how to install acerhk

[pytheas22]

What do the other tabs in the "AcerHK:: GUI Preferences" window say? I didn't realize you need to have a module loaded to make the LED for your wireless card work. Perhaps this is part of the problem. If you could please post screenshots (or copy and paste the text of) the other tabs, that might help figure out what's going on.

Also, what's the output (if any) of:

locate rf | grep kill
locate radio | grep sys

[arjunchandkn]

arjun@arjun-laptop:~$ locate rf | grep kill
/lib/modules/2.6.28-11-generic/kernel/net/rfkill
/lib/modules/2.6.28-11-generic/kernel/net/rfkill/rfkill-input.ko
/lib/modules/2.6.28-11-generic/kernel/ubuntu/rfkill
/lib/modules/2.6.28-11-generic/kernel/ubuntu/rfkill/av5100.ko
/lib/modules/2.6.28-11-generic/kernel/ubuntu/rfkill/pbe5.ko
/lib/modules/2.6.28-15-generic/kernel/net/rfkill
/lib/modules/2.6.28-15-generic/kernel/net/rfkill/rfkill-input.ko
/lib/modules/2.6.28-15-generic/kernel/ubuntu/rfkill
/lib/modules/2.6.28-15-generic/kernel/ubuntu/rfkill/av5100.ko
/lib/modules/2.6.28-15-generic/kernel/ubuntu/rfkill/pbe5.ko
/lib/modules/2.6.28-16-generic/kernel/net/rfkill
/lib/modules/2.6.28-16-generic/kernel/net/rfkill/rfkill-input.ko
/lib/modules/2.6.28-16-generic/kernel/ubuntu/rfkill
/lib/modules/2.6.28-16-generic/kernel/ubuntu/rfkill/av5100.ko
/lib/modules/2.6.28-16-generic/kernel/ubuntu/rfkill/pbe5.ko
/lib/modules/2.6.31-14-generic/kernel/ubuntu/rfkill
/lib/modules/2.6.31-14-generic/kernel/ubuntu/rfkill/av5100.ko
/lib/modules/2.6.31-14-generic/kernel/ubuntu/rfkill/pbe5.ko
/lib/udev/rules.d/61-gnome-bluetooth-rfkill.rules
/sbin/rfkill
/usr/include/linux/rfkill.h
/usr/lib/hal/hald-addon-rfkill-killswitch
/usr/share/hal/fdi/information/10freedesktop/10-ipw-rfkill-switch.fdi
/usr/share/hal/fdi/information/10freedesktop/10-iwl-rfkill-switch.fdi
/usr/share/hal/fdi/information/10freedesktop/10-thinkpad-rfkill-switch-bluetooth.fdi
/usr/share/hal/fdi/policy/10osvendor/10-rfkill-switch.fdi
/usr/share/man/man1/rfkill.1.gz
/usr/src/linux-headers-2.6.28-15/include/linux/rfkill.h
/usr/src/linux-headers-2.6.28-15/net/rfkill
/usr/src/linux-headers-2.6.28-15/net/rfkill/Kconfig
/usr/src/linux-headers-2.6.28-15/net/rfkill/Makefile
/usr/src/linux-headers-2.6.28-15/ubuntu/rfkill
/usr/src/linux-headers-2.6.28-15/ubuntu/rfkill/Kconfig
/usr/src/linux-headers-2.6.28-15/ubuntu/rfkill/Makefile
/usr/src/linux-headers-2.6.28-15-generic/include/config/rfkill
/usr/src/linux-headers-2.6.28-15-generic/include/config/rfkill.h
/usr/src/linux-headers-2.6.28-15-generic/include/config/b43/rfkill.h
