Comment 0 for bug 535424

$ lspci | grep Wireless
02:00.0 Network controller: Atheros Communications Inc. AR9285 Wireless Network Adapter (PCI-Express) (rev 01)
$ uname -r
2.6.32-16-generic

My wireless connection is very unstable. Network-manager has to reconnect every few seconds. I tried it on a few WPA (2) networks and it's the same on each. I also tried 2.6.33 from Ubuntus mainline Kernel repository and it had the same problems.

ProblemType: Bug
AlsaVersion: Advanced Linux Sound Architecture Driver Version 1.0.21.
AplayDevices:
 **** List of PLAYBACK Hardware Devices ****
 card 0: Intel [HDA Intel], device 0: ALC272 Analog [ALC272 Analog]
   Subdevices: 1/1
   Subdevice #0: subdevice #0
Architecture: amd64
ArecordDevices:
 **** List of CAPTURE Hardware Devices ****
 card 0: Intel [HDA Intel], device 0: ALC272 Analog [ALC272 Analog]
   Subdevices: 1/1
   Subdevice #0: subdevice #0
AudioDevicesInUse:
 USER PID ACCESS COMMAND
 /dev/snd/controlC0: sqrt 1491 F.... pulseaudio
CRDA: Error: [Errno 2] No such file or directory
Card0.Amixer.info:
 Card hw:0 'Intel'/'HDA Intel at 0x58200000 irq 16'
   Mixer name : 'Realtek ALC272'
   Components : 'HDA:10ec0272,10250349,00100001'
   Controls : 14
   Simple ctrls : 8
Date: Wed Mar 10 00:52:56 2010
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 10.04
EcryptfsInUse: Yes
HibernationDevice: RESUME=UUID=3e8ff17b-69d7-40ea-a96a-693dee2b8f3a
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 10.04 "Lucid Lynx" - Alpha amd64 (20100306)
MachineType: Acer AO532h
Package: linux-image (not installed)
ProcCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/vmlinuz-2.6.32-16-generic root=UUID=7e09472c-425c-4e47-949d-10de2e49d100 ro quiet splash
ProcEnviron:
 LANG=en_US.utf8
 SHELL=/bin/bash
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.32-16.24-generic
Regression: No
RelatedPackageVersions: linux-firmware 1.32
Reproducible: Yes
SourcePackage: linux
TestedUpstream: Yes
Uname: Linux 2.6.32-16-generic x86_64
dmi.bios.date: 01/04/2010
dmi.bios.vendor: Acer
dmi.bios.version: V1.12
dmi.board.asset.tag: Base Board Asset Tag
dmi.board.name: AO532h
dmi.board.vendor: Acer
dmi.board.version: V1.12
dmi.chassis.type: 10
dmi.chassis.vendor: Acer
dmi.chassis.version: V1.12
dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnAcer:bvrV1.12:bd01/04/2010:svnAcer:pnAO532h:pvrV1.12:rvnAcer:rnAO532h:rvrV1.12:cvnAcer:ct10:cvrV1.12:
dmi.product.name: AO532h
dmi.product.version: V1.12
dmi.sys.vendor: Acer