NetworkManager fails to detect Wi-Fi adapter if it was switched on at boot -- Intel WiFi Link 5100

[Krishnaswamy]

Binary package hint: network-manager

I' am having big time with network manager to enable wireless (Intel Corporation Wireless WiFi Link 5100).

When i turn off the hard wifi switch and get booted into ubuntu, I'm successfully able to connect to any wifi network after few disconnects. If i forgot to turn off the wifi switch the network manager doesn't even displays the available wifi card.

Moreover this happens only with the network-manager, everything works smooth with wicd network manager.

I strongly believe something strange with the network manager, I tried removing and installing it but the effort went in vain.

Please mail me if you need any other information regarding this.

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 10.04
Package: network-manager (not installed)
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.32-24.38-generic 2.6.32.15+drm33.5
Uname: Linux 2.6.32-24-generic x86_64
NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia
Architecture: amd64
Date: Tue Aug 3 23:26:00 2010
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 10.04 "Lucid Lynx" - Beta amd64 (20100318)
ProcEnviron:
 LANG=en_IN
 SHELL=/bin/bash
SourcePackage: network-manager

[Launchpad Janitor (janitor)]

Status changed to 'Confirmed' because the bug affects multiple users.

[Thomas Hood (jdthood)]

Has this been fixed in Ubuntu 12.04?

[Launchpad Janitor (janitor)]

[Expired for network-manager (Ubuntu) because there has been no activity for 60 days.]