/usr/src/linux-headers-2.6.28-15-generic/include/config/b43legacy/rfkill.h
/usr/src/linux-headers-2.6.28-15-generic/include/config/iwl3945/rfkill.h
/usr/src/linux-headers-2.6.28-15-generic/include/config/iwlwifi/rfkill.h
/usr/src/linux-headers-2.6.28-15-generic/include/config/rfkill/input.h
/usr/src/linux-headers-2.6.28-15-generic/include/config/rfkill/leds.h
/usr/src/linux-headers-2.6.28-15-generic/include/config/rt2x00/lib/rfkill.h
/usr/src/linux-headers-2.6.28-15-generic/include/linux/rfkill.h
/usr/src/linux-headers-2.6.28-16/include/linux/rfkill.h
/usr/src/linux-headers-2.6.28-16/net/rfkill
/usr/src/linux-headers-2.6.28-16/net/rfkill/Kconfig
/usr/src/linux-headers-2.6.28-16/net/rfkill/Makefile
/usr/src/linux-headers-2.6.28-16/ubuntu/rfkill
/usr/src/linux-headers-2.6.28-16/ubuntu/rfkill/Kconfig
/usr/src/linux-headers-2.6.28-16/ubuntu/rfkill/Makefile
/usr/src/linux-headers-2.6.28-16-generic/include/config/rfkill
/usr/src/linux-headers-2.6.28-16-generic/include/config/rfkill.h
/usr/src/linux-headers-2.6.28-16-generic/include/config/b43/rfkill.h
/usr/src/linux-headers-2.6.28-16-generic/include/config/b43legacy/rfkill.h
/usr/src/linux-headers-2.6.28-16-generic/include/config/iwl3945/rfkill.h
/usr/src/linux-headers-2.6.28-16-generic/include/config/iwlwifi/rfkill.h
/usr/src/linux-headers-2.6.28-16-generic/include/config/rfkill/input.h
/usr/src/linux-headers-2.6.28-16-generic/include/config/rfkill/leds.h
/usr/src/linux-headers-2.6.28-16-generic/include/config/rt2x00/lib/rfkill.h
/usr/src/linux-headers-2.6.28-16-generic/include/linux/rfkill.h
/usr/src/linux-headers-2.6.31-14/include/linux/rfkill.h
/usr/src/linux-headers-2.6.31-14/net/rfkill
/usr/src/linux-headers-2.6.31-14/net/rfkill/Kconfig
/usr/src/linux-headers-2.6.31-14/net/rfkill/Makefile
/usr/src/linux-headers-2.6.31-14/ubuntu/rfkill
/usr/src/linux-headers-2.6.31-14/ubuntu/rfkill/Kconfig
/usr/src/linux-headers-2.6.31-14/ubuntu/rfkill/Makefile
/usr/src/linux-headers-2.6.31-14-generic/include/config/rfkill
/usr/src/linux-headers-2.6.31-14-generic/include/config/rfkill.h
/usr/src/linux-headers-2.6.31-14-generic/include/config/rfkill/input.h
/usr/src/linux-headers-2.6.31-14-generic/include/config/rfkill/leds.h
/usr/src/linux-headers-2.6.31-14-generic/include/config/rt2x00/lib/rfkill.h
/usr/src/linux-headers-2.6.31-14-generic/include/linux/rfkill.h
arjun@arjun-laptop:~$ locate radio | grep sys
/usr/lib/jruby1.1/share/ri/1.8/system/CGI/HtmlExtension/radio_button-i.yaml
/usr/lib/jruby1.1/share/ri/1.8/system/CGI/HtmlExtension/radio_group-i.yaml
arjun@arjun-laptop:~$

