[Bug 194714] Re: [Hardy] ndiswrapper does not function with 2.6.24, causes lockup and instability

2008-06-09 Thread dsobiera
Thanks Roel. I just bought a $21 ASUS WL138G V2 PCI from new egg. So it's worth a shot and cheap enough that if it doesn't work - eh...at least I tried. If this does work out of the box (or even if it doesn't) I really hope Ubuntu decides to update their nearly worthless https://help.ubuntu.com/

[Bug 194714] Re: [Hardy] ndiswrapper does not function with 2.6.24, causes lockup and instability

2008-06-05 Thread dsobiera
Re: Ralph Yeah, it's a shame. I know this is complicated but Ubuntu was making a real dent in the commercials sector (as far as getting laptops that could install it and magazines reviewing Ubuntu). But this WiFi thing is a deal killer. I tried Hardy again and went the fwcutter route. And I did

[Bug 194714] Re: [Hardy] ndiswrapper does not function with 2.6.24, causes lockup and instability

2008-06-01 Thread dsobiera
Re: my last post, has anyone used kernelcheck? And if so, what was your experience? http://www.ubuntugeek.com/automatically-compile-and-install-the-latest- kernel-using-kernelcheck-in-ubuntu.html -- [Hardy] ndiswrapper does not function with 2.6.24, causes lockup and instability https://bugs.lau

[Bug 194714] Re: [Hardy] ndiswrapper does not function with 2.6.24, causes lockup and instability

2008-06-01 Thread dsobiera
It is my understanding that the GPL symbols issue was "fixed" in the 2.6.25 kernel. So, in theory, ndiswrapper will work like it did in Gutsy with 2.6.25. YAY!!! My question is - I just pulled a new kernel through Ubuntu update last week. It was 2.6.24-17. Does anyone know when we'll get 2.6.25

[Bug 194714] Re: [Hardy] ndiswrapper does not function with 2.6.24

2008-05-05 Thread dsobiera
http://kerneltrap.org/Linux/NDISwrapper_and_the_GPL -- [Hardy] ndiswrapper does not function with 2.6.24 https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/194714 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@list

[Bug 194714] Re: [Hardy] ndiswrapper does not function with 2.6.24

2008-05-03 Thread dsobiera
Sorry. I didn't mean to imply upstream Debian was a problem. I realize Debian is why Ubuntu is what they are so Debian gets nothing but my upmost respect! I just meant that sometimes being pragmatic about drivers needs to take precedence over ideals (especially when there isn't a viable alternative

[Bug 194714] Re: [Hardy] ndiswrapper does not function with 2.6.24

2008-05-03 Thread dsobiera
Same problem here. I am trying to use wmp54gs. In both Feisty and Gutsy ndiswrapper was rock solid with weeks uptime. This uptime was pushing 100's of GBs to my HTPC from my machine. It just worked. I re-installed Gutsy until this is resolved. I read the reason for the problems (Linux and GPL s

[Bug 115283] Re: random system freeze when desktop-effects activated with X300 (X600 and X700 too?)

2007-11-14 Thread dsobiera
Using the ATI commercial driver that one gets through Ubuntu repos cannot be used for Desktop Effects because when installed via the Restricted Drivers Manager it states when trying to activate Desktop Effects that "the composite extension is not available". So until now, I had to use the free Ra

[Bug 115283] Re: random system freeze when desktop-effects activated with X300 (X600 and X700 too?)

2007-10-24 Thread dsobiera
Scratch my above statement. All was fine for about a day. I logged in today (still w/ animations plugin disabled) and my display froze up as described in this ticket (mouse worked but I couldn't click anythingkeyboard was unresponsive) shortly after I started working. I disabled effects as t

[Bug 115283] Re: random system freeze when desktop-effects activated with X300 (X600 and X700 too?)

2007-10-23 Thread dsobiera
Problem still persists in Gutsy 7.10 release. I have a Dell Optiplex GX280 with a VGA compatible controller: ATI Technologies Inc RV370 5B60 [Radeon X300 (PCIE)]. Enabling Extra desktop effects caused UI to lock up after an unspecified amount of time (usually within 10 minutes). I disabled the