I've got a netbook Acer Aspire ONE model 751h (alias model ZA3) with 2GB ram and 240 GB SSD.
Wifi under Windows 7 Starter and Linux Mint LDME5 32bit is working out of the box: I can activate/deactivate wifi chip through a small switch in front of the netbook.
BUT...
Windows 7 is TOO obsolete and unsecure while Mint LDME5 is TOO heavy for this hw.
So I decided to give Salix 15 32bit a try...
Installation went smooth (I'm used to Slackware) but even if wifi hw is "seen" by the OS it seems it remains OFF whenever switch position. Network Manager do not show any WIFI only wired.
Here under the info I've obtained from the OS:
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lspci -vnn
00:00.0 Host bridge [0600]: Intel Corporation US15W/US15X SCH [Poulsbo] Host Bridge [8086:8100] (rev 07)
Subsystem: Acer Incorporated [ALI] US15W/US15X SCH [Poulsbo] Host Bridge [1025:0244]
Flags: bus master, fast devsel, latency 0
00:02.0 VGA compatible controller [0300]: Intel Corporation US15W/US15X SCH [Poulsbo] Graphics Controller [8086:8108] (rev 07) (prog-if 00 [VGA controller])
Subsystem: Acer Incorporated [ALI] US15W/US15X SCH [Poulsbo] Graphics Controller [1025:0244]
Flags: bus master, fast devsel, latency 0, IRQ 16
Memory at b0080000 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=512K]
I/O ports at 1800 [size=8]
Memory at c0000000 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=256M]
Memory at b0000000 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=256K]
Expansion ROM at 000c0000 [virtual] [disabled] [size=128K]
Capabilities: <access denied>
Kernel driver in use: gma500
Kernel modules: gma500_gfx
00:1b.0 Audio device [0403]: Intel Corporation US15W/US15X/US15L/UL11L SCH [Poulsbo] HD Audio Controller [8086:811b] (rev 07)
Subsystem: Acer Incorporated [ALI] US15W/US15X/US15L/UL11L SCH [Poulsbo] HD Audio Controller [1025:0244]
Flags: bus master, fast devsel, latency 0, IRQ 22
Memory at b0050000 (64-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=16K]
Capabilities: <access denied>
Kernel driver in use: snd_hda_intel
Kernel modules: snd_hda_intel
00:1c.0 PCI bridge [0604]: Intel Corporation US15W/US15X/US15L/UL11L SCH [Poulsbo] PCI Express Port 1 [8086:8110] (rev 07) (prog-if 00 [Normal decode])
Flags: bus master, fast devsel, latency 0, IRQ 17
Bus: primary=00, secondary=02, subordinate=02, sec-latency=0
I/O behind bridge: 00002000-00002fff [size=4K]
Memory behind bridge: 80000000-801fffff [size=2M]
Prefetchable memory behind bridge: d0100000-d01fffff [size=1M]
Capabilities: <access denied>
Kernel driver in use: pcieport
00:1c.1 PCI bridge [0604]: Intel Corporation US15W/US15X/US15L/UL11L SCH [Poulsbo] PCI Express Port 2 [8086:8112] (rev 07) (prog-if 00 [Normal decode])
Flags: bus master, fast devsel, latency 0, IRQ 16
Bus: primary=00, secondary=03, subordinate=03, sec-latency=0
I/O behind bridge: 00003000-00003fff [size=4K]
Memory behind bridge: d0000000-d00fffff [size=1M]
Prefetchable memory behind bridge: 80200000-803fffff [size=2M]
Capabilities: <access denied>
Kernel driver in use: pcieport
00:1d.0 USB controller [0c03]: Intel Corporation US15W/US15X/US15L/UL11L SCH [Poulsbo] USB UHCI Controller #1 [8086:8114] (rev 07) (prog-if 00 [UHCI])
Subsystem: Acer Incorporated [ALI] US15W/US15X/US15L/UL11L SCH [Poulsbo] USB UHCI Controller [1025:0244]
Flags: bus master, fast devsel, latency 0, IRQ 23
I/O ports at 1820 [size=32]
Kernel driver in use: uhci_hcd
Kernel modules: uhci_hcd
00:1d.1 USB controller [0c03]: Intel Corporation US15W/US15X/US15L/UL11L SCH [Poulsbo] USB UHCI Controller #2 [8086:8115] (rev 07) (prog-if 00 [UHCI])