[arjunchandkn]

did u observe on the panel the wifi signal..... if i remove the ethernet cable it shows as if it is connected through wireless... but still cant access internet

[arjunchandkn]

http://picasaweb.google.com/arjuncha...72872406491938


i have uploaded all the screen shots

[pytheas22]

Thanks for the screenshots. I've done some more research and it looks like the acerhk module is deprecated (see here for example) in favor of a new one called acer-wmi. If you type these commands, what happens:

sudo -s
modprobe acer-wmi
rfkill unblock all
echo 1 > /sys/devices/platform/acer-wmi/wireless
iwlist scan

Do you see a list of wireless networks? If so, can you connect?

did u observe on the panel the wifi signal..... if i remove the ethernet cable it shows as if it is connected through wireless... but still cant access internet

I think it's not actually indicating that you're connected to a network. If you were connected, you would see some of the bars filled in; also, the command "sudo iwlist scan" would return a list of networks. I think the problem is still that the radio for the wireless card is turned off; we need to fix that before anything else will work.

[arjunchandkn]

arjun@arjun-laptop:~$ sudo -s
root@arjun-laptop:~# modprobe acer-wmi
FATAL: Error inserting acer_wmi (/lib/modules/2.6.31-14-generic/kernel/drivers/platform/x86/acer-wmi.ko): No such device
root@arjun-laptop:~# rfkill unblock all
root@arjun-laptop:~# echo 1 > /sys/devices/platform/acer-wmi/wireless
bash: /sys/devices/platform/acer-wmi/wireless: No such file or directory
root@arjun-laptop:~# iwlist scan
lo Interface doesn't support scanning.

eth0 Interface doesn't support scanning.

eth1 No scan results

[pytheas22]

FATAL: Error inserting acer_wmi (/lib/modules/2.6.31-14-generic/kernel/drivers/platform/x86/acer-wmi.ko): No such device

That means acer-wmi (the new version of acerhk) may not be supported by your BIOS. What is the actual make and model of your laptop?

I'm sorry this is taking so long to figure out, but there actually appear to be multiple issues going on that are making things very complicated. Thanks for your patience.

[pytheas22]

Also please try running these commands and post the output:

sudo apt-get install build-essential
wget http://www.edbl.no/karmic/acerhk-fixed.tar.bz2
tar -xjvf acerhk-fixed.tar.bz2 
cd acer*
make
sudo make install
sudo -s
/sbin/modprobe acerhk autowlan=1
echo 1 > /proc/driver/acerhk/wirelessled
iwlist scan

This will compile and install a custom version of the acerhk module from here that may work better than acer-wmi.

[arjunchandkn]

arjun@arjun-laptop:~$ sudo apt-get install build-essential
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information... Done
build-essential is already the newest version.
The following packages were automatically installed and are no longer required:
libstdc++6-4.3-dev gnustep-base-common gappletviewer-4.3 kdelibs4c2a
libecj-java libcommons-pool-java gnustep-base-runtime liblucene-java
libbtctl4 libosp5 libcommons-el-java antlr libbeecrypt6 g++-4.3
libboost-program-options1.35.0 liblog4j1.2-java-gcj gnustep-gui-common
ttf-kannada-fonts w3c-dtd-xhtml kdelibs-data libcommons-modeler-java
libjaxp1.3-java-gcj epiphany-extensions liblualib50 libantlr-java
gnustep-back0.14 libass1 ecj-gcj libswt3.2-gtk-java koffice-data
libgnustep-gui0.14 libgnustep-gui0.16 libtomcat5.5-java libsdl-net1.2
libxerces2-java-gcj libmysqlclient15off ruby1.8 libgoffice-0-6-common
xulrunner-1.9-dom-inspector libcommons-launcher-java libsdl-sound1.2 gcj-4.3
ruby ecj libavahi-qt3-1 libmikmod2 gjdoc libgnustep-base1.16
ttf-telugu-fonts libgnustep-base1.19 libgcj9-dev gnustep-common libxul0d
libcommons-dbcp-java libffado0 gnustep-gpbs libcommons-collections-java
libgoffice-0-6 khelpcenter libphonon4 libmozjs0d python-setuptools
java-gcj-compat-dev libgcj9-src libkadm55 dacco-common libffcall1
ttf-oriya-fonts gnustep-back-common libswt3.2-gtk-gcj libgmyth0 libgnomebt0
liblrdf0 libservlet2.3-java libobjc2 liblucene-java-doc libxul-common
liblua50 libruby1.8 gnustep-gui-runtime libswt3.2-gtk-jni koffice-libs
libecj-java-gcj gnustep-back0.14-art ttf-bengali-fonts libantlr-java-gcj
gstreamer0.10-gnonlin libpqxx-2.6.9ldbl libqdaccolib0.7 qt4-qtconfig
libsmpeg0
Use 'apt-get autoremove' to remove them.
0 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 0 to remove and 74 not upgraded.
arjun@arjun-laptop:~$ wget http://www.edbl.no/karmic/acerhk-fixed.tar.bz2
--2009-11-14 11:49:09-- http://www.edbl.no/karmic/acerhk-fixed.tar.bz2
Resolving www.edbl.no... 62.89.32.153
Connecting to www.edbl.no|62.89.32.153|:80... connected.
HTTP request sent, awaiting response... 200 OK
Length: 33505 (33K) [application/x-tar]
Saving to: `acerhk-fixed.tar.bz2'

