ZyDAS WLA-54L is not working under Ubuntu 2.6.24-21.40-generic

[Andrew_H]

Description: Ubuntu 8.04.1
Release: 8.04
Kernel: Ubuntu 2.6.24-21.40-generic

I have a ZyDAS WLA-54L USB WIFi Adapter that has been working perfectly under Kubuntu 8.04 until 23-08-2008 when I applied a normal update. Now I do not see the ZyDAS adapter in Knetworkmanager at all and the adapter is not available but the ZyDAS's led's are illuminated and if i do an lsusb I get;

Bus 004 Device 004: ID 0ace:1215 ZyDAS WLA-54L WiFi

However if I look in dmesg I see;

[ 59.854678] zd1211rw: Unknown symbol ieee80211_wx_get_encodeext
[ 59.854856] zd1211rw: Unknown symbol ieee80211_wx_set_encode
[ 59.854919] zd1211rw: Unknown symbol ieee80211_wx_get_encode
[ 59.855012] zd1211rw: Unknown symbol ieee80211softmac_wx_set_rate
[ 59.855059] zd1211rw: disagrees about version of symbol ieee80211_txb_free
[ 59.855061] zd1211rw: Unknown symbol ieee80211_txb_free
[ 59.855178] zd1211rw: Unknown symbol ieee80211_wx_set_auth
[ 59.855258] zd1211rw: Unknown symbol ieee80211_wx_set_encodeext
[ 59.855414] zd1211rw: Unknown symbol alloc_ieee80211softmac
[ 59.855485] zd1211rw: Unknown symbol ieee80211softmac_highest_supported_rate
[ 59.855582] zd1211rw: Unknown symbol ieee80211softmac_wx_trigger_scan
[ 59.855641] zd1211rw: Unknown symbol ieee80211_wx_get_auth
[ 59.855929] zd1211rw: Unknown symbol ieee80211softmac_wx_get_scan_results
[ 59.856096] zd1211rw: Unknown symbol ieee80211_set_geo
[ 59.856216] zd1211rw: Unknown symbol ieee80211softmac_wx_get_genie
[ 59.856273] zd1211rw: Unknown symbol ieee80211softmac_start
[ 59.856339] zd1211rw: Unknown symbol ieee80211softmac_wx_set_essid
[ 59.856431] zd1211rw: Unknown symbol ieee80211_rx
[ 59.856676] zd1211rw: Unknown symbol ieee80211softmac_wx_get_wap
[ 59.856735] zd1211rw: Unknown symbol ieee80211softmac_wx_get_rate
[ 59.856783] zd1211rw: disagrees about version of symbol ieee80211_rx_mgt
[ 59.856785] zd1211rw: Unknown symbol ieee80211_rx_mgt
[ 59.856850] zd1211rw: Unknown symbol ieee80211softmac_wx_get_essid
[ 59.856907] zd1211rw: Unknown symbol ieee80211softmac_wx_set_wap
[ 59.856959] zd1211rw: Unknown symbol free_ieee80211
[ 59.857043] zd1211rw: Unknown symbol ieee80211softmac_wx_set_mlme
[ 59.857253] zd1211rw: Unknown symbol ieee80211softmac_wx_set_genie
[ 59.857310] zd1211rw: Unknown symbol ieee80211softmac_stop
[ 328.965799] zd1211rw: Unknown symbol ieee80211_wx_get_encodeext
[ 328.966016] zd1211rw: Unknown symbol ieee80211_wx_set_encode
[ 328.966092] zd1211rw: Unknown symbol ieee80211_wx_get_encode
[ 328.966202] zd1211rw: Unknown symbol ieee80211softmac_wx_set_rate
[ 328.966261] zd1211rw: disagrees about version of symbol ieee80211_txb_free
[ 328.966264] zd1211rw: Unknown symbol ieee80211_txb_free
[ 328.966401] zd1211rw: Unknown symbol ieee80211_wx_set_auth
[ 328.966477] zd1211rw: Unknown symbol ieee80211_wx_set_encodeext
[ 328.966664] zd1211rw: Unknown symbol alloc_ieee80211softmac
[ 328.966748] zd1211rw: Unknown symbol ieee80211softmac_highest_supported_rate
[ 328.966835] zd1211rw: Unknown symbol ieee80211softmac_wx_trigger_scan
[ 328.966910] zd1211rw: Unknown symbol ieee80211_wx_get_auth
[ 328.967282] zd1211rw: Unknown symbol ieee80211softmac_wx_get_scan_results
[ 328.967494] zd1211rw: Unknown symbol ieee80211_set_geo
[ 328.967646] zd1211rw: Unknown symbol ieee80211softmac_wx_get_genie
[ 328.967721] zd1211rw: Unknown symbol ieee80211softmac_start
[ 328.967806] zd1211rw: Unknown symbol ieee80211softmac_wx_set_essid
[ 328.967924] zd1211rw: Unknown symbol ieee80211_rx
[ 328.968235] zd1211rw: Unknown symbol ieee80211softmac_wx_get_wap
[ 328.968313] zd1211rw: Unknown symbol ieee80211softmac_wx_get_rate
[ 328.968377] zd1211rw: disagrees about version of symbol ieee80211_rx_mgt
[ 328.968379] zd1211rw: Unknown symbol ieee80211_rx_mgt
[ 328.968498] zd1211rw: Unknown symbol ieee80211softmac_wx_get_essid
[ 328.968562] zd1211rw: Unknown symbol ieee80211softmac_wx_set_wap
[ 328.968620] zd1211rw: Unknown symbol free_ieee80211
[ 328.968710] zd1211rw: Unknown symbol ieee80211softmac_wx_set_mlme
[ 328.968941] zd1211rw: Unknown symbol ieee80211softmac_wx_set_genie
[ 328.969004] zd1211rw: Unknown symbol ieee80211softmac_stop