Subsystem: Acer Incorporated [ALI] US15W/US15X/US15L/UL11L SCH [Poulsbo] USB UHCI Controller [1025:0244]
Flags: bus master, fast devsel, latency 0, IRQ 19
I/O ports at 1840 [size=32]
Kernel driver in use: uhci_hcd
Kernel modules: uhci_hcd
00:1d.2 USB controller [0c03]: Intel Corporation US15W/US15X/US15L/UL11L SCH [Poulsbo] USB UHCI Controller #3 [8086:8116] (rev 07) (prog-if 00 [UHCI])
Subsystem: Acer Incorporated [ALI] US15W/US15X/US15L/UL11L SCH [Poulsbo] USB UHCI Controller [1025:0244]
Flags: bus master, fast devsel, latency 0, IRQ 18
I/O ports at 1860 [size=32]
Kernel driver in use: uhci_hcd
Kernel modules: uhci_hcd
00:1d.7 USB controller [0c03]: Intel Corporation US15W/US15X/US15L/UL11L SCH [Poulsbo] USB EHCI Controller [8086:8117] (rev 07) (prog-if 20 [EHCI])
Subsystem: Acer Incorporated [ALI] US15W/US15X/US15L/UL11L SCH [Poulsbo] USB EHCI Controller [1025:0244]
Flags: bus master, fast devsel, latency 0, IRQ 21
Memory at b0054000 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=1K]
Capabilities: <access denied>
Kernel driver in use: ehci-pci
Kernel modules: ehci_pci
00:1f.0 ISA bridge [0601]: Intel Corporation US15W/US15X/US15L/UL11L SCH [Poulsbo] LPC Bridge [8086:8119] (rev 07)
Subsystem: Acer Incorporated [ALI] US15W/US15X/US15L/UL11L SCH [Poulsbo] LPC Bridge [1025:0244]
Flags: fast devsel
Kernel driver in use: lpc_sch
Kernel modules: lpc_sch
00:1f.1 IDE interface [0101]: Intel Corporation US15W/US15X/US15L/UL11L SCH [Poulsbo] IDE Controller [8086:811a] (rev 07) (prog-if 80 [ISA Compatibility mode-only controller, supports bus mastering])
Subsystem: Acer Incorporated [ALI] US15W/US15X/US15L/UL11L SCH [Poulsbo] IDE Controller [1025:0244]
Flags: bus master, fast devsel, latency 0
Memory at 000001f0 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [virtual] [size=8]
Memory at 000003f0 (type 3, non-prefetchable) [virtual]
Memory at 00000170 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [virtual] [size=8]
Memory at 00000370 (type 3, non-prefetchable) [virtual]
I/O ports at 1810 [virtual] [size=16]
Kernel driver in use: pata_sch
02:00.0 Ethernet controller [0200]: Realtek Semiconductor Co., Ltd. RTL810xE PCI Express Fast Ethernet controller [10ec:8136] (rev 02)
Subsystem: Acer Incorporated [ALI] RTL810xE PCI Express Fast Ethernet controller [1025:0244]
Flags: bus master, fast devsel, latency 0, IRQ 16
I/O ports at 2000 [size=256]
Memory at d0110000 (64-bit, prefetchable) [size=4K]
Memory at d0100000 (64-bit, prefetchable) [size=64K]
Expansion ROM at d0120000 [virtual] [disabled] [size=64K]
Capabilities: <access denied>
Kernel driver in use: r8169
Kernel modules: r8169
03:00.0 Network controller [0280]: Broadcom Inc. and subsidiaries BCM4312 802.11b/g LP-PHY [14e4:4315] (rev 01)
Subsystem: Foxconn International, Inc. T77H106.00 Wireless Half-size Mini PCIe Card [105b:e01b]
Flags: bus master, fast devsel, latency 0, IRQ 17
Memory at d0000000 (64-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=16K]
Capabilities: <access denied>
Kernel driver in use: b43-pci-bridge
Kernel modules: ssb
Then I checked if it is "blocked":
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sudo rfkill
Password:
ID TYPE DEVICE SOFT HARD
0 wlan acer-wireless blocked unblocked
1 bluetooth acer-bluetooth blocked unblocked
2 wwan acer-threeg unblocked unblocked
4 wwan hso-0 unblocked unblocked
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sudo rfkill unblock wlan
sudo rfkill
ID TYPE DEVICE SOFT HARD
0 wlan acer-wireless unblocked unblocked
1 bluetooth acer-bluetooth blocked unblocked
2 wwan acer-threeg unblocked unblocked
4 wwan hso-0 unblocked unblocked
Any suggestions?
Thank in advance