[Bug 190515] Re: [Hardy] Low bandwidth with rt2400 / rt2500 drivers
Confirm - things get even worser with Ubuntu 8.10. Using the rt2500pci driver and NetworkManager my WLAN-Router started to hang after some ammount of traffic (just using aptitude update was enougt). Had to reboot the router to be able to connect again. Just after compiling the rt2500 from serialmonkey and loading this driver all problems disappeared. Router is stable for few days now (downloaded few Gigabytes for testing). This represents just a workaround (NOT a solution) as rt2500 driver is not compatible with Network-Manager. I guess not every PCI card behaves like mine in conjunction with the rt2500pci driver, so developers can't reproduce this bug or do not have the time. This bug now exists for a year... I lost any hope to get this fixed. Currently I'm searching for a Intel-based wlan pci card as I had no problems so far with (any) IBM laptop that use intel hardware. Anyway - for sake of completeness here are my results : PC boots and rt2500pci driver is loaded. iwconfig shows a speed of just 1MBit for wlan0: NetworkManager connects normally the access point. (The following appeared with Intrepid: After some traffic my router hangs - no DNS queries possible. Current connections continue as IP is already in clients cache. Have to restart my router.) Using iwconfig wlan0 rate xyM I can boost speed up noticably. iwconfig still shows 1M for speed. I have to reconnect using the NetworkManager to get iwconfig show the new speed I setup previosly. -- [Hardy] Low bandwidth with rt2400 / rt2500 drivers https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/190515 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
[Bug 190515] Re: [Hardy] Low bandwidth with rt2400 / rt2500 drivers
For the record I'd like to add a me too I have an rt2500, worked well in the past (old driver) It was unusably slow in hardy but could be forced to full speed with: sudo iwconfig wlan0 rate 54M I have the same situation on intrepid. Is there a bug filed for intrepit? -- [Hardy] Low bandwidth with rt2400 / rt2500 drivers https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/190515 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
[Bug 190515] Re: [Hardy] Low bandwidth with rt2400 / rt2500 drivers
@Vici I see where you are coming from but, the fact remains that there is 'NO BUG TO FIX'. I just updated a hardy with rt2400pci to intrepid, and the network performance is even worse than before. if this is not a bug, what is it? -- [Hardy] Low bandwidth with rt2400 / rt2500 drivers https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/190515 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
[Bug 190515] Re: [Hardy] Low bandwidth with rt2400 / rt2500 drivers
btw, now (8.10) only `sudo iwconfig wlan0 rate 11M` is accepted here, any higher rates gives: Error for wireless request Set Bit Rate (8B20) : SET failed on device wlan0 ; Invalid argument. in 7.10 it worked like a charm, since then... from bad to worse. -- [Hardy] Low bandwidth with rt2400 / rt2500 drivers https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/190515 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
Re: [Bug 190515] Re: [Hardy] Low bandwidth with rt2400 / rt2500 drivers
Let me see - where is the no bug - ah yes - the no bug is in the original driver - so the fix for the bug is to remove the broken driver and use the original - it has worked faultlessly for years. My last contribution - I am installing Debian Lenny and will hand install the correct driver - no bug fix required thanks. So long and thanks for all the fish. I do not want to crash till Xmas. I have enjoyed Ubuntu and promoted it everywhere but, I need to have control again. Bye Vici mnemoc wrote: @Vici I see where you are coming from but, the fact remains that there is 'NO BUG TO FIX'. I just updated a hardy with rt2400pci to intrepid, and the network performance is even worse than before. if this is not a bug, what is it? -- [Hardy] Low bandwidth with rt2400 / rt2500 drivers https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/190515 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
[Bug 190515] Re: [Hardy] Low bandwidth with rt2400 / rt2500 drivers
** Bug watch added: Mandriva Linux #42180 http://qa.mandriva.com/show_bug.cgi?id=42180 ** Also affects: linux (Mandriva) via http://qa.mandriva.com/show_bug.cgi?id=42180 Importance: Unknown Status: Unknown -- [Hardy] Low bandwidth with rt2400 / rt2500 drivers https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/190515 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
[Bug 190515] Re: [Hardy] Low bandwidth with rt2400 / rt2500 drivers
** Changed in: linux (Mandriva) Status: Unknown = In Progress -- [Hardy] Low bandwidth with rt2400 / rt2500 drivers https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/190515 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
Re: [Bug 190515] Re: [Hardy] Low bandwidth with rt2400 / rt2500 drivers
Oh thanks for that Sixgun That is a great help. I have downloaded the driver so will try this when I get an hour free. Didn't crash last night at all but did many times each night all week. Seems stupid that we have to go through this rigmarole when there is a perfectly good driver available. I never ever crashed before my upgrade to Hardy. Dapper worked faultlessly for years. Thanks, with relief, Vici sixgun wrote: I believe about all you have to do to ensure the other drivers don't interfere is: sudo gedit /etc/modprobe.d/blacklist Then add the following blacklist lines to the end of the file and save: blacklist rt2x00lib blacklist rt2x00pci blacklist rt2500pci blacklist rt2500usb Also, if you have installed the CVS, go to System Administration Hardware Drivers and make sure that the CVS driver isn't enable To install ndiswrapper, open synaptic, and look up and install ndisgtk After ndisgtk installed, go to System Administration Windows Wireless Drivers Click the Install New Driver button. Click the location box to open a dialog, and locate the proper .inf file. The file you need, and the location may of course vary from mine, but in my case the file I needed was Rt2500.inf and was located in /media/cdrom/Software/WinXP/ Select the Rt2500.inf file, click Open Click Install If all is well, it should say Hardware present: Yes, and then you are free to configure the interface. Be aware, if you have a pure ralink card, and your interface name was ra0 or ra1, it will now be wlan0 or wlan1. And if you plan to use WPA, good luck with that. I've been struggling with getting my rt2500 to work and keep working with encryption on any driver. My only luck has been a combination of using the latest CVS driver, and Rutilt. Just make sure that you can access a network that is completely unsecured, unencrypted, and has a visible ssid, before attempting WPA. -- [Hardy] Low bandwidth with rt2400 / rt2500 drivers https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/190515 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
