I do not understand why it is so difficult to fix this bug. There is not mysterious feature in the new kernel that prevents the WiFi to work.
The root cause is a minor syntactically issue in the source: 1) structure / content of the kernel header files changed 2) this makes the re-compilation of the WiFi driver fail with every new kernel (I doubt the next release candidate will be different) 3) since the compilation fails -> there is after the kernel update simply no Ralink driver included in the kernel (no mystery !) I explaind under https://answers.launchpad.net/ubuntu-certification/+question/238136 how you can compile the Ralink driver under .55 und .56. The workaround described is of course not a permanent solution. However, by changing the source code of the driver module you can fix the issue within minutes. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Kernel Packages, which is subscribed to linux in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1243693 Title: RT3290 12.04 new kernel Status in “linux” package in Ubuntu: Incomplete Bug description: The problem dates on 22. oct 2013 Linux Ubuntu 12.04 LTS 64 Bit - Update to Kernel 3.2.0-55 - rebboot and WLAN function gone the last Kernel 3.2.0-54 was no problem with the Ralink Corp RT3290 Wireless 802.11 n lspci still shows the chip iwconfig shows no wireless extentions The Ralink is in many HP Notebooks like the HP 655 To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux/+bug/1243693/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~kernel-packages Post to : kernel-packages@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~kernel-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp
