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Zorin Wifi not working on Acer AOA110 Total Linux Newbie

ard_2_da_bone

Thu Sep 06, 2018 12:30:28 am

Hi all

Hoping for some help. Total Linux newbie, just installed Zorin lite on Acer AOA110. Ethernet working, but wifi
is not. Installed .inf driver, but no wifi connection shown/listed in network manager window on notification bar. Netbook has a 3G/wifi swith (2 way switch left and right, 3G light only lights up). No wifi options or wifi networks shown.

I did notice on install, right at beginning that install asked if I wished to connect to wifi, selected yes, my network name showed, then disappeared, so I left connecting until after zorin install had completed.

Is their any way to do network / driver / wifi checks through the terminal window?

Kind regards

Aaron

ard_2_da_bone

Thu Sep 06, 2018 11:09:47 am

Not sure if this information helps assess a problem (no wifi controller listed, just ethernet):

00:00.0 Host bridge: Intel Corporation Mobile 945GSE Express Memory Controller Hub (rev 03)
00:02.0 VGA compatible controller: Intel Corporation Mobile 945GSE Express Integrated Graphics Controller (rev 03)
00:02.1 Display controller: Intel Corporation Mobile 945GM/GMS/GME, 943/940GML Express Integrated Graphics Controller (rev 03)
00:1b.0 Audio device: Intel Corporation NM10/ICH7 Family High Definition Audio Controller (rev 02)
00:1c.0 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation NM10/ICH7 Family PCI Express Port 1 (rev 02)
00:1c.1 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation NM10/ICH7 Family PCI Express Port 2 (rev 02)
00:1c.2 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation NM10/ICH7 Family PCI Express Port 3 (rev 02)
00:1c.3 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation NM10/ICH7 Family PCI Express Port 4 (rev 02)
00:1d.0 USB controller: Intel Corporation NM10/ICH7 Family USB UHCI Controller #1 (rev 02)
00:1d.1 USB controller: Intel Corporation NM10/ICH7 Family USB UHCI Controller #2 (rev 02)
00:1d.2 USB controller: Intel Corporation NM10/ICH7 Family USB UHCI Controller #3 (rev 02)
00:1d.3 USB controller: Intel Corporation NM10/ICH7 Family USB UHCI Controller #4 (rev 02)
00:1d.7 USB controller: Intel Corporation NM10/ICH7 Family USB2 EHCI Controller (rev 02)
00:1e.0 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation 82801 Mobile PCI Bridge (rev e2)
00:1f.0 ISA bridge: Intel Corporation 82801GBM (ICH7-M) LPC Interface Bridge (rev 02)
00:1f.2 IDE interface: Intel Corporation 82801GBM/GHM (ICH7-M Family) SATA Controller [IDE mode] (rev 02)
00:1f.3 SMBus: Intel Corporation NM10/ICH7 Family SMBus Controller (rev 02)
02:00.0 Ethernet controller: Realtek Semiconductor Co., Ltd. RTL8101/2/6E PCI Express Fast/Gigabit Ethernet controller (rev 02)
03:00.0 Ethernet controller: Qualcomm Atheros AR242x / AR542x Wireless Network Adapter (PCI-Express) (rev 01)
looneylou@LooneyLou-AOA110:~$ lspci -k | more
00:00.0 Host bridge: Intel Corporation Mobile 945GSE Express Memory Controller H
ub (rev 03)
Subsystem: Acer Incorporated [ALI] Mobile 945GSE Express Memory Controll
er Hub
00:02.0 VGA compatible controller: Intel Corporation Mobile 945GSE Express Integ
rated Graphics Controller (rev 03)
Subsystem: Acer Incorporated [ALI] Mobile 945GSE Express Integrated Grap
hics Controller
Kernel driver in use: i915
Kernel modules: i915, intelfb
00:02.1 Display controller: Intel Corporation Mobile 945GM/GMS/GME, 943/940GML E
xpress Integrated Graphics Controller (rev 03)
Subsystem: Acer Incorporated [ALI] Mobile 945GM/GMS/GME, 943/940GML Expr
ess Integrated Graphics Controller
00:1b.0 Audio device: Intel Corporation NM10/ICH7 Family High Definition Audio C
ontroller (rev 02)
Subsystem: Acer Incorporated [ALI] NM10/ICH7 Family High Definition Audi
o Controller
Kernel driver in use: snd_hda_intel
Kernel modules: snd_hda_intel
00:1c.0 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation NM10/ICH7 Family PCI Express Port 1 (rev 0
