[Bug 1043403] Re: Wireless not active during installation or after boot

[Lars Noodén]

I've tried adding 'pci=biosirq' to the boot options for linux via grub.
I could not notice any change.  What is it likely to affect?   It still
appears disabled.

$ sudo  rfkill list all
0: phy0: Wireless LAN
	Soft blocked: no
	Hard blocked: yes

$  sudo lshw -C network
  *-network:0 DISABLED    
       description: Wireless interface
       product: RT2561/RT61 802.11g PCI
       vendor: Ralink corp.
       physical id: 6
       bus info: pci at 0000:00:06.0
       logical name: wlan0
       version: 00
       serial: 00:10:60:67:0b:72
       width: 32 bits
       clock: 33MHz
       capabilities: pm bus_master cap_list ethernet physical wireless
       configuration: broadcast=yes driver=rt61pci driverversion=3.5.0-13-generic firmware=N/A latency=64 link=no multicast=yes wireless=IEEE 802.11bg
       resources: irq:0 memory:ffff8000-ffffffff
  *-network:1
       description: Ethernet interface
       product: VT6102 [Rhine-II]
       vendor: VIA Technologies, Inc.
       physical id: 12
       bus info: pci at 0000:00:12.0
       logical name: eth0
       version: 74
       serial: 00:40:d0:95:11:55
       size: 100Mbit/s
       capacity: 100Mbit/s
       width: 32 bits
       clock: 33MHz
       capabilities: pm bus_master cap_list ethernet physical tp mii 10bt 10bt-fd 100bt 100bt-fd autonegotiation
       configuration: autonegotiation=on broadcast=yes driver=via-rhine driverversion=1.5.0 duplex=full ip=192.168.2.35 latency=128 link=yes maxlatency=8 mingnt=3 multicast=yes port=MII speed=100Mbit/s
       resources: irq:11 ioport:e200(size=256) memory:d0000000-d00000ff

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Title:
  Wireless not active during installation or after boot

Status in “linux” package in Ubuntu:
  Confirmed
Status in “ubiquity” package in Ubuntu:
  Invalid

Bug description:
  The i386 has a  Ralink corp. RT2561/RT61 802.11g PCI wireless card.
  However, the installation process seems unable to use it to find any
  wireless networks, not even open networks.  Same goes after booting
  and trying manually.

  ProblemType: Bug
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 12.10
  Package: ubiquity (not installed)
  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.5.0-13.13-generic 3.5.3
  Uname: Linux 3.5.0-13-generic i686
  ApportVersion: 2.5.1-0ubuntu2
  Architecture: i386
  Date: Wed Aug 29 18:50:47 2012
  InstallCmdLine: file=/cdrom/preseed/lubuntu.seed boot=casper only-ubiquity initrd=/casper/initrd.lz quiet splash --
  InstallationMedia: Lubuntu 12.10 "Quantal Quetzal" - Alpha i386 (20120828)
  SourcePackage: ubiquity
  UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)
  --- 
  AcpiTables:
   
  ApportVersion: 2.5.1-0ubuntu2
  Architecture: i386
  AudioDevicesInUse: Error: command ['fuser', '-v', '/dev/snd/by-path', '/dev/snd/controlC0', '/dev/snd/pcmC0D0c', '/dev/snd/pcmC0D0p', '/dev/snd/pcmC0D1c', '/dev/snd/pcmC0D1p', '/dev/snd/seq', '/dev/snd/timer'] failed with exit code 1:
  CRDA: Error: [Errno 2] No such file or directory
  CurrentDmesg: [   27.408464] init: lightdm main process (943) terminated with status 1
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 12.10
  HibernationDevice: RESUME=UUID=2a0d5ff8-7854-49fd-91e2-be4326cfc418
  InstallationMedia: Lubuntu 12.10 "Quantal Quetzal" - Alpha i386 (20120828)
  Lsusb:
   Bus 001 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub
   Bus 002 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub
   Bus 003 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub
   Bus 004 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub
  MachineType: Packard Bell Computers International Packard Bell EasyNote
  Package: linux (not installed)
  ProcFB: 0 VESA VGA
  ProcKernelCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-3.5.0-13-generic root=UUID=1e64a51f-2f5b-4d0f-bb43-88c03014c8b4 ro quiet splash vt.handoff=7
  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.5.0-13.13-generic 3.5.3
  RelatedPackageVersions:
   linux-restricted-modules-3.5.0-13-generic N/A
   linux-backports-modules-3.5.0-13-generic  N/A
   linux-firmware                            1.90
  RfKill:
   0: phy0: Wireless LAN
   	Soft blocked: no
   	Hard blocked: yes
  Tags:  quantal
  Uname: Linux 3.5.0-13-generic i686
  UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)
  UserGroups:
   
  dmi.bios.date: /08/0520
  dmi.bios.vendor: Insyde Software Corporation
  dmi.bios.version: R1.01
  dmi.board.asset.tag: 87654321
  dmi.board.name: NEC Versa Premium
  dmi.board.vendor: NEC COMPUTERS INTERNATIONAL
  dmi.board.version: 5a
  dmi.chassis.asset.tag: 12345678
  dmi.chassis.type: 5
  dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnInsydeSoftwareCorporation:bvrR1.01:bd/08/0520:svnPackardBellComputersInternational:pnPackardBellEasyNote:pvrPB42BD0291:rvnNECCOMPUTERSINTERNATIONAL:rnNECVersaPremium:rvr5a:cvn:ct5:cvrI:
  dmi.product.name: Packard Bell EasyNote
  dmi.product.version: PB42BD0291
  dmi.sys.vendor: Packard Bell Computers International

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