Mini.iso doesn't load wireless drivers
Affects | Status | Importance | Assigned to | Milestone | |
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linux-firmware (Ubuntu) |
Fix Released
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Medium
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Unassigned |
Bug Description
Now that the alternate installation iso has been discontinued, the developers have suggest that the mini.iso/
I tried using the mini.iso to install Quantal with only a known working wireless device, The install process detected that there was a wireless device plugged in, but not the make/model, so no drivers were loaded. THe device works well running Quantal this is the output of sudo lshw -C network:
*-network
description: Wireless interface
physical id: 1
bus info: usb@1:7
logical name: wlan0
serial: 00:02:72:62:80:68
and the output of lsusb:
Bus 001 Device 004: ID 0ace:1215 ZyDAS ZD1211B 802.11g
Is there a way to gather any information about hardware detection and driver loading when running the mini.iso?
To reproduce the problem:
1. plug a usb wireless device in to a usb port
2. boot from the mini.iso
3. At the network setup screen select the wireless device from the list
4 enter the ESSID when asked
5. select wpa from the encryption type screen
6. enter the wpa password
7 go back to step 4
Related branches
Changed in linux (Ubuntu): | |
status: | Incomplete → New |
Changed in linux (Ubuntu): | |
status: | New → Incomplete |
Changed in linux (Ubuntu): | |
importance: | Undecided → Medium |
status: | Incomplete → Confirmed |
tags: | added: kernel-wifi |
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