[X13s] Set unique wifi mac address

Bug #2039144 reported by Juerg Haefliger
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Bug Description

Currently, the wifi NIC comes up with a random MAC address which causes issues in some environments (routers sending out 'new device added' messages after every reboot).

Instead, set a unique MAC address at boot and let network manager handle MAC randomization if that is desired.

Juerg Haefliger (juergh)
Changed in ubuntu-concept:
status: New → Invalid
Juerg Haefliger (juergh)
Changed in linux-meta-laptop (Ubuntu):
status: New → Fix Committed
Revision history for this message
Ubuntu SRU Bot (ubuntu-sru-bot) wrote : Autopkgtest regression report (linux-meta-laptop/6.5.0.1007.10)

All autopkgtests for the newly accepted linux-meta-laptop (6.5.0.1007.10) for mantic have finished running.
The following regressions have been reported in tests triggered by the package:

systemd/253.5-1ubuntu6.1 (arm64)

Please visit the excuses page listed below and investigate the failures, proceeding afterwards as per the StableReleaseUpdates policy regarding autopkgtest regressions [1].

https://people.canonical.com/~ubuntu-archive/proposed-migration/mantic/update_excuses.html#linux-meta-laptop

[1] https://wiki.ubuntu.com/StableReleaseUpdates#Autopkgtest_Regressions

Thank you!

Revision history for this message
Launchpad Janitor (janitor) wrote :

This bug was fixed in the package linux-meta-laptop - 6.5.0.1007.10

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linux-meta-laptop (6.5.0.1007.10) mantic; urgency=medium

  * Bump ABI 6.5.0-1007

  * Packaging resync (LP: #1786013)
    - [Packaging] resync git-ubuntu-log
    - [Packaging] resync debian/dkms-versions from main package

  * [X13s] Set unique wifi mac address (LP: #2039144)
    - Set persistent wifi MAC address

  * [X13s] Set unique bluetooth mac address (LP: #2037534) // [X13s] Bluetooth
    not enabled (LP: #2041000)
    - Fix bluetooth public address

 -- Juerg Haefliger <email address hidden> Wed, 22 Nov 2023 17:41:49 +0100

Changed in linux-meta-laptop (Ubuntu):
status: Fix Committed → Fix Released
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