100%[======================================>] 33,505 19.0K/s in 1.7s

2009-11-14 11:49:24 (19.0 KB/s) - `acerhk-fixed.tar.bz2' saved [33505/33505]

arjun@arjun-laptop:~$ tar -xjvf acerhk-fixed.tar.bz2
acerhk-0.5.35/
acerhk-0.5.35/.tmp_versions/
acerhk-0.5.35/doc/
acerhk-0.5.35/NEWS
acerhk-0.5.35/INSTALL
acerhk-0.5.35/README
acerhk-0.5.35/COPYING
acerhk-0.5.35/AUTHORS
acerhk-0.5.35/acerhk.c
acerhk-0.5.35/acerhk.h
acerhk-0.5.35/modules.order
acerhk-0.5.35/Module.symvers
acerhk-0.5.35/Makefile
acerhk-0.5.35/Module.markers
acerhk-0.5.35/.tmp_versions/acerhk.mod
acerhk-0.5.35/doc/FAQ
acerhk-0.5.35/doc/IOCTL
acerhk-0.5.35/doc/acertm.def
acerhk-0.5.35/doc/md95400.def
acerhk-0.5.35/doc/keycodes
arjun@arjun-laptop:~$ cd acer*
arjun@arjun-laptop:~/acerhk-0.5.35$ make
make -C /lib/modules/`uname -r`/build SUBDIRS=/home/arjun/acerhk-0.5.35 modules
make[1]: Entering directory `/usr/src/linux-headers-2.6.31-14-generic'
CC [M] /home/arjun/acerhk-0.5.35/acerhk.o
/home/arjun/acerhk-0.5.35/acerhk.c: In function ‘set_mail_led’:
/home/arjun/acerhk-0.5.35/acerhk.c:814: warning: ‘regs’ may be used uninitialized in this function
Building modules, stage 2.
MODPOST 1 modules
WARNING: modpost: Found 2 section mismatch(es).
To see full details build your kernel with:
'make CONFIG_DEBUG_SECTION_MISMATCH=y'
CC /home/arjun/acerhk-0.5.35/acerhk.mod.o
LD [M] /home/arjun/acerhk-0.5.35/acerhk.ko
make[1]: Leaving directory `/usr/src/linux-headers-2.6.31-14-generic'
arjun@arjun-laptop:~/acerhk-0.5.35$ sudo make install
mkdir -p /lib/modules/"`uname -r`"/extra
cp -v acerhk.ko /lib/modules/"`uname -r`"/extra/
`acerhk.ko' -> `/lib/modules/2.6.31-14-generic/extra/acerhk.ko'
depmod -a
arjun@arjun-laptop:~/acerhk-0.5.35$ sudo -s
root@arjun-laptop:~/acerhk-0.5.35# /sbin/modprobe acerhk autowlan=1
root@arjun-laptop:~/acerhk-0.5.35# echo 1 > /proc/driver/acerhk/wirelessled
root@arjun-laptop:~/acerhk-0.5.35# iwlist scan
lo Interface doesn't support scanning.

eth0 Interface doesn't support scanning.

eth1 No scan results

root@arjun-laptop:~/acerhk-0.5.35#

[pytheas22]

You now at least have the acerhk module installed, which is good. Unfortunately, you apparently still can't scan for networks. Does the led work? If not, does it if you type:

sudo -s 
modprobe acerhk
echo 1 > /proc/driver/acerhk/wirelessled

Also, does the switch for your wireless card do anything now? If you flip it and type "sudo iwlist scan" do you get any results?

Finally, please let me know the model of your laptop.