:Ethernet  HWaddr 00:26:9e:a3:e0:00 
          inet addr:192.168.1.103  Bcast:192.168.1.255  Mask:255.255.255.0
          inet6 addr: fe80::226:9eff:fea3:e000/64 Scope:Link
          UP BROADCAST RUNNING MULTICAST  MTU:1500  Metric:1
          RX packets:773839 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0
          TX packets:509127 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0
          collisions:0 txqueuelen:1000
          RX bytes:992602117 (992.6 MB)  TX bytes:133115308 (133.1 MB)
          Interrupt:45 Base address:0x8000

lo        Link encap:Local Loopback 
          inet addr:127.0.0.1  Mask:255.0.0.0
          inet6 addr: ::1/128 Scope:Host
          UP LOOPBACK RUNNING  MTU:16436  Metric:1
          RX packets:253 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0
          TX packets:253 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0
          collisions:0 txqueuelen:0
          RX bytes:26327 (26.3 KB)  TX bytes:26327 (26.3 KB)

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* V. querying DHCP...
Rather than invoking init scripts through /etc/init.d, use the service(8)
utility, e.g. service smbd reload

Since the script you are attempting to invoke has been converted to an
Upstart job, you may also use the reload(8) utility, e.g. reload smbd
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* VI. querying nslookup google.com...
Server:      75.75.75.75
Address:   75.75.75.75#53

Non-authoritative answer:
Name:   google.com
Address: 74.125.113.99
Name:   google.com
Address: 74.125.113.147
Name:   google.com
Address: 74.125.113.103
Name:   google.com
Address: 74.125.113.105
Name:   google.com
Address: 74.125.113.104
Name:   google.com
Address: 74.125.113.106


[mads]

According to "Linux on Lenovo TP-SL510":

Networking
Provided ethernet card works OK with the r8169 module.

The output above shows that you can ping Google. I don't see anything wrong other than connecting to a wireless connection.

[remoulder]

Does running 'rmmod r8169 && modprobe r8169' make any changes?

Mads, the op was talking about the wifi not the ethernet.

ndharithreesan, can you try in a terminal

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sudo modprobe iwlagn
dmesg | grep iwl

and copy/paste the output here.

[mads]

Mads, the op was talking about the wifi not the ethernet.

I was almost there.

[ndharithreesan]

here is the result from that prompt

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[17168.765261] iwlagn: Intel(R) Wireless WiFi Link AGN driver for Linux, in-tree:
[17168.765265] iwlagn: Copyright(c) 2003-2011 Intel Corporation


[remoulder]

Ok, I think we need more info here. Can you post the outputs of

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lspci
lsmod
dmesg | grep -e error -e eth -e wlan

[BAD]

Might be easier to just buy a cheap usb wireless adapter. I use a Belkin 150mz with my desktop.

[ndharithreesan]

Hey! Ok here are the results for the commands (sorry for the delay, I can only get to wired internet whenever I go home from school)

