This seems to affect some of the Macs with Broadcom hardware as well. Oddly, oftentimes, users install wife in place of n-m and things start working.
Ricky On Nov 6, 2008, at 8:18 AM, F4RR4R <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I found a solution, here's a copy of my post on the ubuntuforums: > > Turns out that this has something to do with the Wireless & Bluetooth > being on the same chip (or perhaps not, still working on it). In > /sys/devices/platform/asus-laptop/ there are two files that I had to > modify in order to make this work: > > /sys/devices/platform/asus-laptop/bluetooth > /sys/devices/platform/asus-laptop/wlan > > They each contain a single boolean value. The bluetooth value > contained > a 1 and the wlan contained a 0. You cannot modify this values while > your > system is running, therefore, the solution was to add two lines to my > /etc/rc.local file: > > echo 0 > /sys/devices/platform/asus-laptop/bluetooth # disable > bluetooth > echo 1 > /sys/devices/platform/asus-laptop/wlan # enable wireless > > As soon as I restarted, it came up with absolutely no problems. > > Now, it may be that they can both be enabled at the same time, I > haven't > tested that far yet. > > -- > [ath9k] AR5418 frequently fails to connect to WEP/WPA network > https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/278190 > You received this bug notification because you are a member of Mactel > Support, which is the registrant for Mactel Support. > > Status in The Linux Kernel: Fix Released > Status in Mactel Support: New > Status in “linux” source package in Ubuntu: Triaged > Status in “network-manager” source package in Ubuntu: Invalid > Status in linux in Ubuntu Intrepid: Triaged > Status in network-manager in Ubuntu Intrepid: Invalid > > Bug description: > The wireless network can be seen, and occasionally connects after a > cold boot. Most of the time network-manager complains that the WEP/ > WPA key is not correct, pops up a dialogue repeatedly. > > It may or may not obtain a DHCP lease. However, no data gets > transmitted. > > Scenario 1: (See comment by Dennis Heinson for another scenario) > Beta release updated 4/10/08 on a gen 2 MacBook Pro (atheros wifi) > connecting to a BT home hub with WEP 64 bit encryption > (configuration as shipped). No previous problems with Kubuntu 7.10 > and the same hardware using self-compiled drivers. > > Linux xxxxx-01 2.6.27-4-generic #1 SMP Wed Sep 24 01:29:06 UTC 2008 > x86_64 GNU/Linux > NetworkManager 0.7.0. > 03:00.0 Network controller: Atheros Communications Inc. AR5418 > 802.11abgn Wireless PCI Express Adapter (rev 01) > > dmesg output: > [ 67.910954] ADDRCONF(NETDEV_UP): wlan0: link is not ready > [ 89.204588] wlan0: authenticate with AP 00:1f:9f:3d:0f:c5 > [ 89.405056] wlan0: authenticate with AP 00:1f:9f:3d:0f:c5 > [ 89.605035] wlan0: authenticate with AP 00:1f:9f:3d:0f:c5 > [ 89.805054] wlan0: authentication with AP 00:1f:9f:3d:0f:c5 timed > out > [ 100.984690] wlan0: authenticate with AP 00:1f:9f:3d:0f:c5 > [ 100.984764] wlan0: authenticate with AP 00:1f:9f:3d:0f:c5 > [ 100.987561] wlan0: authenticated > [ 100.987572] wlan0: associate with AP 00:1f:9f:3d:0f:c5 > [ 100.990918] wlan0: RX AssocResp from 00:1f:9f:3d:0f:c5 > (capab=0x411 status=0 aid=1) > [ 100.990927] wlan0: associated > [ 100.998059] ADDRCONF(NETDEV_CHANGE): wlan0: link becomes ready > [ 111.684110] wlan0: no IPv6 routers present > [ 152.817637] wlan0: disassociating by local choice (reason=3) > [ 154.415879] wlan0: authenticate with AP 00:1f:9f:3d:0f:c5 > [ 154.415976] wlan0: authenticate with AP 00:1f:9f:3d:0f:c5 > [ 154.418307] wlan0: authenticated > [ 154.418316] wlan0: associate with AP 00:1f:9f:3d:0f:c5 > [ 154.427591] wlan0: RX AssocResp from 00:1f:9f:3d:0f:c5 > (capab=0x411 status=0 aid=1) > [ 154.427603] wlan0: associated > [ 499.651325] wlan0: disassociating by local choice (reason=3) > > _______________________________________________ > Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~mactel-support > Post to : [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~mactel-support > More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp -- [ath9k] AR5418 frequently fails to connect to WEP/WPA network https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/278190 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs