Asus Aspire One Network Woes

[Karl F. Larsen]

Shannon McMackin wrote:
> Karl F. Larsen wrote:
>   
>> Raquel wrote:
>>     
>>> On Sun, 08 Feb 2009 13:39:47 -0700
>>> "Karl F. Larsen" <klarsen1 at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>
>>>   
>>>       
>>>>     I have Intrepid on my laptop too, and the last updated kernel 
>>>> stopped my WiFi dead! There is something real bad in that kernel! I
>>>> have Grub set up to boot on the next-newest kernel and WiFi works
>>>> just fine. I hope it will for you.
>>>>
>>>> Karl
>>>>     
>>>>         
>>> I bought this new laptop maybe 3 weeks ago and installed Intrepid
>>> onto it.  My wired ethernet works like a charm.  Right after I got
>>> Intrepid installed I took the laptop downtown to a hotspot and 8
>>> different networks were located.  Now, it doesn't see a thing.  
>>>
>>> When are developers going to fix the problem?  It seems I've read a
>>> lot of complaints about this.
>>>
>>> So, going back to the 2.6.27-9 kernel should fix the problem?
>>>
>>>   
>>>       
>>     I will be amazed if it doesn't fix your WiFi problem. Also the 
>> developers are human and sometimes they do make an error. It happens.
>>
>>
>> Karl
>>
>>
>>     
> Karl and Raquel,
>
> Did you make sure to install the backports package and the restricted 
> drivers package for the newer kernel?
>   
    I have no idea what these are and I have never ever used them, 
except on this nVidia machine. If I don't get the restricted drivers 
package my video goes to hell. But I have got these nVidia things on 
Hardy several times.


> Many times we don't have the meta-package installed for those 2 and when 
> the kernel update comes, it doesn't pull those in as well.
>
>   
   
> Check synaptic and see if you have those packages.  If you do and the 
> problem still exists, then it's a problem that should be filed as a bug 
> and will hopefully get addressed at some point.  in the meantime, 
> 2.6.27-9 will continue to work.
>
>   
    I have never used  these Meta things. But I will try and report back.

Karl

> If you don't have those packages, then install them and test.  Report 
> back what you find.  Then it's a case of package mgmt on the end-users part.
>
> I've been bitten by this in the past on previous releases...
>
>
>   


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