Activity log for bug #1788997

Date Who What changed Old value New value Message
2018-08-25 10:47:16 a bug added bug
2018-08-25 11:00:03 Paul White affects ubuntu linux (Ubuntu)
2018-08-25 11:30:05 Ubuntu Kernel Bot linux (Ubuntu): status New Incomplete
2018-08-25 11:55:45 a tags apport-collected bionic
2018-08-25 11:55:46 a description When starting Xubuntu 18.04.1 LTS on a laptop HP 1S-af023ng with kernel 4.15.0-32.35 amd64, wifi via rtl8723be works OK. Using actual 4.15.0-33.36 amd64 instead, rtl8723be doesn't find any wifi networks and thus there is no connection. Changing the antenna setup in /etc/modprobe.d/rtl8723be_options.conf doesn't help either; as a workaround an external wifi device (Gigaset USB Adapter 108) works. The expectation is that wifi through rtl8723be will still work under 4.15.0-33.36 as it did previously. When starting Xubuntu 18.04.1 LTS on a laptop HP 1S-af023ng with kernel 4.15.0-32.35 amd64, wifi via rtl8723be works OK. Using actual 4.15.0-33.36 amd64 instead, rtl8723be doesn't find any wifi networks and thus there is no connection. Changing the antenna setup in /etc/modprobe.d/rtl8723be_options.conf doesn't help either; as a workaround an external wifi device (Gigaset USB Adapter 108) works. The expectation is that wifi through rtl8723be will still work under 4.15.0-33.36 as it did previously. --- ProblemType: Bug ApportVersion: 2.20.9-0ubuntu7.2 Architecture: amd64 AudioDevicesInUse: USER PID ACCESS COMMAND /dev/snd/controlC1: al 1234 F.... pulseaudio /dev/snd/controlC0: al 1234 F.... pulseaudio CurrentDesktop: XFCE DistroRelease: Ubuntu 18.04 EcryptfsInUse: Yes InstallationDate: Installed on 2018-05-27 (89 days ago) InstallationMedia: Xubuntu 18.04 LTS "Bionic Beaver" - Release amd64 (20180426) MachineType: Hewlett-Packard HP Notebook Package: linux (not installed) ProcFB: 0 radeondrmfb ProcKernelCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-4.15.0-33-generic root=UUID=32ea87b7-f595-4137-a54b-55838586f720 ro quiet splash vt.handoff=1 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.15.0-33.36-generic 4.15.18 RelatedPackageVersions: linux-restricted-modules-4.15.0-33-generic N/A linux-backports-modules-4.15.0-33-generic N/A linux-firmware 1.173.1 Tags: bionic Uname: Linux 4.15.0-33-generic x86_64 UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install) UserGroups: adm cdrom dip lpadmin plugdev sambashare sudo _MarkForUpload: True dmi.bios.date: 04/01/2015 dmi.bios.vendor: Insyde dmi.bios.version: F.02 dmi.board.asset.tag: Base Board Asset Tag dmi.board.name: 8137 dmi.board.vendor: Hewlett-Packard dmi.board.version: 99.02 dmi.chassis.asset.tag: Chassis Asset Tag dmi.chassis.type: 10 dmi.chassis.vendor: Hewlett-Packard dmi.chassis.version: Chassis Version dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnInsyde:bvrF.02:bd04/01/2015:svnHewlett-Packard:pnHPNotebook:pvrType1ProductConfigId:rvnHewlett-Packard:rn8137:rvr99.02:cvnHewlett-Packard:ct10:cvrChassisVersion: dmi.product.family: 103C_5335KV G=N L=CON B=HP dmi.product.name: HP Notebook dmi.product.version: Type1ProductConfigId dmi.sys.vendor: Hewlett-Packard
2018-08-25 11:55:47 a attachment added AlsaInfo.txt https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1788997/+attachment/5180632/+files/AlsaInfo.txt
2018-08-25 11:55:48 a attachment added CRDA.txt https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1788997/+attachment/5180633/+files/CRDA.txt
2018-08-25 11:55:49 a attachment added CurrentDmesg.txt https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1788997/+attachment/5180634/+files/CurrentDmesg.txt
