Asus Aspire One Network Woes

[Karl F. Larsen]

Shannon McMackin wrote:
> Karl F. Larsen wrote:
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>> Shannon McMackin wrote:
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>>> Karl F. Larsen wrote:
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>>>> Raquel wrote:
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>>>>> On Sun, 08 Feb 2009 13:39:47 -0700
>>>>> "Karl F. Larsen" <klarsen1 at gmail.com> wrote:
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>>>>>>     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
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>>>>>>         
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>>>>> 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?
>>>>>
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>>>>>           
>>>>     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
>>>>
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>>>>         
>>> Karl and Raquel,
>>>
>>> Did you make sure to install the backports package and the restricted 
>>> drivers package for the newer kernel?
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>>>       
>>     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.
>>>
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>>> 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
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>>     
>>> 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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> For clarification, it's called a meta-package.  In the case of the 
> kernel, it's called linux-image as opposed to 
> linux-image-2.6.27-9-generic.  For backports, it's called 
> linux-backports-modules-intrepid and then linux-restricted-modules.
>
> Any time you do a kernel update, you want to make sure you get all 3.
>
>
>   
    I had missed  the back port modules and they were not installed. I 
installed this for -11 and rebooted and the Wi Fi still is dead. So the 
kernel bug report is still valid.

Karl


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