[Bug 190515] Re: [Hardy] Low bandwidth with rt2400 / rt2500 drivers
@Canonical: How much money would we have to pay to get this bug fixed? We all like Ubuntu, know that it is an open source project and development resources are expensive. A lot of people seem to be affected. So if everybody pays, say $ 20, will this be enough to hire a developer to fix this problem? Perhaps we can open a shared support request. -- [Hardy] Low bandwidth with rt2400 / rt2500 drivers https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/190515 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
Re: [Bug 190515] Re: [Hardy] Low bandwidth with rt2400 / rt2500 drivers
Hey Sebastian I see where you are coming from but, the fact remains that there is 'NO BUG TO FIX'. All that is required is that the old driver is re-instated in the basic build - something that works does not need fixing - a heap of junk that stops people using the complete system needs throwing away not fixing. What pray was the point of a new driver anyway for an old chip set - I am lost for an explanation. How much is spent on developing Ubuntu - the real costs must be astronomical - yet all that money is wasted if you can't use the system. Upgrades to Gnome, Open Office, Firefox - these are all irrelevant if you cant log on. A basic need is to link to the internet (hence web books) without that the whole computer is a useless pile of junk. I have to say I am torn between paying for a new wireless card and dumping Ubuntu all together. I will try six packs recipe for loading the dedicated driver but, if that fails it will be goodbye Ubuntu. What a pity, it is such a brilliant OS. But my main requirement is the web and I can't do it without constantly crashing. I hope this will make it abundantly clear to Canonical why they misspend their resources - it is the basic things that need to be right - not the bells and whistles - hence, the enduring popularity of Debian. I know how geeks are, they only want to work on the bells and whistles - but it is basics that pay the bills. I would not pay $20 to fix this bug - I would put the cash towards a new wireless card which would cost about $20. If I wasn't retired, I would have paid for a new one already. In fact, I think I will make the jump into Geekdom and install Debian instead. How hard, will it be to suss out the driver installation and have a usable system? One that always makes operability rather than frills its basic requirement. Regards Vici Sebastian Urban wrote: @Canonical: How much money would we have to pay to get this bug fixed? We all like Ubuntu, know that it is an open source project and development resources are expensive. A lot of people seem to be affected. So if everybody pays, say $ 20, will this be enough to hire a developer to fix this problem? Perhaps we can open a shared support request. -- [Hardy] Low bandwidth with rt2400 / rt2500 drivers https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/190515 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
[Bug 190515] Re: [Hardy] Low bandwidth with rt2400 / rt2500 drivers
I think that Canonical does an excellent job of balancing bug fixes and new features. Just look how buggy openSUSE and Fedora are. Ubuntu is in my opinion a very stable OS. We all have to keep in mind that we got Ubuntu for free and that fixing bugs does cost money. (even if the fix is as simple as using the old driver by default) I for my part am willing to pay and I encourage other people to do the same. Open source software lives from people either fixing bugs thenselves or paying other people to do that for them. As I have no time for kernel hacking at the moment I am willing to pay. -- [Hardy] Low bandwidth with rt2400 / rt2500 drivers https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/190515 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
[Bug 190515] Re: [Hardy] Low bandwidth with rt2400 / rt2500 drivers
I believe about all you have to do to ensure the other drivers don't interfere is: sudo gedit /etc/modprobe.d/blacklist Then add the following blacklist lines to the end of the file and save: blacklist rt2x00lib blacklist rt2x00pci blacklist rt2500pci blacklist rt2500usb Also, if you have installed the CVS, go to System Administration Hardware Drivers and make sure that the CVS driver isn't enable To install ndiswrapper, open synaptic, and look up and install ndisgtk After ndisgtk installed, go to System Administration Windows Wireless Drivers Click the Install New Driver button. Click the location box to open a dialog, and locate the proper .inf file. The file you need, and the location may of course vary from mine, but in my case the file I needed was Rt2500.inf and was located in /media/cdrom/Software/WinXP/ Select the Rt2500.inf file, click Open Click Install If all is well, it should say Hardware present: Yes, and then you are free to configure the interface. Be aware, if you have a pure ralink card, and your interface name was ra0 or ra1, it will now be wlan0 or wlan1. And if you plan to use WPA, good luck with that. I've been struggling with getting my rt2500 to work and keep working with encryption on any driver. My only luck has been a combination of using the latest CVS driver, and Rutilt. Just make sure that you can access a network that is completely unsecured, unencrypted, and has a visible ssid, before attempting WPA. -- [Hardy] Low bandwidth with rt2400 / rt2500 drivers https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/190515 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
Re: [Bug 190515] Re: [Hardy] Low bandwidth with rt2400 / rt2500 drivers
Hi All - Time is up We have been searching for a cure for, what was, a perfectly good driver for almost 6months with me on board. The solution discussed now is at best a 'get us through' solution. The fix works fine when broadband is behaving itself but, when it gets erratic at peak load times, the wireless driver crashes and requires a full re-boot to clear (is there a way of resetting the driver from the command line - the rest of the machine seems OK). The other night, after I had re-booted 10 times in half an hour, I decided that enough is enough. I will get rid of this wireless board - great board but, useless without a driver. Of course, I could install a dedicated driver (which I have) but am not sure how to remove the other one first and then install with ndiswrapper (any simple instructions anyone). Given that this is such a show stopper for so many people, I am astounded that Ubuntu have not solved this problem; especially as the old driver works. I believe it is a hang over from the previous distribution so we approach at least a year and a half still with the problem!!! A disgrace. Who cares about Ubuntu if we cant use it. Can anybody recommend a card that does work out of the box by the way, that would be a great help. My Partner's Sony Viao laptop works faultlessly from a straight install so I know my problem is my driver. Regards Vici P.S. I hope you all get your cards working soon and don't have to wait another few years. -- [Hardy] Low bandwidth with rt2400 / rt2500 drivers https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/190515 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
[Bug 190515] Re: [Hardy] Low bandwidth with rt2400 / rt2500 drivers
Just to update, with: pre-up iwconfig wlan0 rate 11M in my /etc/network/interfaces file, I still seem to get reasonable speeds, decent signal quality, and no crashing during downloads. -- [Hardy] Low bandwidth with rt2400 / rt2500 drivers https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/190515 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
[Bug 190515] Re: [Hardy] Low bandwidth with rt2400 / rt2500 drivers
Binary package hint: linux-image-2.6.27-4-generic 02:09.0 Network controller: RaLink RT2500 802.11g Cardbus/mini-PCI (rev 01) Subsystem: Micro-Star International Co., Ltd. Device 6833 Control: I/O+ Mem+ BusMaster+ SpecCycle- MemWINV+ VGASnoop- ParErr- Stepping- SERR+ FastB2B- DisINTx- Status: Cap+ 66MHz- UDF- FastB2B- ParErr- DEVSEL=slow TAbort- TAbort- MAbort- SERR- PERR- INTx- Latency: 64, Cache Line Size: 64 bytes Interrupt: pin A routed to IRQ 22 Region 0: Memory at fbffc000 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=8K] Capabilities: [40] Power Management version 2 Flags: PMEClk- DSI- D1- D2- AuxCurrent=0mA PME(D0-,D1-,D2-,D3hot-,D3cold-) Status: D0 PME-Enable- DSel=0 DScale=0 PME- Kernel driver in use: rt2500pci Kernel modules: rt2500pci This card, when used with: % iwconfig wlan0 rate 54M auto will never stay at 54M, but instead will immediately drop to 1M and stay there. Setting the rate using: % iwconfig wlan0 rate 54M locks the card at 54M, which is fine. linux-image-2.6.27-4-generic 2.6.27-4.6 -- [Hardy] Low bandwidth with rt2400 / rt2500 drivers https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/190515 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
[Bug 190515] Re: [Hardy] Low bandwidth with rt2400 / rt2500 drivers
I also get 1Mbit/s out of my rt2500 on an up to date Intrepid, and I can force it to 54M with iwconfig. -- [Hardy] Low bandwidth with rt2400 / rt2500 drivers https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/190515 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
[Bug 190515] Re: [Hardy] Low bandwidth with rt2400 / rt2500 drivers
sixgun, where did you get the driver to use with ndiswrapper? -- [Hardy] Low bandwidth with rt2400 / rt2500 drivers https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/190515 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
[Bug 190515] Re: [Hardy] Low bandwidth with rt2400 / rt2500 drivers
The driver I used was pulled from an installation cd that came with the wifi card. If you don't have a disk for your card, try downloading the driver at the following website. http://www.yournewdriver.com/Ralink_RT2500_Wireless_LAN_Card_7584.htm It appears to be a generic type of driver that supports several different RT2500's. -- [Hardy] Low bandwidth with rt2400 / rt2500 drivers https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/190515 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
[Bug 190515] Re: [Hardy] Low bandwidth with rt2400 / rt2500 drivers
I tried setting the rate to 54M manually for my rt2500 in Hardy, but it continues to run slow. Why is it that the success of these solutions seems to be so hit and miss? How could they mess something up that seems to effect about every ralink and has no one solution to fix it? -- [Hardy] Low bandwidth with rt2400 / rt2500 drivers https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/190515 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
[Bug 190515] Re: [Hardy] Low bandwidth with rt2400 / rt2500 drivers
Oh yeah, and as to update on my previous comment back on 2008-08-18, it seems that using the ndiswrapper driver is stable. I used ndisgtk to install it. -- [Hardy] Low bandwidth with rt2400 / rt2500 drivers https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/190515 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
[Bug 190515] Re: [Hardy] Low bandwidth with rt2400 / rt2500 drivers
Using the Intrepid LiveCD Alpha6, I can still reproduce this bug. In my case, typing in a command line sudo iwconfig wlan0 rate 54M brought the network up to normal speed. -- [Hardy] Low bandwidth with rt2400 / rt2500 drivers https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/190515 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
[Bug 190515] Re: [Hardy] Low bandwidth with rt2400 / rt2500 drivers
Are people still working on this bug? i noticed immediately when upgrading from Gutsy to Hardy that my connection signal dropped from ~97% to ~37%, and it's way too slow. And yes, I'm using the rt2500 driver -- [Hardy] Low bandwidth with rt2400 / rt2500 drivers https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/190515 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
Re: [Bug 190515] Re: [Hardy] Low bandwidth with rt2400 / rt2500 drivers
