Wireless no longer works with Atheros AR928X

[solid_liq]

When booting into this new kernel version, the wireless hardware does not work. When booting into the previous kernel version (2.6.32-18), wireless works fine as it has from the start.

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 10.04
Package: linux-image-2.6.32-19-generic 2.6.32-19.28
Regression: Yes
Reproducible: Yes
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.32-18.27-generic 2.6.32.10+drm33.1
Uname: Linux 2.6.32-18-generic x86_64
AlsaVersion: Advanced Linux Sound Architecture Driver Version 1.0.21.
Architecture: amd64
ArecordDevices:
 **** List of CAPTURE Hardware Devices ****
 card 0: Intel [HDA Intel], device 0: ALC272 Analog [ALC272 Analog]
   Subdevices: 1/1
   Subdevice #0: subdevice #0
AudioDevicesInUse:
 USER PID ACCESS COMMAND
 /dev/snd/controlC0: mike 2147 F.... pulseaudio
CRDA: Error: [Errno 2] No such file or directory
Card0.Amixer.info:
 Card hw:0 'Intel'/'HDA Intel at 0xf0800000 irq 22'
   Mixer name : 'Intel G45 DEVIBX'
   Components : 'HDA:10ec0272,1025033e,00100001 HDA:11c11040,11c10001,00100200 HDA:80862804,80860101,00100000'
   Controls : 32
   Simple ctrls : 17
CheckboxSubmission: b6d18dc8124c0a1a99309d9c5d728a0a
CheckboxSystem: 2954e74ba17fb0e37fc942cd1d9fab4e
Date: Wed Apr 7 11:30:34 2010
HibernationDevice: RESUME=UUID=19272c81-2752-4ad2-a3b3-cede05379596
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 10.04 "Lucid Lynx" - Alpha amd64 (20100226)
Lsusb:
 Bus 002 Device 003: ID 04f2:b044 Chicony Electronics Co., Ltd
 Bus 002 Device 002: ID 8087:0020
 Bus 002 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub
 Bus 001 Device 002: ID 8087:0020
 Bus 001 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub
MachineType: Acer Aspire 5740
ProcCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-2.6.32-18-generic root=UUID=ff8de526-a2d0-432c-81db-27438c8cab62 ro quiet splash
ProcEnviron:
 LANG=en_US.utf8
 SHELL=/bin/bash
RelatedPackageVersions: linux-firmware 1.33
RfKill:
 0: phy0: Wireless LAN
  Soft blocked: no
  Hard blocked: no
SourcePackage: linux
dmi.bios.date: 11/26/2009
dmi.bios.vendor: Phoenix Technologies LTD
dmi.bios.version: V1.09
dmi.board.name: Aspire 5740
dmi.board.vendor: Acer
dmi.board.version: Rev
dmi.chassis.asset.tag: No Asset Tag
dmi.chassis.type: 10
dmi.chassis.vendor: Acer
dmi.chassis.version: Rev
dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnPhoenixTechnologiesLTD:bvrV1.09:bd11/26/2009:svnAcer:pnAspire5740:pvrRev:rvnAcer:rnAspire5740:rvrRev:cvnAcer:ct10:cvrRev:
dmi.product.name: Aspire 5740
dmi.product.version: Rev
dmi.sys.vendor: Acer

[Jeremy Foshee (jeremyfoshee)]

Hi solid_liq,

If you could also please test the latest upstream kernel available that would be great. It will allow additional upstream developers to examine the issue. Refer to https://wiki.ubuntu.com/KernelMainlineBuilds . Once you've tested the upstream kernel, please remove the 'needs-upstream-testing' tag. This can be done by clicking on the yellow pencil icon next to the tag located at the bottom of the bug description and deleting the 'needs-upstream-testing' text. Please let us know your results.

Thanks in advance.

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[Jeremy Foshee (jeremyfoshee)]

This bug report was marked as Incomplete and has not had any updated comments for quite some time. As a result this bug is being closed. Please reopen if this is still an issue in the current Ubuntu release http://www.ubuntu.com/getubuntu/download . Also, please be sure to provide any requested information that may have been missing. To reopen the bug, click on the current status under the Status column and change the status back to "New". Thanks.

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[nUboon2Age (nuboon2age)]

Here's another example of this bug, so I think this bug should be open: http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=1498178 I will reset it to new.

[Jeremy Foshee (jeremyfoshee)]

nUboon2Age
   Please do not reopen expired or Invalid bugs. If you are affected by an issue, please report a new bug. please also do not open bugs on behalf of others on the forums, they have the option to open their own.

Thanks!

~JFo

[Harry Moss (hcmoss3)]

henry cow here.
I am a newbie and nUboon2Age was very helpful in getting me online after 6 weeks of frustration.
He posted this bug report on my behalf and I appreciate it.
This is not an expired or invalid bug.
I purchased a new laptop a couple of months ago and tried more than a dozed "fixes" that I found in the Ubuntu forums and elsewhere before nUboon2Age (and Dave, anewguy) were able to divine that it was a Windows 7 driver problem.
Utilizing the XP driver with ndiswrapper solved the problem instantly.
I deeply appreciate the efforts of all you great people in this community.