2018-08-25 11:55:50 a attachment added IwConfig.txt https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1788997/+attachment/5180635/+files/IwConfig.txt
2018-08-25 11:55:51 a attachment added Lspci.txt https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1788997/+attachment/5180636/+files/Lspci.txt
2018-08-25 11:55:52 a attachment added Lsusb.txt https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1788997/+attachment/5180637/+files/Lsusb.txt
2018-08-25 11:55:54 a attachment added ProcCpuinfo.txt https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1788997/+attachment/5180638/+files/ProcCpuinfo.txt
2018-08-25 11:55:54 a attachment added ProcCpuinfoMinimal.txt https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1788997/+attachment/5180639/+files/ProcCpuinfoMinimal.txt
2018-08-25 11:55:55 a attachment added ProcEnviron.txt https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1788997/+attachment/5180640/+files/ProcEnviron.txt
2018-08-25 11:55:56 a attachment added ProcInterrupts.txt https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1788997/+attachment/5180641/+files/ProcInterrupts.txt
2018-08-25 11:55:57 a attachment added ProcModules.txt https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1788997/+attachment/5180642/+files/ProcModules.txt
2018-08-25 11:55:58 a attachment added PulseList.txt https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1788997/+attachment/5180643/+files/PulseList.txt
2018-08-25 11:55:59 a attachment added RfKill.txt https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1788997/+attachment/5180644/+files/RfKill.txt
2018-08-25 11:56:02 a attachment added UdevDb.txt https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1788997/+attachment/5180645/+files/UdevDb.txt
2018-08-25 11:56:04 a attachment added WifiSyslog.txt https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1788997/+attachment/5180646/+files/WifiSyslog.txt
2018-08-25 11:57:01 a linux (Ubuntu): status Incomplete Confirmed
2018-08-27 18:23:34 Joseph Salisbury linux (Ubuntu): importance Undecided Medium
2018-08-27 18:23:37 Joseph Salisbury linux (Ubuntu): status Confirmed Incomplete
2018-08-27 18:23:51 Joseph Salisbury linux (Ubuntu): status Incomplete Triaged
2018-08-27 18:23:56 Joseph Salisbury nominated for series Ubuntu Bionic
2018-08-27 18:23:56 Joseph Salisbury bug task added linux (Ubuntu Bionic)
2018-08-27 18:24:10 Joseph Salisbury linux (Ubuntu Bionic): importance Undecided Medium
2018-08-27 18:24:18 Joseph Salisbury linux (Ubuntu Bionic): status New Triaged
2018-08-27 21:01:38 Rene bug added subscriber Rene
2018-08-28 16:55:16 Joseph Salisbury linux (Ubuntu): status Triaged In Progress
2018-08-28 16:55:18 Joseph Salisbury linux (Ubuntu Bionic): status Triaged In Progress
2018-08-28 16:55:22 Joseph Salisbury linux (Ubuntu): assignee Joseph Salisbury (jsalisbury)
2018-08-28 16:55:25 Joseph Salisbury linux (Ubuntu Bionic): assignee Joseph Salisbury (jsalisbury)
2018-08-28 22:35:10 Marat bug added subscriber Marat
2018-09-12 21:43:38 royden bug added subscriber royden
2018-09-16 12:52:36 Heribert Heckhoff tags apport-collected bionic apport-collected bionic kernel-fixed-upstream
2018-09-16 12:56:31 Heribert Heckhoff linux (Ubuntu Bionic): status In Progress Confirmed
2018-09-19 08:35:18 Joseph Salisbury linux (Ubuntu Bionic): status Confirmed In Progress
2018-09-22 20:17:15 Castan-o bug added subscriber Castan-o
