Have you tried "ifconfig wifi0 up"? I had a card managed by hostap which required this, and my current miniPCI card (ath5k) will not scan with the same message when down.
-- T-Sinus 111card (PCMCIA) - cannot connect to wifi https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/200919 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
