udippel, as per http://us.msi.com/product/mb/A75MA-G55.html#/?div=BIOS an update is available for your BIOS (2.0). If you update to this, does it change anything?
If not, could you please both specify what happened, and provide the output of the following terminal command: sudo dmidecode -s bios-version && sudo dmidecode -s bios-release-date Please note your current BIOS is already in the Bug Description, so posting this on the old BIOS would not be helpful. Thank you for your understanding. ** Description changed: - This has been going on for years, reported a number of times, eg. - 773599, 812981 and quite some more. As far as I can see, mostly closed - for lack of activity. (Though the lack of activity was not so much on - the side of the reporters.) - - I can confirm, that two sticks that I have, two different sticks, with - that same chipset, both fail in different machines, running 11.10 and - now 12.04 with 3.2.0-26 kernel. - - I don't say that this is all. It still load the rt2x00usb , which was - also considered a culprit in some reports and workarounds, and does not - yet use the hwcrypt option, but the power option alone makes a - difference: + I can confirm, that the two different sticks I have with the same + chipset, both fail in different machines, running 11.10 and now 12.04 + with 3.2.0-26 kernel. It loads the rt2x00usb, and does not yet use the + hwcrypt option, but the power option alone makes a difference: $ iwconfig wlan0 | grep Power Bit Rate=54 Mb/s Tx-Power=20 dBm Power Management:off $ ping 192.168.116.200 PING 192.168.116.200 (192.168.116.200) 56(84) bytes of data. 64 bytes from 192.168.116.200: icmp_req=1 ttl=64 time=2.40 ms 64 bytes from 192.168.116.200: icmp_req=2 ttl=64 time=2.40 ms 64 bytes from 192.168.116.200: icmp_req=5 ttl=64 time=1.52 ms 64 bytes from 192.168.116.200: icmp_req=6 ttl=64 time=1.90 ms 64 bytes from 192.168.116.200: icmp_req=7 ttl=64 time=1.41 ms 64 bytes from 192.168.116.200: icmp_req=8 ttl=64 time=1.51 ms 64 bytes from 192.168.116.200: icmp_req=9 ttl=64 time=1.44 ms 64 bytes from 192.168.116.200: icmp_req=10 ttl=64 time=1.14 ms 64 bytes from 192.168.116.200: icmp_req=11 ttl=64 time=1.81 ms 64 bytes from 192.168.116.200: icmp_req=12 ttl=64 time=1.53 ms $ sudo iwconfig wlan0 power on $ iwconfig wlan0 | grep Power Bit Rate=54 Mb/s Tx-Power=20 dBm Power Management:on $ ping 192.168.116.200 PING 192.168.116.200 (192.168.116.200) 56(84) bytes of data. 64 bytes from 192.168.116.200: icmp_req=1 ttl=64 time=11.9 ms 64 bytes from 192.168.116.200: icmp_req=2 ttl=64 time=1.75 ms 64 bytes from 192.168.116.200: icmp_req=3 ttl=64 time=13.1 ms 64 bytes from 192.168.116.200: icmp_req=4 ttl=64 time=122 ms 64 bytes from 192.168.116.200: icmp_req=5 ttl=64 time=156 ms 64 bytes from 192.168.116.200: icmp_req=6 ttl=64 time=54.6 ms 64 bytes from 192.168.116.200: icmp_req=7 ttl=64 time=93.9 ms 64 bytes from 192.168.116.200: icmp_req=8 ttl=64 time=1.62 ms 64 bytes from 192.168.116.200: icmp_req=9 ttl=64 time=4.16 ms 64 bytes from 192.168.116.200: icmp_req=10 ttl=64 time=13.5 ms 64 bytes from 192.168.116.200: icmp_req=11 ttl=64 time=15.3 ms 64 bytes from 192.168.116.200: icmp_req=12 ttl=64 time=11.8 ms $ sudo iwconfig wlan0 power off $ iwconfig wlan0 | grep Power Bit Rate=54 Mb/s Tx-Power=20 dBm Power Management:off $ ping 192.168.116.200 PING 192.168.116.200 (192.168.116.200) 56(84) bytes of data. 64 bytes from 192.168.116.200: icmp_req=1 ttl=64 time=1.40 ms 64 bytes from 192.168.116.200: icmp_req=2 ttl=64 time=1.26 ms 64 bytes from 192.168.116.200: icmp_req=3 ttl=64 time=2.17 ms 64 bytes from 192.168.116.200: icmp_req=4 ttl=64 time=1.93 ms 64 bytes from 192.168.116.200: icmp_req=7 ttl=64 time=0.989 ms 64 bytes from 192.168.116.200: icmp_req=9 ttl=64 time=3.52 ms 64 bytes from 192.168.116.200: icmp_req=10 ttl=64 time=1.90 ms 64 bytes from 192.168.116.200: icmp_req=13 ttl=64 time=1.69 ms The signal strength is relatively weak, Link Quality=32/70 Signal level=-78 dBm - though the 100-s of milliseconds at times to the access point are characteristic. The ping times are in average 10 times slower with power on. - Still, I don't say that this is *the* workaround. I gathered it from some other, unfortunately abandoned, bug reports with other work-arounds. Needless to say that the sticks work perfectly okay in Windows. + though the 100-s of milliseconds at times to the access point are characteristic. The ping times are in average 10 times slower with power on.Needless to say that the sticks work perfectly okay in Windows. ProblemType: Bug DistroRelease: Ubuntu 12.04 Package: linux-image-3.2.0-26-generic 3.2.0-26.41 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.2.0-26.41-generic 3.2.19 Uname: Linux 3.2.0-26-generic x86_64 NonfreeKernelModules: fglrx AlsaVersion: Advanced Linux Sound Architecture Driver Version 1.0.24. ApportVersion: 2.0.1-0ubuntu8 Architecture: amd64 AudioDevicesInUse: USER PID ACCESS COMMAND /dev/snd/controlC1: udippel 2124 F.... pulseaudio /dev/snd/controlC0: udippel 2124 F.... pulseaudio Card0.Amixer.info: Card hw:0 'Generic'/'HD-Audio Generic at 0xfef44000 irq 51' Mixer name : 'ATI R6xx HDMI' Components : 'HDA:1002aa01,00aa0100,00100200' Controls : 6 Simple ctrls : 1 Card0.Amixer.values: Simple mixer control 'IEC958',0 Capabilities: pswitch pswitch-joined penum Playback channels: Mono Mono: Playback [on] Card1.Amixer.info: Card hw:1 'Generic_1'/'HD-Audio Generic at 0xfef40000 irq 16' Mixer name : 'Realtek ALC887-VD' Components : 'HDA:10ec0887,1462d696,00100302' Controls : 44 Simple ctrls : 21 Date: Mon Jul 9 08:31:37 2012 HibernationDevice: RESUME=UUID=edf6d61e-4333-4393-a3d4-2065aa129bda InstallationMedia: Kubuntu 10.04 LTS "Lucid Lynx" - Release amd64 (20100427) MachineType: MSI MS-7696 ProcEnviron: LANGUAGE= TERM=xterm LANG=en_US.UTF-8 SHELL=/bin/bash ProcFB: 0 VESA VGA ProcKernelCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/vmlinuz-3.2.0-26-generic root=UUID=791cabb2-29a3-4aec-bde4-3dab86029890 ro nopat quiet splash vt.handoff=7 RelatedPackageVersions: linux-restricted-modules-3.2.0-26-generic N/A linux-backports-modules-3.2.0-26-generic N/A linux-firmware 1.79 RfKill: 0: phy0: Wireless LAN Soft blocked: no Hard blocked: no SourcePackage: linux UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to precise on 2012-06-14 (24 days ago) dmi.bios.date: 12/22/2011 dmi.bios.vendor: American