Comment 4 for bug 577015

Thanks. I'm a little too busy with a project this week, but I should be able
to work on this next week and report back.

Tim

On Sun, May 9, 2010 at 2:06 AM, Jeremy Foshee
<email address hidden>wrote:

> Hi ohiomoto,
>
> 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 577015
>
> 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/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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>
> ** Tags added: needs-kernel-logs
>
> ** Tags added: needs-upstream-testing
>
> ** Tags added: kj-triage
>
> ** Changed in: linux (Ubuntu)
> Status: New => Incomplete
>
> --
> Wifi problems with Lucid and
> linux-backports-modules-wireless-karmic-generic
> https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/577015
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> Status in “linux” package in Ubuntu: Incomplete
>
> Bug description:
> When connected to my Verizon Palm Pre's Wireless Hotspot the phone would
> alert me that Ubuntu was constantly disconnecting and reconnecting to the
> phone's wireless access point. Ubuntu would be unaware that and continue to
> show that it had a full strength connection, but it would not be able to
> resolve until it made another connection. It would do this at about 3-5
> second intervals. Wireless connectivity with other wireless access points
> were not affected. Only the wap on my Palm Pre Plus which is built on linux
> (WebOS).
>
> I first ran into this problem using
> linux-backports-modules-wireless-karmic-generic on my UNR 9.10 install. I
> tested the Plam Pre's WAP with Windows 7 on the same computer and it worked
> fine. Then I tested the WAP with another computer using Ubuntu 9.10 without
> the backports-module and then that same computer with Windows XP. The WAP
> worked fine in each case. So I removed the backports-modules everything
> worked perfectly. In addition, the I tested that Palm Pre's WAP with Ubuntu
> 9.10.
>
> I had posted this on the Ubuntu forums a few weeks ago and another Palm Pre
> Plus user recently posted that they were having the same issue using the WAP
> with Ubuntu 10.04. I took the time to run 64-bit 10.04 and UNR 10.04 live
> from a USB on both of my laptops and had the same issues as I had using the
> karmic backports-module. Here is a link to the forum post:
> http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=1454397
>
> It should be noted that both of my laptops are using Intel Wireless cards.
> I'm not sure about the other user. I am not currently affected because I'm
> still using 9.10, but I am planning on using 10.04 as soon as this problem
> is resolved.
>
> Is there anything more I can do to help? Can I provide more information
> without actually installing 10.04? I fear that this will only affect a very
> limited number of users and not be resolved. Is there a way to test/use the
> Karmic wireless module in Lucid?
>
> Thanks,
>
> Tim
>
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