https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=221646 Summary: OpenSuse 10.2 B2 doesn't have acer_acpi kernel module Sound and WLAN don't work Product: openSUSE 10.2 Version: Beta 2 Platform: i586 URL: http://archernar.co.uk/acer_acpi/acer_acpi_main.html OS/Version: SuSE Other Status: NEW Severity: Critical Priority: P5 - None Component: Kernel AssignedTo: kernel-maintainers@forge.provo.novell.com ReportedBy: wearabnet@yahoo.ca QAContact: qa@suse.de Hello, After looking around to know why my broadcom WLAN chipset and sound dont't work I found that because 10.2 kernel doesn't have acer_acpi module. https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=204826 https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=215626 Here is a thread fix such critical problems for Acer laptops with OpenSuse 10.1 http://translate.google.com/translate?hl=en&sl=fr&u=http://www.developpez.net/forums/showthread.php%3Ft%3D215876&sa=X&oi=translate&resnum=10&ct=result&prev=/search%3Fq%3Dacer_acpi-0.3.tar.gz%26hl%3Den%26hs%3D6sd%26lr%3D%26client%3Dfirefox-a%26rls%3Dorg.mozilla:en-US:official Here is the link where you can get acer_acpi-0.3.tar.gz from http://archernar.co.uk/acer_acpi/acer_acpi_main.html License acer_acpi is licensed under the GNU General Public License (GPL) version 2. What acer_acpi does? acer_acpi creates entries under /proc/acpi/acer, which enable you to control the wireless LAN card, inbuilt Bluetooth adapter, and mail LED of your laptop. The syntax for each is the same: To enable a feature: echo "enabled : 1" > /proc/acpi/acer/{feature} To disable a feature: echo "enabled : 0" > /proc/acpi/acer/{feature} Where {feature} is either wireless, bluetooth, or mailled. acer_acpi creates entries under /proc/acpi/acer, which enable you to control the wireless LAN card, inbuilt Bluetooth adapter, and mail LED of your laptop. --- Now my Wlan isn't working which makes my laptop really useless. :( So could you guys address this matter before the final release of 10.2? -- Configure bugmail: https://bugzilla.novell.com/userprefs.cgi?tab=email ------- You are receiving this mail because: ------- You are on the CC list for the bug, or are watching someone who is.