2018-09-24 16:30:37 Rici Lake bug added subscriber Rici Lake
2018-10-27 12:43:07 fidel bug added subscriber fidel
2018-10-31 16:29:50 dekl bug added subscriber dekl
2018-11-04 11:42:05 JP Guisset bug added subscriber JP Guisset
2018-12-20 07:47:50 spi bug added subscriber spi
2019-01-23 01:06:11 Joseph Salisbury linux (Ubuntu Bionic): status In Progress Confirmed
2019-01-23 01:06:13 Joseph Salisbury linux (Ubuntu): status In Progress Confirmed
2019-01-23 01:06:16 Joseph Salisbury linux (Ubuntu Bionic): assignee Joseph Salisbury (jsalisbury)
2019-01-23 01:06:20 Joseph Salisbury linux (Ubuntu): assignee Joseph Salisbury (jsalisbury)
2019-02-03 10:34:00 jack lemon bug added subscriber jack lemon
2019-03-11 16:37:54 Kai-Heng Feng description When starting Xubuntu 18.04.1 LTS on a laptop HP 1S-af023ng with kernel 4.15.0-32.35 amd64, wifi via rtl8723be works OK. Using actual 4.15.0-33.36 amd64 instead, rtl8723be doesn't find any wifi networks and thus there is no connection. Changing the antenna setup in /etc/modprobe.d/rtl8723be_options.conf doesn't help either; as a workaround an external wifi device (Gigaset USB Adapter 108) works. The expectation is that wifi through rtl8723be will still work under 4.15.0-33.36 as it did previously. --- ProblemType: Bug ApportVersion: 2.20.9-0ubuntu7.2 Architecture: amd64 AudioDevicesInUse: USER PID ACCESS COMMAND /dev/snd/controlC1: al 1234 F.... pulseaudio /dev/snd/controlC0: al 1234 F.... pulseaudio CurrentDesktop: XFCE DistroRelease: Ubuntu 18.04 EcryptfsInUse: Yes InstallationDate: Installed on 2018-05-27 (89 days ago) InstallationMedia: Xubuntu 18.04 LTS "Bionic Beaver" - Release amd64 (20180426) MachineType: Hewlett-Packard HP Notebook Package: linux (not installed) ProcFB: 0 radeondrmfb ProcKernelCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-4.15.0-33-generic root=UUID=32ea87b7-f595-4137-a54b-55838586f720 ro quiet splash vt.handoff=1 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.15.0-33.36-generic 4.15.18 RelatedPackageVersions: linux-restricted-modules-4.15.0-33-generic N/A linux-backports-modules-4.15.0-33-generic N/A linux-firmware 1.173.1 Tags: bionic Uname: Linux 4.15.0-33-generic x86_64 UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install) UserGroups: adm cdrom dip lpadmin plugdev sambashare sudo _MarkForUpload: True dmi.bios.date: 04/01/2015 dmi.bios.vendor: Insyde dmi.bios.version: F.02 dmi.board.asset.tag: Base Board Asset Tag dmi.board.name: 8137 dmi.board.vendor: Hewlett-Packard dmi.board.version: 99.02 dmi.chassis.asset.tag: Chassis Asset Tag dmi.chassis.type: 10 dmi.chassis.vendor: Hewlett-Packard dmi.chassis.version: Chassis Version dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnInsyde:bvrF.02:bd04/01/2015:svnHewlett-Packard:pnHPNotebook:pvrType1ProductConfigId:rvnHewlett-Packard:rn8137:rvr99.02:cvnHewlett-Packard:ct10:cvrChassisVersion: dmi.product.family: 103C_5335KV G=N L=CON B=HP dmi.product.name: HP Notebook dmi.product.version: Type1ProductConfigId dmi.sys.vendor: Hewlett-Packard === SRU Justification === [Impact] Realtek 8723be's ant_sel parameter stops working since 4.15.0-33.36. [Fix] The commit that causes the regression works in mainline, so there are some functional dependencies are not in 4.15. Finding those dependencies can be hard since I don't have the hardware to test with, also pulling new commits may cause new regression. So the safest way to deal with this bug is to simply revert the regression commit. [Test] User confirmed reverting the commit can fix the issue. [Regression