On 10/3/06, 2hansen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> I dunno if this is the same problem as bug 63508, but maybe.
>
> My WIFI was working in Edgy until the upgrade to:
>
> [UPGRADE] fglrx-kernel-source 8.28.8+2.6.17.5-5 -> 8.28.8+2.6.17.5-6
> [UPGRADE] linux-image-2.6.17-10-generic 2.6.17-10.24 -> 2.6.17-10.25
> [UPGRADE] linux-libc-dev 2.6.17-10.24 -> 2.6.17-10.25
> [UPGRADE] linux-restricted-modules-2.6.17-10-generic 2.6.17.5-5 ->
> 2.6.17.5-6
> [UPGRADE] linux-restricted-modules-common 2.6.17.5-5 -> 2.6.17.5-6
> (from /var/log/aptitude)
>
> The later upgrade to 2.6.17-10.26 haven't changed it.
>
> It seems that during boot a ifrename is tried invoked, but it fails. I
> dunno if this is of relevance, but my WIFI were previously "eth0" and
> now is "wlan0" (but recognised as a wired interface).
>
> ifrename cannot be installed by itself "No candidate version found "
> (aptitude).
>

Yesterday after the upgrade and a reboot, I lost my orinoco controled Wifi
device. It's interface was eth2, but it was lost. Instead I found a wlan0.

I blacklisted prism2, rebooted again, everything went right again.

So I guess a change in wifi driver priority.

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[Edgy regression] Hostap driver for PRISM2 wifi card not working any more
https://launchpad.net/bugs/62685

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