Ha - I typed too soon I just got lucky and had a rare moment of calm after slowing down to 11M. The driver now crashes my machine all the time. It is almost unusable. What on earth are the developers doing allowing this to continue when the old driver was perfect for years. Why should I or anybody have to learn how to re-install the old one. I will certainly have to remove ubuntu from my machine soon as I need a stable web link. I don't feel confident in doing a back port. I am very un-geek. Such a shame. A brilliant distro ruined by a silly driver problem. Take note Ubuntu - people have old cards and use Linux because they expect their old hardware to work. Vici P.S. My PC crashed and had to be re-booted twice whilst writing and sending this message! Vici wrote: Hi Niskitonf I can confirm that with my Asus / AMD Athlon and Belkin card system - changing from 54M to 11M seems to have cleared the bug - I haven't crashed once since the mod. Thanks for that Niskitonf - I have been without a stable system since I upgraded to Hardy Heron back about Easter. What a relief and luxury not to have to re-boot 7 times a night. Just wish Ubuntu spent more time getting their priorities right. I very nearly gave up and installed a different distro. Your solution came just as I was about to change for good. We must be able to connect to the internet or we will always look elsewhere - when will programmers learn this priority. Keep the customer at all costs and worry about luxuries later is basic business sense. I would have been so sad as Hardy seems to be easily my best distro yet. It is so much better than Vista; but then, so is everything else including XP - he he. Ta Vici niskitonf wrote: I have an Edimax EW7128g, using the ralink RT61 driver, which apparently should work out of the box on Ubuntu Hardy (http://www.linuxemporium.co.uk/products/wireless/). Anyway, it does, and iwconfig shows that it is correctly recognised as connecting via 54M 11g . However, download speed is approximately 1Mbps (compared to 10Mbps on Windows), and upload around 200Kbps (compared to 4Mbps). I also experience random freezes whilst downloading large files (see separate bug for other reports on similar freezes https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+bug/228633). When I place the computer next to the wireless router, the signal strength is around 50%. Strangely, after moving to another room with 3 intervening walls, the signal strength increases to 60%, although the download speed decreases. Downloading the backport modules as suggested above does not help. Interestingly, if I change the speed of the connection to 11M by typing iwconfig wlan0 rate 11M, the download speed increases to around 4Mbps, and the upload speed to around 2Mbps when I am next to the router. Now, moving into the other room again, where the signal strength is around 60%, the download speed decreases to about 700Kbps, but the upload speed remains at 2Mbps. Windows achieves the same speeds (10Mbps and 4Mbps for download and upload respectively) wherever I place the computer. So far, it seems that the freezing only occurs when the rate is set to 54M, and not when it is set to 11M. I am running Hardy, with kernel 2.6.24-19. I have not yet tried ndiswrapper on the windows driver, but thought my observations may possibly be of interest/use to someone. -- [Hardy] Low bandwidth with rt2400 / rt2500 drivers https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/190515 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
Re: [Bug 190515] Re: [Hardy] Low bandwidth with rt2400 / rt2500 drivers
Hi Niskitonf I can confirm that with my Asus / AMD Athlon and Belkin card system - changing from 54M to 11M seems to have cleared the bug - I haven't crashed once since the mod. Thanks for that Niskitonf - I have been without a stable system since I upgraded to Hardy Heron back about Easter. What a relief and luxury not to have to re-boot 7 times a night. Just wish Ubuntu spent more time getting their priorities right. I very nearly gave up and installed a different distro. Your solution came just as I was about to change for good. We must be able to connect to the internet or we will always look elsewhere - when will programmers learn this priority. Keep the customer at all costs and worry about luxuries later is basic business sense. I would have been so sad as Hardy seems to be easily my best distro yet. It is so much better than Vista; but then, so is everything else including XP - he he. Ta Vici niskitonf wrote: I have an Edimax EW7128g, using the ralink RT61 driver, which apparently should work out of the box on Ubuntu Hardy (http://www.linuxemporium.co.uk/products/wireless/). Anyway, it does, and iwconfig shows that it is correctly recognised as connecting via 54M 11g . However, download speed is approximately 1Mbps (compared to 10Mbps on Windows), and upload around 200Kbps (compared to 4Mbps). I also experience random freezes whilst downloading large files (see separate bug for other reports on similar freezes https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+bug/228633). When I place the computer next to the wireless router, the signal strength is around 50%. Strangely, after moving to another room with 3 intervening walls, the signal strength increases to 60%, although the download speed decreases. Downloading the backport modules as suggested above does not help. Interestingly, if I change the speed of the connection to 11M by typing iwconfig wlan0 rate 11M, the download speed increases to around 4Mbps, and the upload speed to around 2Mbps when I am next to the router. Now, moving into the other room again, where the signal strength is around 60%, the download speed decreases to about 700Kbps, but the upload speed remains at 2Mbps. Windows achieves the same speeds (10Mbps and 4Mbps for download and upload respectively) wherever I place the computer. So far, it seems that the freezing only occurs when the rate is set to 54M, and not when it is set to 11M. I am running Hardy, with kernel 2.6.24-19. I have not yet tried ndiswrapper on the windows driver, but thought my observations may possibly be of interest/use to someone. -- [Hardy] Low bandwidth with rt2400 / rt2500 drivers https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/190515 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
[Bug 190515] Re: [Hardy] Low bandwidth with rt2400 / rt2500 drivers
I have an Edimax EW7128g, using the ralink RT61 driver, which apparently should work out of the box on Ubuntu Hardy (http://www.linuxemporium.co.uk/products/wireless/). Anyway, it does, and iwconfig shows that it is correctly recognised as connecting via 54M 11g . However, download speed is approximately 1Mbps (compared to 10Mbps on Windows), and upload around 200Kbps (compared to 4Mbps). I also experience random freezes whilst downloading large files (see separate bug for other reports on similar freezes https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+bug/228633). When I place the computer next to the wireless router, the signal strength is around 50%. Strangely, after moving to another room with 3 intervening walls, the signal strength increases to 60%, although the download speed decreases. Downloading the backport modules as suggested above does not help. Interestingly, if I change the speed of the connection to 11M by typing iwconfig wlan0 rate 11M, the download speed increases to around 4Mbps, and the upload speed to around 2Mbps when I am next to the router. Now, moving into the other room again, where the signal strength is around 60%, the download speed decreases to about 700Kbps, but the upload speed remains at 2Mbps. Windows achieves the same speeds (10Mbps and 4Mbps for download and upload respectively) wherever I place the computer. So far, it seems that the freezing only occurs when the rate is set to 54M, and not when it is set to 11M. I am running Hardy, with kernel 2.6.24-19. I have not yet tried ndiswrapper on the windows driver, but thought my observations may possibly be of interest/use to someone. -- [Hardy] Low bandwidth with rt2400 / rt2500 drivers https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/190515 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
[Bug 190515] Re: [Hardy] Low bandwidth with rt2400 / rt2500 drivers
To correct and clarify: It is actually the Edimax EW 7318Ug that I am using, which is a USB wifi dongle, and I am running Hardy in 64-bit format. -- [Hardy] Low bandwidth with rt2400 / rt2500 drivers https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/190515 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
[Bug 190515] Re: [Hardy] Low bandwidth with rt2400 / rt2500 drivers
It seems to depend on the wireless access point you are using, too. pre-up iwconfig wlan0 rate 54M worked for me when I used a T-Sinus 1054 DSL AP (shipped by T-Online in Germany), but with the Arcor-DSL Wlan-Modem 200 built by Zyxel, the bandwidth was as low as ever. However, thanks to Cedric Schieli's post I installed linux-backports-modules-hardy, and it works like a charm now. Thanks for backporting the module! -- [Hardy] Low bandwidth with rt2400 / rt2500 drivers https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/190515 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
[Bug 190515] Re: [Hardy] Low bandwidth with rt2400 / rt2500 drivers
I still have the same problems with kernel 2.6.27.1 for my Asus WL-107g wlan card (Ralink RT2500 chipset). I was not able to test it with 2.6.26 . -- [Hardy] Low bandwidth with rt2400 / rt2500 drivers https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/190515 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
[Bug 190515] Re: [Hardy] Low bandwidth with rt2400 / rt2500 drivers
With kernel 2.6.26 the Asus WL-107g wlan card (Ralink RT2500 chipset) was also at low speed. Sorry for my wrong answer in the previous post. -- [Hardy] Low bandwidth with rt2400 / rt2500 drivers https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/190515 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
[Bug 190515] Re: [Hardy] Low bandwidth with rt2400 / rt2500 drivers
The issue is not fixed in 2.6.27 for my rt2500 : still the same symptoms. (I have not tested the 2.6.26) -- [Hardy] Low bandwidth with rt2400 / rt2500 drivers https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/190515 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
[Bug 190515] Re: [Hardy] Low bandwidth with rt2400 / rt2500 drivers
The Ubuntu Kernel Team is planning to move to the 2.6.27 kernel for the upcoming Intrepid Ibex 8.10 release. As a result, the kernel team would appreciate it if you could please test this newer 2.6.27 Ubuntu kernel. There are one of two ways you should be able to test: 1) If you are comfortable installing packages on your own, the linux- image-2.6.27-* package is currently available for you to install and test. --or-- 2) The upcoming Alpha5 for Intrepid Ibex 8.10 will contain this newer 2.6.27 Ubuntu kernel. Alpha5 is set to be released Thursday Sept 4. Please watch http://www.ubuntu.com/testing for Alpha5 to be announced. You should then be able to test via a LiveCD. Please let us know immediately if this newer 2.6.27 kernel resolves the bug reported here or if the issue remains. More importantly, please open a new bug report for each new bug/regression introduced by the 2.6.27 kernel and tag the bug report with 'linux-2.6.27'. Also, please specifically note if the issue does or does not appear in the 2.6.26 kernel. Thanks again, we really appreicate your help and feedback. ** Tags added: cft-2.6.27 -- [Hardy] Low bandwidth with rt2400 / rt2500 drivers https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/190515 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
[Bug 190515] Re: [Hardy] Low bandwidth with rt2400 / rt2500 drivers
The iwconfig wlan0 rate 54m solution, with the minipci-based cards at least, appears to make iwconfig report the proper 54mb rate, but the actual data rate is still sub-1mb. stephspynx, you can confirm this by transferring a very large file between two computers on your local LAN. -- [Hardy] Low bandwidth with rt2400 / rt2500 drivers https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/190515 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
[Bug 190515] Re: [Hardy] Low bandwidth with rt2400 / rt2500 drivers
Yes, on my internal network it's definitely increased from 30 Kb/s to an average 300 Kb/s between local machines. This is an output from my card info: 02:00.0 Network controller: RaLink RT2500 802.11g Cardbus/mini-PCI (rev 01) Subsystem: Belkin F5D7010 Wireless G Notebook Network Card Control: I/O- Mem+ BusMaster+ SpecCycle- MemWINV+ VGASnoop- ParErr- Stepping- SERR- FastB2B- Status: Cap+ 66MHz- UDF- FastB2B- ParErr- DEVSEL=slow TAbort- TAbort- MAbort- SERR- PERR- Latency: 64, Cache Line Size: 64 bytes Interrupt: pin A routed to IRQ 5 Region 0: Memory at 3400 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=8K] Capabilities: [40] Power Management version 2 Flags: PMEClk- DSI- D1- D2- AuxCurrent=0mA PME(D0-,D1-,D2-,D3hot-,D3cold-) Status: D0 PME-Enable- DSel=0 DScale=0 PME- -- [Hardy] Low bandwidth with rt2400 / rt2500 drivers https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/190515 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