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nimi@nimi-ThinkPad-SL510 ~ $ lspci
00:00.0 Host bridge: Intel Corporation Mobile 4 Series Chipset Memory Controller Hub (rev 09)
00:02.0 VGA compatible controller: Intel Corporation Mobile 4 Series Chipset Integrated Graphics Controller (rev 09)
00:02.1 Display controller: Intel Corporation Mobile 4 Series Chipset Integrated Graphics Controller (rev 09)
00:1a.0 USB Controller: Intel Corporation 82801I (ICH9 Family) USB UHCI Controller #4 (rev 03)
00:1a.1 USB Controller: Intel Corporation 82801I (ICH9 Family) USB UHCI Controller #5 (rev 03)
00:1a.2 USB Controller: Intel Corporation 82801I (ICH9 Family) USB UHCI Controller #6 (rev 03)
00:1a.7 USB Controller: Intel Corporation 82801I (ICH9 Family) USB2 EHCI Controller #2 (rev 03)
00:1b.0 Audio device: Intel Corporation 82801I (ICH9 Family) HD Audio Controller (rev 03)
00:1c.0 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation 82801I (ICH9 Family) PCI Express Port 1 (rev 03)
00:1c.1 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation 82801I (ICH9 Family) PCI Express Port 2 (rev 03)
00:1c.2 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation 82801I (ICH9 Family) PCI Express Port 3 (rev 03)
00:1c.4 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation 82801I (ICH9 Family) PCI Express Port 5 (rev 03)
00:1c.5 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation 82801I (ICH9 Family) PCI Express Port 6 (rev 03)
00:1d.0 USB Controller: Intel Corporation 82801I (ICH9 Family) USB UHCI Controller #1 (rev 03)
00:1d.1 USB Controller: Intel Corporation 82801I (ICH9 Family) USB UHCI Controller #2 (rev 03)
00:1d.2 USB Controller: Intel Corporation 82801I (ICH9 Family) USB UHCI Controller #3 (rev 03)
00:1d.7 USB Controller: Intel Corporation 82801I (ICH9 Family) USB2 EHCI Controller #1 (rev 03)
00:1e.0 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation 82801 Mobile PCI Bridge (rev 93)
00:1f.0 ISA bridge: Intel Corporation ICH9M LPC Interface Controller (rev 03)
00:1f.2 SATA controller: Intel Corporation ICH9M/M-E SATA AHCI Controller (rev 03)
00:1f.3 SMBus: Intel Corporation 82801I (ICH9 Family) SMBus Controller (rev 03)
02:00.0 System peripheral: JMicron Technology Corp. SD/MMC Host Controller
02:00.2 SD Host controller: JMicron Technology Corp. Standard SD Host Controller
02:00.3 System peripheral: JMicron Technology Corp. MS Host Controller
02:00.4 System peripheral: JMicron Technology Corp. xD Host Controller
07:00.0 Ethernet controller: Realtek Semiconductor Co., Ltd. RTL8101E/RTL8102E PCI Express Fast Ethernet controller (rev 02)


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nimi@nimi-ThinkPad-SL510 ~ $ lsmod
Module                  Size  Used by
usbhid                 41905  0
hid                    77367  1 usbhid
nls_iso8859_1          12617  0
nls_cp437              12751  0
vfat                   17308  0
fat                    55577  1 vfat
usb_storage            44173  0
uas                    17699  0
nls_utf8               12493  1
isofs                  39549  1
bnep                   17923  2
rfcomm                 38408  0
bluetooth             148839  10 bnep,rfcomm
parport_pc             32114  0
ppdev                  12849  0
arc4                   12473  0
rtl8192cu              97651  0
rtl8192c_common        69519  1 rtl8192cu
rtlwifi                95614  1 rtl8192cu
joydev                 17393  0
mac80211              272785  3 rtl8192cu,rtl8192c_common,rtlwifi
binfmt_misc            17292  1
cfg80211              172392  2 rtlwifi,mac80211
snd_hda_codec_hdmi     31426  1
snd_hda_codec_realtek   254125  1
uvcvideo               67271  0
videodev               85626  1 uvcvideo
thinkpad_acpi          73942  0
snd_seq_midi           13132  0
snd_rawmidi            25241  1 snd_seq_midi
snd_seq_midi_event     14475  1 snd_seq_midi
snd_hda_intel          24262  3
snd_hda_codec          91754  3 snd_hda_codec_hdmi,snd_hda_codec_realtek,snd_hda_intel
snd_hwdep              13276  1 snd_hda_codec
snd_seq                51567  2 snd_seq_midi,snd_seq_midi_event
snd_pcm                80468  4 snd_hda_codec_hdmi,snd_hda_intel,snd_hda_codec
snd_timer              28932  2 snd_seq,snd_pcm
snd_seq_device         14172  3 snd_seq_midi,snd_rawmidi,snd_seq
psmouse                73673  0
serio_raw              12990  0
jmb38x_ms              17406  0
memstick               15857  1 jmb38x_ms
snd                    55902  16 snd_hda_codec_hdmi,snd_hda_codec_realtek,thinkpad_acpi,snd_rawmidi,snd_hda_intel,snd_hda_codec,snd_hwdep,snd_seq,snd_pcm,snd_timer,snd_seq_device
snd_page_alloc         14115  2 snd_hda_intel,snd_pcm
i915                  505108  3
drm_kms_helper         32889  1 i915
drm                   192226  4 i915,drm_kms_helper
soundcore              12600  1 snd
nvram                  14029  1 thinkpad_acpi
wmi                    18744  0
i2c_algo_bit           13199  1 i915
video                  18908  1 i915
lp                     17455  0
parport                40930  3 parport_pc,ppdev,lp
ahci                   21634  3
libahci                25727  1 ahci
r8169                  43104  0
sdhci_pci              13658  0
sdhci                  27360  1 sdhci_pci


