168c:0032 Atheros AR9485 WiFi card on Acer Aspire One 722 works slow, sometimes crashes
Affects | Status | Importance | Assigned to | Milestone | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
linux (Ubuntu) |
Expired
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Medium
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Unassigned |
Bug Description
This card works really slow, network connection is not usable and sometimes produces a kernel panic.
WORKAROUND: /etc/modprobe.
And added the module parameter:
options ath9k nohwcrypt=1
and in BIOS put Network boot on top of the boot priority list.
ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 12.04
Package: linux-image-
ProcVersionSign
Uname: Linux 3.2.0-18-generic x86_64
NonfreeKernelMo
AlsaVersion: Advanced Linux Sound Architecture Driver Version 1.0.24.
ApportVersion: 1.94.1-0ubuntu2
Architecture: amd64
ArecordDevices:
**** List of CAPTURE Hardware Devices ****
card 1: SB [HDA ATI SB], device 0: CONEXANT Analog [CONEXANT Analog]
Subdevices: 1/1
Subdevice #0: subdevice #0
AudioDevicesInUse:
USER PID ACCESS COMMAND
/dev/snd/
/dev/snd/
Card0.Amixer.info:
Card hw:0 'Generic'/'HD-Audio Generic at 0x90444000 irq 40'
Mixer name : 'ATI R6xx HDMI'
Components : 'HDA:1002aa01,
Controls : 6
Simple ctrls : 1
Card0.Amixer.
Simple mixer control 'IEC958',0
Capabilities: pswitch pswitch-joined penum
Playback channels: Mono
Mono: Playback [on]
Card1.Amixer.info:
Card hw:1 'SB'/'HDA ATI SB at 0x90440000 irq 16'
Mixer name : 'Conexant CX20588'
Components : 'HDA:14f1506c,
Controls : 18
Simple ctrls : 12
Date: Sat Mar 10 13:17:14 2012
HibernationDevice: RESUME=
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 12.04 LTS "Precise Pangolin" - Beta amd64 (20120301)
Lsusb:
Bus 001 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub
Bus 002 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub
Bus 003 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub
Bus 004 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub
Bus 002 Device 002: ID 04f2:b1d8 Chicony Electronics Co., Ltd
MachineType: Acer AO722
ProcEnviron:
LANGUAGE=es_CO:es
TERM=xterm
LANG=es_CO.UTF-8
SHELL=/bin/bash
ProcFB: 0 VESA VGA
ProcKernelCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=
RelatedPackageV
linux-
linux-
linux-firmware 1.71
SourcePackage: linux
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)
dmi.bios.date: 09/19/2011
dmi.bios.vendor: Acer
dmi.bios.version: V1.06
dmi.board.
dmi.board.name: JE10-BZ
dmi.board.vendor: Acer
dmi.board.version: Base Board Version
dmi.chassis.type: 10
dmi.chassis.vendor: Acer
dmi.chassis.
dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnAcer:
dmi.product.name: AO722
dmi.product.
dmi.sys.vendor: Acer
Changed in linux (Ubuntu): | |
status: | New → Confirmed |
Changed in linux (Ubuntu): | |
importance: | Undecided → Medium |
Changed in linux (Ubuntu): | |
status: | Incomplete → Confirmed |
tags: | added: kernel-wifi |
summary: |
- Atheros AR9485 WiFi card on Acer Aspire One 722 works slow, sometimes - crashes + 168c:0032 Atheros AR9485 WiFi card on Acer Aspire One 722 works slow, + sometimes crashes |
description: | updated |
tags: |
added: bot-stop-nagging needs-upstream-testing removed: kernel-request-3.2.0-19.30 kernel-request-3.2.0-20.32 |
Changed in linux (Ubuntu): | |
status: | Expired → Fix Committed |
Changed in linux (Ubuntu): | |
status: | Fix Committed → Incomplete |
I followed the instructions at
http:// crunchbanglinux .org/forums/ topic/17833/ warning- ath9k-breaks- with-the- 32-kernel- update/
Created
/etc/modprobe. d/ath9k. conf
And added the module parameter:
options ath9k nohwcrypt=1
Rebooted and now it seems to be working fine.