[Bug 190515] Re: [Hardy] Low bandwidth with rt2400 / rt2500 drivers
A simple solution that worked for me is here: http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=836237 -- [Hardy] Low bandwidth with rt2400 / rt2500 drivers https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/190515 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
[Bug 190515] Re: [Hardy] Low bandwidth with rt2400 / rt2500 drivers
I just tried backports-modules again with my minipci rt2500; it definitely doesn't fix the problem. Connection is at 1MB/s and file transfer speeds match this. -- [Hardy] Low bandwidth with rt2400 / rt2500 drivers https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/190515 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
[Bug 190515] Re: [Hardy] Low bandwidth with rt2400 / rt2500 drivers
I confirm the same failure with the backports-modules as Shawn. So far, the machine that I installed the CVS driver on has worked fine for the last month. The machine with the NDiswrapper driver, I decided to try installing the CVS driver again, and it did work, but not without a minor complication. I was receiving two errors like no rule to make target and make: *** /lib/modules/2.6.24-19-generic/build: No such file or directory. Stop. Fortunately it just took an easy fix with a symlink to my header files. Here is a neutral copy and paste friendly version of the command I used. ln -s /usr/src/linux-headers-`uname -r` /lib/modules/`uname -r`/build I do plan to test the ndiswrapper driver again, because I didn't let it go a full week. I just wanted to make sure that I could duplicate my results with the CVS driver. So, I'll be getting back with you on that. -- [Hardy] Low bandwidth with rt2400 / rt2500 drivers https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/190515 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
[Bug 190515] Re: [Hardy] Low bandwidth with rt2400 / rt2500 drivers
Using driver rt2500usb for an internal wireless chip on my laptop. lsusb output: Bus 005 Device 002: ID 148f:2573 RaLink Technology, Corp. Tested with kernel 2.6.24-19-generic (linux-image-generic, version 2.6.24-19.36) installed as an update to clean Hardy 8.04.1 install. Result: WiFi was detected but speed was set at 1MB/s as described in the bug. Installed linux-backport-modules and rebooted. Result: WiFi connected at full speed 54MB/s If you are experiencing problems with this chipset, try installing the linux-backport-modules-hardy package and reboot. sudo apt-get install linux-backport-modules-hardy Do the recent updates only fix the problem for USB chipsets? -- [Hardy] Low bandwidth with rt2400 / rt2500 drivers https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/190515 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
[Bug 190515] Re: [Hardy] Low bandwidth with rt2400 / rt2500 drivers
How is it possible that such a small problem takes so long to solve? A lot of people are using wireless with this chipset. Anyway thanks in advance. -- [Hardy] Low bandwidth with rt2400 / rt2500 drivers https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/190515 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
[Bug 190515] Re: [Hardy] Low bandwidth with rt2400 / rt2500 drivers
I can confirm the problem. Please repair this quickly: it looks so bad in a LTS version. And many computers are affected, because this is a very common wireless chipset. -- [Hardy] Low bandwidth with rt2400 / rt2500 drivers https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/190515 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
[Bug 190515] Re: [Hardy] Low bandwidth with rt2400 / rt2500 drivers
Can we at least agree that people having no network access on their laptops for approaching *8 MONTHS* now is of High importance, and mark this accordingly? My laptop is a brick with Hardy on it. -- [Hardy] Low bandwidth with rt2400 / rt2500 drivers https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/190515 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
[Bug 190515] Re: [Hardy] Low bandwidth with rt2400 / rt2500 drivers
I agree this issue is of high importance. On my desktop I've changed to an atheros based card to work around it It is not just ubuntus fault, the rt2x00 project is light on developers right now and it's unfortunate that as they have been merged into the mainline tree they have had so many problems. -- [Hardy] Low bandwidth with rt2400 / rt2500 drivers https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/190515 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
[Bug 190515] Re: [Hardy] Low bandwidth with rt2400 / rt2500 drivers
I can also confirm that linux-backports-modules-hardy does not work for me. (RaLink RT2500, UbuntuStudio 8.04) I get about 3 mins of wireless at 800kbs, then it drops to 0.2kbs. I was going to spend the last 3 days solid doing some tutorial screencasts for Inkscape, but instead I have spent 3 days testing various scripts and commands suggested here, reading help forums and (mostly) rebooting. I'm another person who can't understand why Hardy has an update that takes us backwards. Just like sixgun, I've enjoyed problem-free RT2500 use since Breezy - until now. I'll stick with Feisty and live without compiz detail zooms in my screencasts. :( -- [Hardy] Low bandwidth with rt2400 / rt2500 drivers https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/190515 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
[Bug 190515] Re: [Hardy] Low bandwidth with rt2400 / rt2500 drivers
