[Bug 496093] Re: [lucid] rt2860 frequently fails to connect to mixed mode WPA/WPA2 secured wireless networks

[Chase Douglas]

** Also affects: linux-backports-modules-2.6.32 (Ubuntu)
   Importance: Undecided
       Status: New

** Changed in: linux (Ubuntu Lucid)
       Status: Triaged => Won't Fix

** Changed in: linux-backports-modules-2.6.32 (Ubuntu)
       Status: New => Invalid

** Changed in: linux-backports-modules-2.6.32 (Ubuntu Lucid)
       Status: New => In Progress

** Changed in: linux-backports-modules-2.6.32 (Ubuntu Lucid)
     Assignee: (unassigned) => Chase Douglas (chasedouglas)

** Changed in: linux-backports-modules-2.6.32 (Ubuntu Lucid)
   Importance: Undecided => High

** Changed in: linux (Ubuntu Lucid)
     Assignee: Chase Douglas (chasedouglas) => (unassigned)

** Description changed:

+ SRU Justification for Lucid for linux-backports-modules-2.6.32:
+ 
+ The change adds a new version of the rt2860sta and rt2870sta drivers to
+ the linux-backports-modules-wireless package. The drivers did not exist
+ before, so there is no regression potential due to them. If the drivers
+ fail to work properly, the user can just remove the package and use the
+ stock drivers.
+ 
+ =====
+ 
  The rt2860sta module, included with Ubuntu Lucid Lynx (10.04) cannot connect to mixed WPA/WPA2 networks.
  This driver is used in most EeePCs.
  This issue is fixed in the 2.6.33 kernel, unfortunately this kernel is not yet available in Lucid.
  
  Symptoms are: connection works once but disconnects rapidly and then
  gets stuck in a connect/ask password cycle, or cannot connect at all.
  
  There are two known fixes at the moment:
  [1]: Ricardo Salveti maintains a 2.6.32 kernel with the fix backported (See comment #80)
  [2]: Installing the official drivers from RaLink also solves the issue for some. (See comment #107).
  
  To check if your wireless chipset is indeed the RaLink chipset that is affected by this driver, execute the "lspci -vnn | grep RaLink" command.
  It should display something close to the following:
  
  $ lspci -vnn | grep RaLink
  01:00.0 Network controller [0280]: RaLink RT2860 [1814:0781]
-  Subsystem: RaLink Device [1814:2790]
+  Subsystem: RaLink Device [1814:2790]

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[lucid] rt2860 frequently fails to connect to mixed mode WPA/WPA2 secured wireless networks
https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/496093
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