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nimi@nimi-ThinkPad-SL510 ~ $ dmesg | grep -e error -e eth -e wl
[   21.397443] r8169 0000:07:00.0: eth0: link down
[   21.397672] ADDRCONF(NETDEV_UP): eth0: link is not ready
[   30.590994] EXT4-fs (sda1): re-mounted. Opts: errors=remount-ro,commit=0
[  386.507246] ADDRCONF(NETDEV_UP): wlan0: link is not ready
[  389.031919] wlan0: direct probe to 00:13:c3:1f:51:c0 (try 1/3)
[  389.228053] wlan0: direct probe to 00:13:c3:1f:51:c0 (try 2/3)
[  389.428033] wlan0: direct probe to 00:13:c3:1f:51:c0 (try 3/3)
[  389.628064] wlan0: direct probe to 00:13:c3:1f:51:c0 timed out
[  395.420808] wlan0: direct probe to 00:13:c3:1f:51:c0 (try 1/3)
[  395.620052] wlan0: direct probe to 00:13:c3:1f:51:c0 (try 2/3)
[  395.820028] wlan0: direct probe to 00:13:c3:1f:51:c0 (try 3/3)
[  396.020057] wlan0: direct probe to 00:13:c3:1f:51:c0 timed out
[  426.064049] usb 6-1: device descriptor read/64, error -71
[ 1123.520745] EXT4-fs (sda1): re-mounted. Opts: errors=remount-ro,commit=600
[ 1157.563801] EXT4-fs (sda1): re-mounted. Opts: errors=remount-ro,commit=0
[90670.391875] EXT4-fs (sda1): re-mounted. Opts: errors=remount-ro,commit=600
[90705.699962] EXT4-fs (sda1): re-mounted. Opts: errors=remount-ro,commit=0
[90744.729095] gnome-mplayer[2685]: segfault at 33 ip 00cc99cd sp bf9ef0b0 error 4 in libglib-2.0.so.0.3000.0[c6a000+f7000]
[131209.694523] EXT4-fs (sda1): re-mounted. Opts: errors=remount-ro,commit=600
[131220.558933] EXT4-fs (sda1): re-mounted. Opts: errors=remount-ro,commit=0
[132293.619680] EXT4-fs (sda1): re-mounted. Opts: errors=remount-ro,commit=600
[132295.310642] EXT4-fs (sda1): re-mounted. Opts: errors=remount-ro,commit=0
[132296.532390] EXT4-fs (sda1): re-mounted. Opts: errors=remount-ro,commit=600
[132304.982724] EXT4-fs (sda1): re-mounted. Opts: errors=remount-ro,commit=0
[132309.885533] EXT4-fs (sda1): re-mounted. Opts: errors=remount-ro,commit=600
[132311.793743] EXT4-fs (sda1): re-mounted. Opts: errors=remount-ro,commit=0
[178494.815503] EXT4-fs (sda1): re-mounted. Opts: errors=remount-ro,commit=600
[178831.206956] EXT4-fs (sda1): re-mounted. Opts: errors=remount-ro,commit=0
[204046.361236] EXT4-fs (sda1): re-mounted. Opts: errors=remount-ro,commit=600
[204066.408913] EXT4-fs (sda1): re-mounted. Opts: errors=remount-ro,commit=0
[205891.202435] EXT4-fs (sda1): re-mounted. Opts: errors=remount-ro,commit=600
[205892.563027] EXT4-fs (sda1): re-mounted. Opts: errors=remount-ro,commit=0
[206180.406075] EXT4-fs (sda1): re-mounted. Opts: errors=remount-ro,commit=600
[208553.171325] EXT4-fs (sda1): re-mounted. Opts: errors=remount-ro,commit=0
[212939.701486] EXT4-fs (sda1): re-mounted. Opts: errors=remount-ro,commit=600
[212945.949134] EXT4-fs (sda1): re-mounted. Opts: errors=remount-ro,commit=0
[213932.408266] EXT4-fs (sda1): re-mounted. Opts: errors=remount-ro,commit=600
[213939.702270] EXT4-fs (sda1): re-mounted. Opts: errors=remount-ro,commit=0
[230875.574209] EXT4-fs (sda1): re-mounted. Opts: errors=remount-ro,commit=600
[235461.582843] EXT4-fs (sda1): re-mounted. Opts: errors=remount-ro,commit=0
[236169.924282] EXT4-fs (sda1): re-mounted. Opts: errors=remount-ro,commit=600
[241461.601860] EXT4-fs (sda1): re-mounted. Opts: errors=remount-ro,commit=0
[241473.177855] EXT4-fs (sda1): re-mounted. Opts: errors=remount-ro,commit=0
[241473.322454] r8169 0000:07:00.0: eth0: link down