With Ubuntu kernel 2.6.24.18-generic, I was able to get my RT2500 to work full speed by using the rt2500-cvs-2008060319 driver. On a different machine using Ubuntu kernel 2.6.24.19-generic and the same RT2500 card, I had no choice, but to resort to using the winxp driver under ndiswrapper. So far(about 1hr), ndiswrapper seems to be working great for the second machine. I'll give that machine at least a week, before I actually declare it as WORKING. My past experience with ndiswrapper has produced many failures on some machines after 1 week. I know, weird, but welcome to my life. The first machine with the cvs driver has been working fullspeed for a good 3 weeks now. But I'll be updating the kernel to latest in the repos tonight, so I expect I'll probably have some issues with it of course. Man what a bummer, As far back as breezy, I never had to do any more than punch in the ssid for my RT2500. But then hardy came along. I'll try to keep you updated on my progress. -- [Hardy] Low bandwidth with rt2400 / rt2500 drivers https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/190515 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
[Bug 190515] Re: [Hardy] Low bandwidth with rt2400 / rt2500 drivers
Using - linux-backports-modules-2.6.24-19-generic does not fix the 1M problem. Still low signal quality and 1M speed after reboot. -- [Hardy] Low bandwidth with rt2400 / rt2500 drivers https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/190515 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
[Bug 190515] Re: [Hardy] Low bandwidth with rt2400 / rt2500 drivers
Comment 49: Sebastian Urban I just put the following file in /etc/network/if-up.d/ and made it executable to fix this problem. I tried this and it seemingly fixed a majority of the speed issue. The quality issue remains but I guess simply setting the rate works well. This should be a recommended step to fixing the issue. -- [Hardy] Low bandwidth with rt2400 / rt2500 drivers https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/190515 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
[Bug 190515] Re: [Hardy] Low bandwidth with rt2400 / rt2500 drivers
I've tried just about everything suggested to fix this issue, short of using ndiswrapper with the Windows drivers - nothing helps to keep the network connected consistently at a reasonable speed. -- [Hardy] Low bandwidth with rt2400 / rt2500 drivers https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/190515 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
[Bug 190515] Re: [Hardy] Low bandwidth with rt2400 / rt2500 drivers
I just put the following file in /etc/network/if-up.d/ and made it executable to fix this problem. ** Attachment added: /etc/network/if-up.d/ralink-fix http://launchpadlibrarian.net/14908987/ralink-fix -- [Hardy] Low bandwidth with rt2400 / rt2500 drivers https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/190515 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
[Bug 190515] Re: [Hardy] Low bandwidth with rt2400 / rt2500 drivers
Compiling and installing an older module mitigate the problem in my situation. Compiling the latest vanilla kernel doesn't solve the problem, the bug is still there in upstream. The older module is available as Compat Wireless package version 2.0.14. This package is downloadable in this page: http://alexit.wordpress.com/2008/01/10/rt2x00-2014-nuova-vita-ai-driver-wireless-ralink/ At the end of the post, before the comments, there is a link saying compat-wireless-2.6-rt2×00-2.0.14.tar.bz2 that point to that old compat wireless package. Download the package, extract it, type make and then make unload and make load. In this way the older module will be loaded. For further instructions see here: http://linuxwireless.org/en/users/Download#Buildingandinstalling This worked for me, hope this helps someone. Like i said before, the upstream bug is still present on vanilla kernel 2.6.26-rc4 and affect other distributions like fedora. -- [Hardy] Low bandwidth with rt2400 / rt2500 drivers https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/190515 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
[Bug 190515] Re: [Hardy] Low bandwidth with rt2400 / rt2500 drivers
i've been playing around with hardy proposed and hardy backports modules. i've noticed that there are two different versions of the module (at least). using modinfo rt2500pci there seems to be a 2.0.10 version and a 2.1.5 version the 2.0.10 version seems to work better for me. I think 2.1.5 is the backports? My advice: remove all backports, add hardy proposed as a repository in Synaptic, and get the latest kernel. -- [Hardy] Low bandwidth with rt2400 / rt2500 drivers https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/190515 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
[Bug 190515] Re: [Hardy] Low bandwidth with rt2400 / rt2500 drivers
** Changed in: linux (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided = Medium Status: Confirmed = Triaged -- [Hardy] Low bandwidth with rt2400 / rt2500 drivers https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/190515 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
[Bug 190515] Re: [Hardy] Low bandwidth with rt2400 / rt2500 drivers
I confirm this bug is *not* fixed with linux-backports- modules-2.6.24-16-generic (version 2.6.24-16.14). The rate is still 1M by default. According to this relevant upstream discussion: http://rt2x00.serialmonkey.com/phpBB/viewtopic.php?f=5t=4579st=0sk=tsd=astart=30 it seems the bug is still not fixed upstream. -- [Hardy] Low bandwidth with rt2400 / rt2500 drivers https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/190515 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
[Bug 190515] Re: [Hardy] Low bandwidth with rt2400 / rt2500 drivers
On Sunday, the instability with my wireless card had increased to the level where it was requiring a re-boot every 30 secs or so. It was so unstable as to make the distribution unusable and I had decided to try and return to Dapper till the bug was fixed in Hardy. However, there was a rare window of stability on Sunday night and I decided to update the machine. Twice it aborted because the wireless card got lost. On the 3rd attempt it updated. Since then, the wireless card has not crashed once. I do not know if the speed bug is still present because my system runs a startup script with the line: iwconfig wlan0 rate 54M For now the system is working brilliantly so as far as I am concerned the problem is fixed. It would be nice to know however, that if I ever had to re-install the OS then the wireless card would work perfectly at the start. I still can not believe Hardy was rteleased with this bug: a rare black mark. But, I bet owners of Vista wish their bugs could be cleared so quickly - he he. -- [Hardy] Low bandwidth with rt2400 / rt2500 drivers https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/190515 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