Megatrends Inc. dmi.bios.version: V1.5 dmi.board.asset.tag: To be filled by O.E.M. dmi.board.name: A75MA-G55 (MS-7696) dmi.board.vendor: MSI dmi.board.version: 1.0 dmi.chassis.asset.tag: To Be Filled By O.E.M. dmi.chassis.type: 3 dmi.chassis.vendor: MSI dmi.chassis.version: 1.0 dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnAmericanMegatrendsInc.:bvrV1.5:bd12/22/2011:svnMSI:pnMS-7696:pvr1.0:rvnMSI:rnA75MA-G55(MS-7696):rvr1.0:cvnMSI:ct3:cvr1.0: dmi.product.name: MS-7696 dmi.product.version: 1.0 dmi.sys.vendor: MSI ** Description changed: I can confirm, that the two different sticks I have with the same chipset, both fail in different machines, running 11.10 and now 12.04 with 3.2.0-26 kernel. It loads the rt2x00usb, and does not yet use the - hwcrypt option, but the power option alone makes a difference: + hwcrypt option. + + WORKAROUND: Power Management: on + + The power option alone makes a difference: $ iwconfig wlan0 | grep Power Bit Rate=54 Mb/s Tx-Power=20 dBm Power Management:off $ ping 192.168.116.200 PING 192.168.116.200 (192.168.116.200) 56(84) bytes of data. 64 bytes from 192.168.116.200: icmp_req=1 ttl=64 time=2.40 ms 64 bytes from 192.168.116.200: icmp_req=2 ttl=64 time=2.40 ms 64 bytes from 192.168.116.200: icmp_req=5 ttl=64 time=1.52 ms 64 bytes from 192.168.116.200: icmp_req=6 ttl=64 time=1.90 ms 64 bytes from 192.168.116.200: icmp_req=7 ttl=64 time=1.41 ms 64 bytes from 192.168.116.200: icmp_req=8 ttl=64 time=1.51 ms 64 bytes from 192.168.116.200: icmp_req=9 ttl=64 time=1.44 ms 64 bytes from 192.168.116.200: icmp_req=10 ttl=64 time=1.14 ms 64 bytes from 192.168.116.200: icmp_req=11 ttl=64 time=1.81 ms 64 bytes from 192.168.116.200: icmp_req=12 ttl=64 time=1.53 ms $ sudo iwconfig wlan0 power on $ iwconfig wlan0 | grep Power Bit Rate=54 Mb/s Tx-Power=20 dBm Power Management:on $ ping 192.168.116.200 PING 192.168.116.200 (192.168.116.200) 56(84) bytes of data. 64 bytes from 192.168.116.200: icmp_req=1 ttl=64 time=11.9 ms 64 bytes from 192.168.116.200: icmp_req=2 ttl=64 time=1.75 ms 64 bytes from 192.168.116.200: icmp_req=3 ttl=64 time=13.1 ms 64 bytes from 192.168.116.200: icmp_req=4 ttl=64 time=122 ms 64 bytes from 192.168.116.200: icmp_req=5 ttl=64 time=156 ms 64 bytes from 192.168.116.200: icmp_req=6 ttl=64 time=54.6 ms 64 bytes from 192.168.116.200: icmp_req=7 ttl=64 time=93.9 ms 64 bytes from 192.168.116.200: icmp_req=8 ttl=64 time=1.62 ms 64 bytes from 192.168.116.200: icmp_req=9 ttl=64 time=4.16 ms 64 bytes from 192.168.116.200: icmp_req=10 ttl=64 time=13.5 ms 64 bytes from 192.168.116.200: icmp_req=11 ttl=64 time=15.3 ms 64 bytes from 192.168.116.200: icmp_req=12 ttl=64 time=11.8 ms $ sudo iwconfig wlan0 power off $ iwconfig wlan0 | grep Power Bit Rate=54 Mb/s Tx-Power=20 dBm Power Management:off $ ping 192.168.116.200 PING 192.168.116.200 (192.168.116.200) 56(84) bytes of data. 64 bytes from 192.168.116.200: icmp_req=1 ttl=64 time=1.40 ms 64 bytes from 192.168.116.200: icmp_req=2 ttl=64 time=1.26 ms 64 bytes from 192.168.116.200: icmp_req=3 ttl=64 time=2.17 ms 64 bytes from 192.168.116.200: icmp_req=4 ttl=64 time=1.93 ms 64 bytes from 192.168.116.200: icmp_req=7 ttl=64 time=0.989 ms 64 bytes from 