[241473.322782] ADDRCONF(NETDEV_UP): eth0: link is not ready
[241474.583664] EXT4-fs (sda1): re-mounted. Opts: errors=remount-ro,commit=0
[257694.691540] EXT4-fs (sda1): re-mounted. Opts: errors=remount-ro,commit=0
[257699.156800] EXT4-fs (sda1): re-mounted. Opts: errors=remount-ro,commit=0
[257699.226613] r8169 0000:07:00.0: eth0: link down
[257699.226843] ADDRCONF(NETDEV_UP): eth0: link is not ready
[257734.868052] usb 6-2: device descriptor read/64, error -71
[257735.148069] usb 6-2: device descriptor read/64, error -71
[257735.488040] usb 6-2: device descriptor read/64, error -71
[257735.712047] usb 6-2: device descriptor read/64, error -71
[257736.336043] usb 6-2: device not accepting address 6, error -71
[257736.856047] usb 6-2: device not accepting address 7, error -71
[259779.524257] usb 6-1: can't set config #1, error -71
[261309.264050] usb 6-1: device descriptor read/64, error -71
[261309.488055] usb 6-1: device descriptor read/64, error -71
[261309.824051] usb 6-1: device descriptor read/64, error -71
[261310.048059] usb 6-1: device descriptor read/64, error -71
[261310.672053] usb 6-1: device not accepting address 14, error -71
[261311.192077] usb 6-1: device not accepting address 15, error -71
[261593.295084] EXT4-fs (sda1): re-mounted. Opts: errors=remount-ro,commit=0
[261607.763564] EXT4-fs (sda1): re-mounted. Opts: errors=remount-ro,commit=0
[261608.038427] r8169 0000:07:00.0: eth0: link down
[261608.038860] ADDRCONF(NETDEV_UP): eth0: link is not ready
[265910.708198] EXT4-fs (sda1): re-mounted. Opts: errors=remount-ro,commit=600
[270198.032857] EXT4-fs (sda1): re-mounted. Opts: errors=remount-ro,commit=0
[270704.269255] EXT4-fs (sda1): re-mounted. Opts: errors=remount-ro,commit=600
[270711.845823] EXT4-fs (sda1): re-mounted. Opts: errors=remount-ro,commit=0
[272015.315108] EXT4-fs (sda1): re-mounted. Opts: errors=remount-ro,commit=600
[272022.334456] EXT4-fs (sda1): re-mounted. Opts: errors=remount-ro,commit=0
[326005.438716] EXT4-fs (sda1): re-mounted. Opts: errors=remount-ro,commit=600
[326042.369165] EXT4-fs (sda1): re-mounted. Opts: errors=remount-ro,commit=0
[326215.337077] EXT4-fs (sda1): re-mounted. Opts: errors=remount-ro,commit=600
[326218.562252] EXT4-fs (sda1): re-mounted. Opts: errors=remount-ro,commit=0
[326440.981944] EXT4-fs (sda1): re-mounted. Opts: errors=remount-ro,commit=600
[326446.878307] EXT4-fs (sda1): re-mounted. Opts: errors=remount-ro,commit=0
[326844.782783] EXT4-fs (sda1): re-mounted. Opts: errors=remount-ro,commit=600
[326855.726793] EXT4-fs (sda1): re-mounted. Opts: errors=remount-ro,commit=0
[331084.036233] EXT4-fs (sda1): re-mounted. Opts: errors=remount-ro,commit=600
[343627.452874] EXT4-fs (sda1): re-mounted. Opts: errors=remount-ro,commit=600
[343646.120982] EXT4-fs (sda1): re-mounted. Opts: errors=remount-ro,commit=0
[343670.324727] EXT4-fs (sda1): re-mounted. Opts: errors=remount-ro,commit=600
[343671.698905] EXT4-fs (sda1): re-mounted. Opts: errors=remount-ro,commit=0
[343701.076919] EXT4-fs (sda1): re-mounted. Opts: errors=remount-ro,commit=600
[343702.494935] EXT4-fs (sda1): re-mounted. Opts: errors=remount-ro,commit=0
[343832.255161] EXT4-fs (sda1): re-mounted. Opts: errors=remount-ro,commit=600
[343840.707861] EXT4-fs (sda1): re-mounted. Opts: errors=remount-ro,commit=0
[343846.737687] EXT4-fs (sda1): re-mounted. Opts: errors=remount-ro,commit=600
