I am also using the latest build of Ubuntu 15.10 on my Lenovo M30-70.
I still have to reconnect the wifi connection, somedays more and somedays less
often.
The overall performance is poor, the speed while copying local files stays
mostly under 2MB/s (I am about 3 meters away from the router).
Tested on HP 15-AF006AX with the latest final build of Ubuntu 15.10,
Kernel v4.2
The connection is stable, no disconnection for long hours. However, the
signal strength issue persists. I cant get my wifi work beyond 1.5m
radius of the the router.
The wifi does work fine on Windows system so, we
Hi Sebastian,
Yes, we found the issue, too. With the new firmware, we still encounter the
issue around once a day.
We're still working on it, and will get back to you when we have any progress.
--
You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu
Bugs, which is subscribed
** Changed in: hwe-next
Assignee: (unassigned) = AceLan Kao (acelankao)
** Changed in: hwe-next
Importance: Undecided = Medium
** Changed in: hwe-next
Status: New = In Progress
--
You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu
Bugs, which is subscribed to
Thank you very much, this firmware is so much better!
The connection is very stable and faster, although it hangs up sometimes when
changing the bandwidth.
The dmesg says at that time:
AP (mac number) changed bandwidth, new config is 2452 MHz, width 1 (2452/0 MHz)
But after a clic on my ssid to
Put the attached new firmware in
/lib/firmware/rtlwifi/
And try the proposed kernel 3.19.0-26
I believe it helps
** Attachment added: rtl8723befw.bin
https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux/+bug/1454843/+attachment/4438588/+files/rtl8723befw.bin
** Changed in: linux (Ubuntu)
** 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/1454843
Title:
Realtek RTL8723BE wireless card drops connection
To manage
** Changed in: linux (Ubuntu)
Status: Incomplete = Confirmed
--
You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu
Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu.
https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1454843
Title:
Realtek RTL8723BE wireless card drops connection
To manage
Sorry, I can/will not do a BIOS update.
The last time as I updated from V3.07 to V3.08 I temporary run Win 7 to execute
the BIOS update file and it went wrong. The update has freezed while writing
the BIOS and my laptop was damaged. I had to replace a the mainboard with a new
one.
So I am
Sebastian, one would have to use a temporary Windows install as
previously advised to update the BIOS.
** 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.
** Tags added: bios-outdated-3.10
--
You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu
Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu.
https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1454843
Title:
Realtek RTL8723BE wireless card drops connection
To manage notifications about this bug go to:
Tested with
linux-image-4.1.0-040100rc3-generic_4.1.0-040100rc3.201505102036_amd64.deb
(Difficult to test because no mouse pointer is visible)
Bios can not be updated, because it is only provided as an windows .exe file
(not even dos).
** Tags added: kernel-bug-exists-upstream
** Changed
Would it be possible for you to test the latest upstream kernel? Refer
to https://wiki.ubuntu.com/KernelMainlineBuilds . Please test the latest
v4.1 kernel[0].
If this bug is fixed in the mainline kernel, please add the following
tag 'kernel-fixed-upstream'.
If the mainline kernel does not fix
13 matches
Mail list logo
