[Bug 584266] Re: [STAGING] maverick amd64 regression: can not connect to ad-hoc WEP WLAN

[Wolfgang Kufner]

** Description changed:

  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_particular_hardware nothing more would have to be done.
- 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 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://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux/+bug/594866/comments/11).)
  
  REFERENCES:
  The version of the rt2860sta driver can by found in drivers/staging/rt2860/rt_linux.h #define STA_DRIVER_VERSION statement.
  
  (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-2.6.34-3-generic 2.6.34-3.10
  Regression: Yes
  Reproducible: Yes
  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.34-3.10-generic 2.6.34
  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/controlC0:  wolfgang   1368 F.... pulseaudio
  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:10ec0268,1025013c,00100101 HDA:14f12c06,10250093,00100000 HDA:80862802,80860101,00100000'
     Controls      : 21
     Simple ctrls  : 12
  Date: Sat May 22 18:21:55 2010
  HibernationDevice: RESUME=UUID=96c61eac-dc69-402b-9288-ac5469b10eec
  MachineType: Acer Extensa 5630
  PccardctlIdent:
   Socket 0:
     no product info available
  PccardctlStatus:
   Socket 0:
     no card
  ProcCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-2.6.34-3-generic root=UUID=c8f90551-03c2-4d41-93e1-df346762f95b ro quiet splash
  ProcEnviron:
   PATH=(custom, user)
   LANG=en_US.UTF-8
   SHELL=/bin/bash
  RelatedPackageVersions: linux-firmware 1.34
  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.version: N/A
  dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnPhoenixTechnologiesLTD:bvrV1.25:bd12/05/2008:svnAcer:pnExtensa5630:pvr0100:rvnAcer:rnHoma:rvrRev:cvnAcer:ct10:cvrN/A:
  dmi.product.name: Extensa 5630
  dmi.product.version: 0100
  dmi.sys.vendor: Acer

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[STAGING] maverick amd64 regression: can not connect to ad-hoc WEP WLAN
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