[343848.723079] EXT4-fs (sda1): re-mounted. Opts: errors=remount-ro,commit=0
[343851.165126] EXT4-fs (sda1): re-mounted. Opts: errors=remount-ro,commit=600
[343852.600989] EXT4-fs (sda1): re-mounted. Opts: errors=remount-ro,commit=0
[344213.895424] EXT4-fs (sda1): re-mounted. Opts: errors=remount-ro,commit=600
[344217.363058] EXT4-fs (sda1): re-mounted. Opts: errors=remount-ro,commit=0
[344219.705986] EXT4-fs (sda1): re-mounted. Opts: errors=remount-ro,commit=600
[344830.699837] EXT4-fs (sda1): re-mounted. Opts: errors=remount-ro,commit=0
[344844.508098] EXT4-fs (sda1): re-mounted. Opts: errors=remount-ro,commit=600
[344846.577679] EXT4-fs (sda1): re-mounted. Opts: errors=remount-ro,commit=0
[345016.910663] EXT4-fs (sda1): re-mounted. Opts: errors=remount-ro,commit=600
[345018.470148] EXT4-fs (sda1): re-mounted. Opts: errors=remount-ro,commit=0
[348518.715493] EXT4-fs (sda1): re-mounted. Opts: errors=remount-ro,commit=600
[348520.483454] EXT4-fs (sda1): re-mounted. Opts: errors=remount-ro,commit=0
[348685.102230] EXT4-fs (sda1): re-mounted. Opts: errors=remount-ro,commit=600
[348690.500473] EXT4-fs (sda1): re-mounted. Opts: errors=remount-ro,commit=0
[348761.655828] EXT4-fs (sda1): re-mounted. Opts: errors=remount-ro,commit=600
[348764.037451] EXT4-fs (sda1): re-mounted. Opts: errors=remount-ro,commit=0
[348768.322095] EXT4-fs (sda1): re-mounted. Opts: errors=remount-ro,commit=600
[355552.560581] EXT4-fs (sda1): re-mounted. Opts: errors=remount-ro,commit=0
[355563.604210] EXT4-fs (sda1): re-mounted. Opts: errors=remount-ro,commit=0
[355563.769913] r8169 0000:07:00.0: eth0: link down
[355563.770150] ADDRCONF(NETDEV_UP): eth0: link is not ready
[355564.332775] EXT4-fs (sda1): re-mounted. Opts: errors=remount-ro,commit=0
[495739.365362] EXT4-fs (sda1): re-mounted. Opts: errors=remount-ro,commit=600
[503510.653514] EXT4-fs (sda1): re-mounted. Opts: errors=remount-ro,commit=0
[503520.611719] EXT4-fs (sda1): re-mounted. Opts: errors=remount-ro,commit=0
[503520.873545] r8169 0000:07:00.0: eth0: link down
[503520.873776] ADDRCONF(NETDEV_UP): eth0: link is not ready
[503522.959880] EXT4-fs (sda1): re-mounted. Opts: errors=remount-ro,commit=0
[507662.548047] usb 2-2: device descriptor read/64, error -71
[507662.776044] usb 2-2: device descriptor read/64, error -71
[509598.143170] EXT4-fs (sda1): re-mounted. Opts: errors=remount-ro,commit=0
[509604.168532] EXT4-fs (sda1): re-mounted. Opts: errors=remount-ro,commit=600
[509604.363836] r8169 0000:07:00.0: eth0: link down
[509604.364174] ADDRCONF(NETDEV_UP): eth0: link is not ready
[509605.192198] EXT4-fs (sda1): re-mounted. Opts: errors=remount-ro,commit=600
[509905.274478] EXT4-fs (sda1): re-mounted. Opts: errors=remount-ro,commit=0
[514463.168313] EXT4-fs (sda1): re-mounted. Opts: errors=remount-ro,commit=600
[514500.863369] EXT4-fs (sda1): re-mounted. Opts: errors=remount-ro,commit=0
[522694.317577] EXT4-fs (sda1): re-mounted. Opts: errors=remount-ro,commit=600
[522758.677232] EXT4-fs (sda1): re-mounted. Opts: errors=remount-ro,commit=0
[522760.780726] EXT4-fs (sda1): re-mounted. Opts: errors=remount-ro,commit=600
[522801.313849] EXT4-fs (sda1): re-mounted. Opts: errors=remount-ro,commit=0
[522817.059153] r8169 0000:07:00.0: eth0: link up
[522817.059361] ADDRCONF(NETDEV_CHANGE): eth0: link becomes ready
[522827.224024] eth0: no IPv6 routers present