2)
Kernel driver in use: pcieport
Kernel modules: shpchp
00:1c.1 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation NM10/ICH7 Family PCI Express Port 2 (rev 0
2)
Kernel driver in use: pcieport
Kernel modules: shpchp
00:1c.2 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation NM10/ICH7 Family PCI Express Port 3 (rev 0
2)
Kernel driver in use: pcieport
Kernel modules: shpchp
00:1c.3 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation NM10/ICH7 Family PCI Express Port 4 (rev 0
2)
Kernel driver in use: pcieport
Kernel modules: shpchp
00:1d.0 USB controller: Intel Corporation NM10/ICH7 Family USB UHCI Controller #
1 (rev 02)
Subsystem: Acer Incorporated [ALI] NM10/ICH7 Family USB UHCI Controller
Kernel driver in use: uhci_hcd
00:1d.1 USB controller: Intel Corporation NM10/ICH7 Family USB UHCI Controller #
2 (rev 02)
Subsystem: Acer Incorporated [ALI] NM10/ICH7 Family USB UHCI Controller
Kernel driver in use: uhci_hcd
00:1d.2 USB controller: Intel Corporation NM10/ICH7 Family USB UHCI Controller #
3 (rev 02)
Subsystem: Acer Incorporated [ALI] NM10/ICH7 Family USB UHCI Controller
Kernel driver in use: uhci_hcd
00:1d.3 USB controller: Intel Corporation NM10/ICH7 Family USB UHCI Controller #
4 (rev 02)
Subsystem: Acer Incorporated [ALI] NM10/ICH7 Family USB UHCI Controller
Kernel driver in use: uhci_hcd
00:1d.7 USB controller: Intel Corporation NM10/ICH7 Family USB2 EHCI Controller
(rev 02)
Subsystem: Acer Incorporated [ALI] NM10/ICH7 Family USB2 EHCI Controller
Kernel driver in use: ehci-pci
00:1e.0 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation 82801 Mobile PCI Bridge (rev e2)
00:1f.0 ISA bridge: Intel Corporation 82801GBM (ICH7-M) LPC Interface Bridge (re
v 02)
Subsystem: Acer Incorporated [ALI] 82801GBM (ICH7-M) LPC Interface Bridg
e
Kernel driver in use: lpc_ich
Kernel modules: intel_rng, lpc_ich, leds_ss4200
00:1f.2 IDE interface: Intel Corporation 82801GBM/GHM (ICH7-M Family) SATA Contr
oller [IDE mode] (rev 02)
Subsystem: Acer Incorporated [ALI] 82801GBM/GHM (ICH7-M Family) SATA Con
troller [IDE mode]
Kernel driver in use: ata_piix
Kernel modules: pata_acpi
00:1f.3 SMBus: Intel Corporation NM10/ICH7 Family SMBus Controller (rev 02)
Subsystem: Acer Incorporated [ALI] NM10/ICH7 Family SMBus Controller
Kernel modules: i2c_i801
02:00.0 Ethernet controller: Realtek Semiconductor Co., Ltd. RTL8101/2/6E PCI Ex
press Fast/Gigabit Ethernet controller (rev 02)
Subsystem: Acer Incorporated [ALI] RTL8101/2/6E PCI Express Fast/Gigabit
Ethernet controller
Kernel driver in use: r8169
Kernel modules: r8169
03:00.0 Ethernet controller: Qualcomm Atheros AR242x / AR542x Wireless Network A
dapter (PCI-Express) (rev 01)
Subsystem: Foxconn International, Inc. AR242x / AR542x Wireless Network
Adapter (PCI-Express)
Kernel modules: ndiswrapper

Swarfendor437

Thu Sep 06, 2018 11:51:01 am

zorinantwerp

Thu Sep 06, 2018 8:19:46 pm

Hi

specifications:
Code:
http://www.miniputer.com/Acer/AOA110.html

look for the reference to Linpus Linux Lite. unknown to me

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Swarfendor437

Thu Sep 06, 2018 9:07:38 pm

zorinantwerp wrote:Hi

specifications:
Code:
http://www.miniputer.com/Acer/AOA110.html

look for the reference to Linpus Linux Lite. unknown to me

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Awww! Linpus Linux Lite - neat little OS - you could run it as a traditional interface with panel or a bit like a Tablet with 'Tabbed' Windowed Desktop:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Linpus_Li ... Linpus.png

According to this review (https://www.notebookcheck.net/Short-Rev ... 014.0.html) it has an Atheros AR5007EG Wireless chipset.
Now that could be an issue - the article above states that Acer provided XP drivers for this model in respect of wireless so you could try downloading those and install just the .inf file using the 'Windows Wireless Drivers' utility.