[STAGING] maverick amd64 regression: can not connect to ad-hoc WEP WLAN
Affects | Status | Importance | Assigned to | Milestone | |
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linux (Ubuntu) |
Triaged
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Medium
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Unassigned |
Bug Description
STATUS: (2011-03-01)
fixed rt2800pci is now in maverick-proposed
SUMMARY UPDATE:
This bug touches on two different drivers for the same hardware. The in kernel, preferred rt2800pci and the rt2860sta from staging (which linux wireless developers are not happy with, but is needed where the rt2800pci does not yet work):
In maverick the rt2800pci driver (rt2x00 project) is the default driver for this hardware. This driver also works in ad hoc mode. This works well on 32 bit. On 64 bit this driver does not work because of the 64bit-only bug 659143 (load_firmware: Error). If that bug were fixed ad hoc would hopefully work as well for 64bit and _for_this_
The default driver for lucid for this hardware was rt2860sta (version 1.8.1.1) from staging, which could do ad hoc. In maverick rt2860sta (version 2.1.0.0) is included and can be used by blacklisting the default rt2800pci. Maverick's version of the rt2860sta fails in ad hoc mode. I have compiled the latest GPL driver ralink provides on their website. It is version 2.4.0.0 and works well in ad hoc mode. (The release notes for that version mention: "Fix Adhoc issue." (see https:/
REFERENCES:
The version of the rt2860sta driver can by found in drivers/
(With WPA it did not work in lucid either. Connecting to a router in infrastructure mode with WPA works well.)
ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 10.10
Package: linux-image-
Regression: Yes
Reproducible: Yes
ProcVersionSign
Uname: Linux 2.6.34-3-generic x86_64
AlsaVersion: Advanced Linux Sound Architecture Driver Version 1.0.22.1.
Architecture: amd64
AudioDevicesInUse:
USER PID ACCESS COMMAND
/dev/snd/
CRDA: Error: [Errno 2] No such file or directory
Card0.Amixer.info:
Card hw:0 'Intel'/'HDA Intel at 0xf4800000 irq 29'
Mixer name : 'Intel G45 DEVCTG'
Components : 'HDA:10ec0268,
Controls : 21
Simple ctrls : 12
Date: Sat May 22 18:21:55 2010
HibernationDevice: RESUME=
MachineType: Acer Extensa 5630
PccardctlIdent:
Socket 0:
no product info available
PccardctlStatus:
Socket 0:
no card
ProcCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=
ProcEnviron:
PATH=(custom, user)
LANG=en_US.UTF-8
SHELL=/bin/bash
RelatedPackageV
RfKill:
0: acer-wireless: Wireless LAN
Soft blocked: no
Hard blocked: no
SourcePackage: linux
StagingDrivers: rt2860sta
Title: [STAGING]
dmi.bios.date: 12/05/2008
dmi.bios.vendor: Phoenix Technologies LTD
dmi.bios.version: V1.25
dmi.board.name: Homa
dmi.board.vendor: Acer
dmi.board.version: Rev
dmi.chassis.type: 10
dmi.chassis.vendor: Acer
dmi.chassis.
dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnPhoenixT
dmi.product.name: Extensa 5630
dmi.product.
dmi.sys.vendor: Acer
Changed in linux (Ubuntu): | |
status: | Incomplete → Triaged |
importance: | Undecided → Medium |
tags: | added: kernel-needs-review kernel-net |
tags: |
added: kernel-reviewed removed: kernel-needs-review |
Changed in linux (Ubuntu): | |
assignee: | nobody → Rishav Thakker (thakker-rishav) |
assignee: | Rishav Thakker (thakker-rishav) → nobody |
description: | updated |
description: | updated |
description: | updated |
Hi Wolfgang,
If you could also please 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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