[johnwak]

I had same problem with my dual boot (Mint 12 /Windows 7) Hp Pavilion Dm1 which has a Broadcom router.
Worked fine in WIndows but would not connect in Mint 12 , I tried all the solutions I could find but to no avai.
I connected with a belkin usb adapter and that was fine.

But it did work when I visited my friends houses who used a variety of routers!

Today magically it is working fine - after 3 months of trying.
So I no longer have the belkin plugged in.

The solution ?
I complained to my BB provider yesterday because I had a speed of 0.2 mps it was fixed for me but by evening even my Compaq running Linux12 was not recognising its wireless adapter (no problems ever before)

Today my BB provider re provided my service and everything now works, the BB provider is UK's BT.

I do have to say this is not the first occurrence of probs with Linux and BT as a BB provider.

[mads]

fix for wireless not dedtected in lenovo laptops

[ndharithreesan]

mads, i tried that solution and I received this prompt

ERROR: Module acer_wmi does not exist in /proc/modules

how can i identify which module to blacklist?

[mads]

ndharithreesan, I don't know then, sorry.
Three questions that might throw some light on the issue.
What happens if you replace acer_wmi by acer-wmi?
What happens if you try the workaround again but ignore the lines with acer-wmi?
Run these commands. What is the output of the last one?
sudo rfkill unblock all
rfkill list all

[ndharithreesan]

I dont get anything back from running the two commands, just a prompt for another command

[mads]

Sorry, that was just a wild guess since nothing else seems to help.
At this point I would say that I will go for BAD's suggestion.

Might be easier to just buy a cheap usb wireless adapter. I use a Belkin 150mz with my desktop.

[ndharithreesan]

thats the thing....i bought a wireless adapter, but it doesnt work. I mean, it recognizes that there are networks, but when i try to connect to one, it takes forever and fails. I havent been able to connect since i bought it. I got a Netgear n150 usb adapter

[Monsta]

I got a Netgear n150 usb adapter

Now that looks like a second problem in the same thread.
Your lsmod output shows rtl8192cu module - is it for that Netgear USB adapter? If that's so, look at this thread, or start a new one if the problem is different.

[AlbertP]

Those lspci output really looks like you've disabled the built-in wifi in the BIOS. The SL510 should have either Intel (Centrino Wireless-N 1000, WifiLink 5100 or WifiLink 5150) or Realtek (RTL8188CE or RTL8192SE). None of those cards is visible in lspci. This means the built-in wifi card is dead or disabled.