atheros 5007eg Intrepid update
Bug #307933 reported by
k browne
This bug report is a duplicate of:
Bug #182489: Atheros wireless (AR5007) not working on various laptops, including the ASUS Eee PC.
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| linux-restricted-modules-2.6.24 (Ubuntu) |
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Bug Description
I tried this a few times and it happed each time. I install Intrepid 8.10. I can get the Atheros 5007eg to work just by deactivating the restricted drivers. It works fine until I download and install the hundred and some Ubuntu updates. One or more of the updates kills the wireless lan. I can't get it to work until I wipe the drive and reinstall Ubuntu 8.10 again. It will work as long as I don't update. Once I do, the wlan stops working again. I tried to figure out which update is the culprit, but I got tired of reinstalling Ubuntu and went back to Vi$ta. Do you have any idea which update is the one?
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| Sindhudweep Sarkar (sindhudweep-sarkar) wrote | #1 |
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I think ath5k is blacklisted in Intrepid so as not to interfere with the venerable madwifi which does not support atheros 5007 with the hal ubuntu shipped.
The better work around for atheros 5007 based wireless cards in intrepid is to install the linux-backports
The intrepid release notes [ located here https:/
"Atheros ath5k wireless driver not enabled by default
The version of the ath5k driver for Atheros wireless devices included in Linux 2.6.27 interferes with the use of the madwifi driver for some wireless devices and as a result has been disabled by default. Many Atheros chipsets will work correctly with the madwifi driver, but some newer chipsets may not, and the madwifi driver may not work with WPA authentication. If you have an Atheros device that does not work with madwifi, you will want to install the linux-backports