Potential] Low. Realtek 8723be works without this commit. === Original Bug Report === When starting Xubuntu 18.04.1 LTS on a laptop HP 1S-af023ng with kernel 4.15.0-32.35 amd64, wifi via rtl8723be works OK. Using actual 4.15.0-33.36 amd64 instead, rtl8723be doesn't find any wifi networks and thus there is no connection. Changing the antenna setup in /etc/modprobe.d/rtl8723be_options.conf doesn't help either; as a workaround an external wifi device (Gigaset USB Adapter 108) works. The expectation is that wifi through rtl8723be will still work under 4.15.0-33.36 as it did previously. --- ProblemType: Bug ApportVersion: 2.20.9-0ubuntu7.2 Architecture: amd64 AudioDevicesInUse:  USER PID ACCESS COMMAND  /dev/snd/controlC1: al 1234 F.... pulseaudio  /dev/snd/controlC0: al 1234 F.... pulseaudio CurrentDesktop: XFCE DistroRelease: Ubuntu 18.04 EcryptfsInUse: Yes InstallationDate: Installed on 2018-05-27 (89 days ago) InstallationMedia: Xubuntu 18.04 LTS "Bionic Beaver" - Release amd64 (20180426) MachineType: Hewlett-Packard HP Notebook Package: linux (not installed) ProcFB: 0 radeondrmfb ProcKernelCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-4.15.0-33-generic root=UUID=32ea87b7-f595-4137-a54b-55838586f720 ro quiet splash vt.handoff=1 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.15.0-33.36-generic 4.15.18 RelatedPackageVersions:  linux-restricted-modules-4.15.0-33-generic N/A  linux-backports-modules-4.15.0-33-generic N/A  linux-firmware 1.173.1 Tags: bionic Uname: Linux 4.15.0-33-generic x86_64 UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install) UserGroups: adm cdrom dip lpadmin plugdev sambashare sudo _MarkForUpload: True dmi.bios.date: 04/01/2015 dmi.bios.vendor: Insyde dmi.bios.version: F.02 dmi.board.asset.tag: Base Board Asset Tag dmi.board.name: 8137 dmi.board.vendor: Hewlett-Packard dmi.board.version: 99.02 dmi.chassis.asset.tag: Chassis Asset Tag dmi.chassis.type: 10 dmi.chassis.vendor: Hewlett-Packard dmi.chassis.version: Chassis Version dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnInsyde:bvrF.02:bd04/01/2015:svnHewlett-Packard:pnHPNotebook:pvrType1ProductConfigId:rvnHewlett-Packard:rn8137:rvr99.02:cvnHewlett-Packard:ct10:cvrChassisVersion: dmi.product.family: 103C_5335KV G=N L=CON B=HP dmi.product.name: HP Notebook dmi.product.version: Type1ProductConfigId dmi.sys.vendor: Hewlett-Packard
2019-03-28 06:23:10 Khaled El Mously linux (Ubuntu Bionic): status Confirmed Fix Committed
2019-04-04 18:03:59 Ubuntu Kernel Bot tags apport-collected bionic kernel-fixed-upstream apport-collected bionic kernel-fixed-upstream verification-needed-bionic
2019-04-04 21:00:40 Heribert Heckhoff tags apport-collected bionic kernel-fixed-upstream verification-needed-bionic apport-collected bionic kernel-fixed-upstream verification-failed-bionic
2019-04-10 11:53:32 Heribert Heckhoff tags apport-collected bionic kernel-fixed-upstream verification-failed-bionic apport-collected bionic kernel-fixed-upstream verification-done-bionic
2019-04-18 19:28:32 Matthias Homann bug added subscriber Matthias Homann
2019-04-24 07:39:21 Launchpad Janitor linux (Ubuntu Bionic): status Fix Committed Fix Released
2019-04-24 07:39:21 Launchpad Janitor cve linked 2017-5715
2019-04-24 07:39:21 Launchpad Janitor cve linked 2017-5754
2019-04-24 07:39:21 Launchpad Janitor cve linked 2018-3639
2019-07-24 21:15:03 Brad Figg tags apport-collected bionic kernel-fixed-upstream verification-done-bionic apport-collected bionic cscc kernel-fixed-upstream verification-done-bionic