[_mg (marcel-geijsberts)]

I can confirm the following
 uname -a
Linux kasia-laptop 2.6.24-21-generic #1 SMP Tue Aug 12 13:37:22 UTC 2008 i686 GNU/Linux
lsusb
Bus 002 Device 002: ID 04d9:0499 Holtek Semiconductor, Inc.
Bus 002 Device 001: ID 0000:0000
Bus 001 Device 002: ID 0ace:1215 ZyDAS WLA-54L WiFi
Bus 001 Device 001: ID 0000:0000
dmesg

[ 44.801397] zd1211rw: Unknown symbol ieee80211_wx_get_encodeext
[ 44.801530] zd1211rw: Unknown symbol ieee80211_wx_set_encode
[ 44.801578] zd1211rw: Unknown symbol ieee80211_wx_get_encode
[ 44.801647] zd1211rw: Unknown symbol ieee80211softmac_wx_set_rate
[ 44.801686] zd1211rw: disagrees about version of symbol ieee80211_txb_free
[ 44.801689] zd1211rw: Unknown symbol ieee80211_txb_free
[ 44.801775] zd1211rw: Unknown symbol ieee80211_wx_set_auth
[ 44.801822] zd1211rw: Unknown symbol ieee80211_wx_set_encodeext
[ 44.801939] zd1211rw: Unknown symbol alloc_ieee80211softmac
[ 44.801991] zd1211rw: Unknown symbol ieee80211softmac_highest_supported_rate
[ 44.802046] zd1211rw: Unknown symbol ieee80211softmac_wx_trigger_scan
[ 44.802093] zd1211rw: Unknown symbol ieee80211_wx_get_auth
[ 44.802325] zd1211rw: Unknown symbol ieee80211softmac_wx_get_scan_results
[ 44.802458] zd1211rw: Unknown symbol ieee80211_set_geo
[ 44.802555] zd1211rw: Unknown symbol ieee80211softmac_wx_get_genie
[ 44.802601] zd1211rw: Unknown symbol ieee80211softmac_start
[ 44.802654] zd1211rw: Unknown symbol ieee80211softmac_wx_set_essid
[ 44.802730] zd1211rw: Unknown symbol ieee80211_rx
[ 44.802925] zd1211rw: Unknown symbol ieee80211softmac_wx_get_wap
[ 44.802973] zd1211rw: Unknown symbol ieee80211softmac_wx_get_rate
[ 44.803015] zd1211rw: disagrees about version of symbol ieee80211_rx_mgt
[ 44.803018] zd1211rw: Unknown symbol ieee80211_rx_mgt
[ 44.803070] zd1211rw: Unknown symbol ieee80211softmac_wx_get_essid
[ 44.803116] zd1211rw: Unknown symbol ieee80211softmac_wx_set_wap
[ 44.803159] zd1211rw: Unknown symbol free_ieee80211
[ 44.803226] zd1211rw: Unknown symbol ieee80211softmac_wx_set_mlme
[ 44.803396] zd1211rw: Unknown symbol ieee80211softmac_wx_set_genie
[ 44.803443] zd1211rw: Unknown symbol ieee80211softmac_stop

[_mg (marcel-geijsberts)]

the only workaround I have is to revert to an earlier kernel 2.6.24.20 -generic

greetings

Marcel

[Andrew_H (totallymaxed)]

The ZyDas WLA-54L is working again as of 2.6.24-21-generic which was in an
update in the last few days :-)

On Mon, Aug 25, 2008 at 9:45 AM, _mg <email address hidden>wrote:

> the only workaround I have is to revert to an earlier kernel 2.6.24.20
> -generic
>
> greetings
>
> Marcel
>
> --
> ZyDAS WLA-54L is not working under Ubuntu 2.6.24-21.40-generic
> https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/261045
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[Leann Ogasawara (leannogasawara)]

The Ubuntu Kernel Team is planning to move to the 2.6.27 kernel for the upcoming Intrepid Ibex 8.10 release. As a result, the kernel team would appreciate it if you could please test this newer 2.6.27 Ubuntu kernel. There are one of two ways you should be able to test:

1) If you are comfortable installing packages on your own, the linux-image-2.6.27-* package is currently available for you to install and test.

--or--

2) The upcoming Alpha5 for Intrepid Ibex 8.10 will contain this newer 2.6.27 Ubuntu kernel. Alpha5 is set to be released Thursday Sept 4. Please watch http://www.ubuntu.com/testing for Alpha5 to be announced. You should then be able to test via a LiveCD.

Please let us know immediately if this newer 2.6.27 kernel resolves the bug reported here or if the issue remains. More importantly, please open a new bug report for each new bug/regression introduced by the 2.6.27 kernel and tag the bug report with 'linux-2.6.27'. Also, please specifically note if the issue does or does not appear in the 2.6.26 kernel. Thanks again, we really appreicate your help and feedback.

[Warbo (warbo)]

Hi, I've tried using the linux-image-2.6.27-3-generic package on a Hardy install with no difference. I don't know if that's useful or not, but I couldn't download the entire Intrepid alpha to test.

[zertz (zertz)]

this usb networking adaptor does not work in Intrepid release candidate. i'm going through all of my adaptors, they are all wireless-g, having bad luck with all 3 of them, none of them are working in intrepid release candidate.

[Launchpad Janitor (janitor)]

Per a decision made by the Ubuntu Kernel Team, bugs will longer be assigned to the ubuntu-kernel-team in Launchpad as part of the bug triage process. The ubuntu-kernel-team is being unassigned from this bug report. Refer to https://wiki.ubuntu.com/KernelTeamBugPolicies for more information. Thanks.

[Jeremy Foshee (jeremyfoshee)]

This bug report was marked as Triaged a while ago but has not had any updated comments for quite some time. Please let us know if this issue remains in the current Ubuntu release, http://www.ubuntu.com/getubuntu/download . If the issue remains, click on the current status under the Status column and change the status back to "New". Thanks.

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