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I googled the problem and found this link:

http://sage.bt/tips/get-atheros-ar242x-ar542x-wireless-card-to-work-on-ubuntu.html

Unfortunately when I input the command into the terminal I get this message:

bash: /etc/modprobe.d/blacklist.conf: Permission denied

I don't know of any alternative solutions, but advice is appreciated.

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If you are in Unity or Gnome from a terminal write: sudo gedit /etc/modprobe.d/blacklist.conf. Then go to the bottom and add: blacklist acer_wmi. I hope the solution works for you because adding it did nothing for me but it is still worth a try. Roman

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my network control panel says that wireless is not available. i can't set the toggle to "on" for wireless (it just flips back immediately to off).

After installing the same Atheros card (PCI Express version on Acer Aspire One) I saw the exact same behaviour. Switching the two antenna cables connected to the card (one black, one white) solved the issue for me. White cable goes on the connector marked MAIN, black on AUX. No need to blacklist anything nor install any (mad) drivers ;)

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Refer to How do I install a driver for an Atheros AR9285? for more info. I had a Compaq with the same problem and followed the directions at the bottom and the problem was solved. You have to add the blacklist acer_wmi to the bottom of the file /etc/modprobe.d/blacklist.confthe reboot. As I had the CQ60, I don't know if it will work perfectly, but I think it should.

Quoted from the above site - "I have just solved the wireless problem on Lenovo B560. However, I'm a beginner into Linux, and didn't immediately figure that blacklist acer_wmi can only be added by running the command:

gksu gedit /etc/modprobe.d/blacklist.conf

Hope this helps.

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