On Wed, Oct 22, 2008, Loïc Minier wrote: > > Solution for -mobile > > ----------------------- > > 1. Install LBM by default > > - risk of regression if kernel-team adds something else to LBM
I need to add that this doesn't help the lpia / -mid image at all as it doesn't have any lbm and that any fix to linux as suggested below should also be applied to linux-lpia. > So, you've looked into updating ath5k before release, that's not > possible, I propose the following best effort measures: > - kernel team continues looking into fixing ath5k in linux for Q1U / > WPA as a SRU > - we document the issue in the release notes, with known workarounds > (either blacklisting madwifi or ath5k, or installing lbm's ath5k) > - we provide linux-backports-modules as an installable .deb on the > images, at least the mobile images, as to allow the release notes to > give an easy networkless recipe to get wifi working (sudo gdebi > /path/to/lbm.deb); this last idea is one by Oliver, thanks! > > > I also highly recommend that the kernel team looks at preventing > multiple drivers for the same PCI id to be selected. Having ath5k and > madwifi claim the same PCI ids and racing to get loaded, or having both > of them loaded is completely broken and needs to be blocked ASAP. -- Loïc Minier -- Ubuntu-mobile mailing list Ubuntu-mobile@lists.ubuntu.com Modify settings or unsubscribe at: https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-mobile