I have just installed openSUSE 12.1 on a ThinkPad E520 type 1143-3BU. I had to do the following to get WiFi to work. Install rfkill Edit /etc/sysconfig/network/ifcfg-wlan0 to change "WIRELESS_POWER="no" to "none" rfmod -f acer_wmi rfkill unblock all echo "blacklist acer_wmi" >> /etc/modprobe.d/blacklist.conf After doing the above, WiFi now works.