I was finally able to observe the "scan but never connect" failure mode.
I booted, set debug as quickly as I could (though the network was already scanning) and waited for it to fail. Then I turned networking off and then on and it scanned and connected. ** Attachment added: "syslog 2.6.39-020639rc6.201105050227 scan & fail then scan & succeed" https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux/+bug/767192/+attachment/2114540/+files/20110504_020639rc6%23201105050227_boot4_syslog -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/767192 Title: Wireless flaky on Acer Aspire 5100 after installing Natty -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs