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** Changed in: linux (Ubuntu) Status: Incomplete => Won't Fix -- 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/816145 Title: Atheros AR5001 wireless card "wireless is disabled by hardware switch" Status in Linux: Confirmed Status in linux package in Ubuntu: Won't Fix Bug description: I have tried several things that I found in forums with no success (i.e. rfkill), I have also tried ndiswrapper and this didn't help either (recognized the drivers, but wouldn't switch it on). It just seems to be this type of laptop which is an Compaq Presario CQ50-110EM. Ubuntu knows its there: lspci - 00:00.0 RAM memory: nVidia Corporation MCP78S [GeForce 8200] Memory Controller (rev a2) 00:01.0 ISA bridge: nVidia Corporation Device 075e (rev a2) 00:01.1 SMBus: nVidia Corporation MCP78S [GeForce 8200] SMBus (rev a1) 00:01.3 Co-processor: nVidia Corporation MCP78S [GeForce 8200] Co-Processor (rev a2) 00:01.4 RAM memory: nVidia Corporation MCP78S [GeForce 8200] Memory Controller (rev a1) 00:02.0 USB Controller: nVidia Corporation MCP78S [GeForce 8200] OHCI USB 1.1 Controller (rev a1) 00:02.1 USB Controller: nVidia Corporation MCP78S [GeForce 8200] EHCI USB 2.0 Controller (rev a1) 00:04.0 USB Controller: nVidia Corporation MCP78S [GeForce 8200] OHCI USB 1.1 Controller (rev a1) 00:04.1 USB Controller: nVidia Corporation MCP78S [GeForce 8200] EHCI USB 2.0 Controller (rev a1) 00:06.0 IDE interface: nVidia Corporation MCP78S [GeForce 8200] IDE (rev a1) 00:07.0 Audio device: nVidia Corporation MCP72XE/MCP72P/MCP78U/MCP78S High Definition Audio (rev a1) 00:08.0 PCI bridge: nVidia Corporation MCP78S [GeForce 8200] PCI Bridge (rev a1) 00:09.0 IDE interface: nVidia Corporation MCP78S [GeForce 8200] SATA Controller (non-AHCI mode) (rev a2) 00:0a.0 Ethernet controller: nVidia Corporation MCP77 Ethernet (rev a2) 00:0b.0 PCI bridge: nVidia Corporation MCP78S [GeForce 8200] PCI Express Bridge (rev a1) 00:14.0 PCI bridge: nVidia Corporation MCP78S [GeForce 8200] PCI Bridge (rev a1) 00:18.0 Host bridge: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD] Family 11h Processor HyperTransport Configuration (rev 40) 00:18.1 Host bridge: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD] Family 11h Processor Address Map 00:18.2 Host bridge: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD] Family 11h Processor DRAM Controller 00:18.3 Host bridge: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD] Family 11h Processor Miscellaneous Control 00:18.4 Host bridge: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD] Family 11h Processor Link Control 02:00.0 VGA compatible controller: nVidia Corporation C77 [GeForce 8200M G] (rev a2) 07:00.0 Ethernet controller: Atheros Communications Inc. AR5001 Wireless Network Adapter (rev 01) lsusb - Bus 004 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub Bus 003 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub Bus 002 Device 002: ID 04f2:b091 Chicony Electronics Co., Ltd Webcam Bus 002 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub Bus 001 Device 002: ID 0bda:0158 Realtek Semiconductor Corp. USB 2.0 multicard reader Bus 001 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub denvaingram@ubuntu:~$ The laptop does have a wireless button, but this has no effect on weather the wireless works or not (the colours are normally orange with wifi off or blue for wifi on if this helps anyone) ProblemType: Bug DistroRelease: Ubuntu 11.04 Package: linux-image-2.6.38-11-generic 2.6.38-11.47 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.38-11.47-generic 2.6.38.8 Uname: Linux 2.6.38-11-generic x86_64 NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia AlsaVersion: Advanced Linux Sound Architecture Driver Version 1.0.23. Architecture: amd64 ArecordDevices: **** List of CAPTURE Hardware Devices **** card 0: NVidia [HDA NVidia], device 0: CONEXANT Analog [CONEXANT Analog] Subdevices: 1/1 Subdevice #0: subdevice #0 AudioDevicesInUse: USER PID ACCESS COMMAND /dev/snd/controlC0: denvaingram 1210 F.... pulseaudio CRDA: Error: [Errno 2] No such file or directory Card0.Amixer.info: Card hw:0 'NVidia'/'HDA NVidia at 0xc0000000 irq 20' Mixer name : 'Nvidia MCP77/78 HDMI' Components : 'HDA:14f15051,103c360a,00100000 HDA:10de0002,10de0101,00100000' Controls : 20 Simple ctrls : 9 CurrentDmesg: Date: Mon Jul 25 22:41:21 2011 InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 11.04 "Natty Narwhal" - Release amd64 (20110427.1) MachineType: Hewlett-Packard Compaq Presario CQ50 Notebook PC ProcEnviron: LANGUAGE=en_GB:en LANG=en_GB.UTF-8 SHELL=/bin/bash ProcKernelCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-2.6.38-11-generic root=UUID=7C8056B68056771C loop=/hostname/disks/root.disk ro quiet splash RelatedPackageVersions: linux-restricted-modules-2.6.38-11-generic N/A linux-backports-modules-2.6.38-11-generic N/A linux-firmware 1.52.1 SourcePackage: linux UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install) dmi.bios.date: 06/23/2009 dmi.bios.vendor: Hewlett-Packard dmi.bios.version: F.3E dmi.board.name: 360A dmi.board.vendor: Wistron dmi.board.version: 08.60 dmi.chassis.type: 10 dmi.chassis.vendor: Wistron dmi.chassis.version: N/A dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnHewlett-Packard:bvrF.3E:bd06/23/2009:svnHewlett-Packard:pnCompaqPresarioCQ50NotebookPC:pvrF.3E:rvnWistron:rn360A:rvr08.60:cvnWistron:ct10:cvrN/A: dmi.product.name: Compaq Presario CQ50 Notebook PC dmi.product.version: F.3E dmi.sys.vendor: Hewlett-Packard To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/linux/+bug/816145/+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