192.168.116.200: icmp_req=9 ttl=64 time=3.52 ms 64 bytes from 192.168.116.200: icmp_req=10 ttl=64 time=1.90 ms 64 bytes from 192.168.116.200: icmp_req=13 ttl=64 time=1.69 ms The signal strength is relatively weak, Link Quality=32/70 Signal level=-78 dBm though the 100-s of milliseconds at times to the access point are characteristic. The ping times are in average 10 times slower with power on.Needless to say that the sticks work perfectly okay in Windows. ProblemType: Bug DistroRelease: Ubuntu 12.04 Package: linux-image-3.2.0-26-generic 3.2.0-26.41 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.2.0-26.41-generic 3.2.19 Uname: Linux 3.2.0-26-generic x86_64 NonfreeKernelModules: fglrx AlsaVersion: Advanced Linux Sound Architecture Driver Version 1.0.24. ApportVersion: 2.0.1-0ubuntu8 Architecture: amd64 AudioDevicesInUse: USER PID ACCESS COMMAND /dev/snd/controlC1: udippel 2124 F.... pulseaudio /dev/snd/controlC0: udippel 2124 F.... pulseaudio Card0.Amixer.info: Card hw:0 'Generic'/'HD-Audio Generic at 0xfef44000 irq 51' Mixer name : 'ATI R6xx HDMI' Components : 'HDA:1002aa01,00aa0100,00100200' Controls : 6 Simple ctrls : 1 Card0.Amixer.values: Simple mixer control 'IEC958',0 Capabilities: pswitch pswitch-joined penum Playback channels: Mono Mono: Playback [on] Card1.Amixer.info: Card hw:1 'Generic_1'/'HD-Audio Generic at 0xfef40000 irq 16' Mixer name : 'Realtek ALC887-VD' Components : 'HDA:10ec0887,1462d696,00100302' Controls : 44 Simple ctrls : 21 Date: Mon Jul 9 08:31:37 2012 HibernationDevice: RESUME=UUID=edf6d61e-4333-4393-a3d4-2065aa129bda InstallationMedia: Kubuntu 10.04 LTS "Lucid Lynx" - Release amd64 (20100427) MachineType: MSI MS-7696 ProcEnviron: LANGUAGE= TERM=xterm LANG=en_US.UTF-8 SHELL=/bin/bash ProcFB: 0 VESA VGA ProcKernelCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/vmlinuz-3.2.0-26-generic root=UUID=791cabb2-29a3-4aec-bde4-3dab86029890 ro nopat quiet splash vt.handoff=7 RelatedPackageVersions: linux-restricted-modules-3.2.0-26-generic N/A linux-backports-modules-3.2.0-26-generic N/A linux-firmware 1.79 RfKill: 0: phy0: Wireless LAN Soft blocked: no Hard blocked: no SourcePackage: linux UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to precise on 2012-06-14 (24 days ago) dmi.bios.date: 12/22/2011 dmi.bios.vendor: American Megatrends Inc. dmi.bios.version: V1.5 dmi.board.asset.tag: To be filled by O.E.M. dmi.board.name: A75MA-G55 (MS-7696) dmi.board.vendor: MSI dmi.board.version: 1.0 dmi.chassis.asset.tag: To Be Filled By O.E.M. dmi.chassis.type: 3 dmi.chassis.vendor: MSI dmi.chassis.version: 1.0 dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnAmericanMegatrendsInc.:bvrV1.5:bd12/22/2011:svnMSI:pnMS-7696:pvr1.0:rvnMSI:rnA75MA-G55(MS-7696):rvr1.0:cvnMSI:ct3:cvr1.0: dmi.product.name: MS-7696 dmi.product.version: 1.0 dmi.sys.vendor: MSI ** Tags added: bios-outdated-v2.0 needs-upstream-testing regression- potential ** Changed in: linux (Ubuntu) Status: Confirmed => Incomplete -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1022465 Title: rt73usb driver still buggy To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux/+bug/1022465/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs