kernel upgrade broke wireless on eeepc
Affects | Status | Importance | Assigned to | Milestone | |
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linux (Ubuntu) |
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Undecided
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Unassigned |
Bug Description
Binary package hint: linux-backports
With kernel 2.6.27-7, my eeePC 701 had wireless working just fine using the backports modules. Now that I upgraded to 2.6.27-9, the wireless no longer works. Needless to say, this is not a good thing.
01:00.0 Ethernet controller: Atheros Communications Inc. AR242x 802.11abg Wireless PCI Express Adapter (rev 01)
Subsystem: Device 1a3b:1026
Flags: fast devsel, IRQ 18
Memory at fbef0000 (64-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=64K]
Capabilities: [40] Power Management version 2
Capabilities: [50] Message Signalled Interrupts: Mask- 64bit- Queue=0/0 Enable-
Capabilities: [60] Express Legacy Endpoint, MSI 00
Capabilities: [90] MSI-X: Enable- Mask- TabSize=1
Capabilities: [100] Advanced Error Reporting <?>
Capabilities: [140] Virtual Channel <?>
Kernel modules: ath5k, ath_pci
[robin@gulik:~]$ lsmod |grep ath5k (12-04 14:30)
ath5k 106496 0
lbm_cw_mac80211 210728 1 ath5k
lbm_cw_cfg80211 39696 2 ath5k,lbm_
led_class 12164 1 ath5k
[robin@gulik:~]$ lsmod |grep ath_pci (12-04 14:31)
ath_pci 99096 0
wlan 211952 1 ath_pci
ath_hal 198864 1 ath_pci
[robin@gulik:~]$ iwlist scan (12-04 14:31)
lo Interface doesn't support scanning.
eth0 Interface doesn't support scanning.
tun0 Interface doesn't support scanning.
tags: |
added: regression-update removed: regression-updates |
This is not a bug in the linux-meta package, moving to the linux package.