ath5k should be loaded with nohwcrypt parameter
Affects | Status | Importance | Assigned to | Milestone | |
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linux (Ubuntu) |
Won't Fix
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Medium
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Unassigned |
Bug Description
After a lengthy thread, I was able to get to the bottom of my poor web browsing performance in Lucid Beta 2. Basically I kept gettng the "Waiting for <insert site here>..." status on whatever browser I used. Pages would load after a really long time, or sometimes not at all. My laptop uses the AR2413 chipset, which utilizes the ath5k wireless module. We were able to find that loading the module with the nohwcrypt parameter fixed my problem:
sudo modprobe ath5k nohwcrypt
psyke83 from the forums showed me how to automatically load the ath5k module with the said parameter on reboot.
sudo sh -c "echo 'options ath5k nohwcrypt' >/etc/modprobe.
Hopefully this information can help others with similar hardware. Whether this should be a default for Lucid, I am not sure because I don't know if it affects everyone the same. The thread is pasted below for full details of everything I tried to find the solution.
affects: | ubuntu → linux (Ubuntu) |
summary: |
- Slow browsing. "Waiting for <site>" Ath5k parameter + ath5k should be loaded with nohwcrypt parameter |
tags: | added: lucid |
Changed in linux (Ubuntu): | |
status: | Incomplete → Triaged |
importance: | Undecided → Medium |
Hi Lucious,
Please be sure to confirm this issue exists with the latest development release of Ubuntu. ISO CD images are available from http:// cdimage. ubuntu. com/releases/ . If the issue remains, please run the following command from a Terminal (Applications- >Accessories- >Terminal) . It will automatically gather and attach updated debug information to this report.
apport-collect -p linux 568090
Also, if you could 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/KernelMainl ineBuilds . 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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