[Bug 190515] Re: [Hardy] Low bandwidth with rt2400 / rt2500 drivers
Wayne, what do you recommend to do? What exact bug has to be tracked? This very one states confirmed (this is good) and triaged (does not sound as good). Do you recommend to install the backports package and wait TLS to honour the 'S' in its acronym? How in earth has this been possible to happen (a regression to a full year old version of the tree)? Thank you. -- [Hardy] Low bandwidth with rt2400 / rt2500 drivers https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/190515 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
[Bug 190515] Re: [Hardy] Low bandwidth with rt2400 / rt2500 drivers
Some short comments: - This is definitely a regression. In Gutsy (even Feisty!) there was a reliable version of the driver. In Hardy there is a crappier version related to the code that was merged into the main linux tree. I quote from the front page rtx00 upstream web site: rt2x00 enters mainline kernel - January 2008 Hi All, two days ago, January 24th, Linux Kernel 2.6.24 was released. This is the first mainline kernel that includes (sadly a somewhat buggy) rt2x00 release. - It is more than just the rate issue. The code seems to have other problems. I have very variable success with associating under the same setup that worked perfectly under the hardy rt2500pci module. - I have linux-backports-modules-2.6.24-16-generic installed. doesn't help. Sometimes I get good performance, other times I can't even associate. What can be done to fix this? It kills/blocks/subverts networking on this popular network hardware (rt2500) in Hardy. -- [Hardy] Low bandwidth with rt2400 / rt2500 drivers https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/190515 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
[Bug 190515] Re: [Hardy] Low bandwidth with rt2400 / rt2500 drivers
my second dot point I should have said gutsy instead of hardy. My point is gutsy had a better rt2500pci than hardy, all because of the chronological accident of hardy locking in on a kernel version that had a temporarily bad merge of the rt2x00 tree. -- [Hardy] Low bandwidth with rt2400 / rt2500 drivers https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/190515 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
[Bug 190515] Re: [Hardy] Low bandwidth with rt2400 / rt2500 drivers
I recently had to re-build my system (now: ASUS M2N-VM HDMI motherboard, EVGA NVidia e-GeForce 8800GT 512, AMD AM2 Athlon 64 4800+, Corsair 512MBx2 DDR2 PC5300 RAM, Sony DWG120A DVD+/-RW and - RaLink (Belkin) RT2500 PCI 802.11g (F5D7000) wireless network card) and installed Hardy 32bit. The new system is amazing - Hardy is wonderful - the best yet. I would love to use AMD64 but couldn't run Second Life. However, like the others above i needed to use a speed fix. I have added a start up script that upgrades the speed to 54M. But, although this works, the driver is unstable and often crashes the wireless link. I find I have to switch off and re-boot to re-set. This is unacceptable as I am re-booting several times an hour. I cannot believe this new driver was added to an enterprise edition when the old one has been working faultlessly since Dapper came out. -- [Hardy] Low bandwidth with rt2400 / rt2500 drivers https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/190515 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
[Bug 190515] Re: [Hardy] Low bandwidth with rt2400 / rt2500 drivers
It took me a day, many reboots, and only worse performance: I installed linux-backports-modules-hardy (NOT the -386, as I inadvertently did, or the -rt, but the -generic, as automatically selected). Speed still set to 1 Mb instead of 54Mb. Dramatic worse performance after a connection was broken due to bad signal: I could not het the PC to work as a router, except after rebooting. Installing linux-backports-modules-hardy STRONGLY DISCOURAGED. -- [Hardy] Low bandwidth with rt2400 / rt2500 drivers https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/190515 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
[Bug 190515] Re: [Hardy] Low bandwidth with rt2400 / rt2500 drivers
** Changed in: linux-restricted-modules-2.6.24 (Ubuntu) Status: New = Confirmed ** Changed in: linux-restricted-modules-2.6.24 (Ubuntu) Assignee: (unassigned) = Ubuntu Kernel Team (ubuntu-kernel-team) -- [Hardy] Low bandwidth with rt2400 / rt2500 drivers https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/190515 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
[Bug 190515] Re: [Hardy] Low bandwidth with rt2400 / rt2500 drivers
Question on Andreas Gnaus 2008-05-07 21:38:03 UTC contribution: in Synaptic, I see a couple of similar units. Do you mean the complete backport package for all modules that have had a backport, or only linux-backports-modules-hardy-rt ? Do you have success with it ? -- [Hardy] Low bandwidth with rt2400 / rt2500 drivers https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/190515 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
[Bug 190515] Re: [Hardy] Low bandwidth with rt2400 / rt2500 drivers
Have the same problem the only solution for me was to switch back to an older kernel. I'm waiting till this is resolved in the newer kernel. -- [Hardy] Low bandwidth with rt2400 / rt2500 drivers https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/190515 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
[Bug 190515] Re: [Hardy] Low bandwidth with rt2400 / rt2500 drivers
Btw, it's still a problem in 2.6.24-17-generic. I'm using 2.6.24-17-generic for now -- [Hardy] Low bandwidth with rt2400 / rt2500 drivers https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/190515 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
[Bug 190515] Re: [Hardy] Low bandwidth with rt2400 / rt2500 drivers
I agree with previous posters. This issue is absolutely not medium. LTS = RaLink 2500 fixed, period. I don't claim to be an expert, but I went through this ugly wireless setup process three releases ago to get WPA2 working, and seeing it borked again just sucks. Fix this. Please. -- [Hardy] Low bandwidth with rt2400 / rt2500 drivers https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/190515 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
[Bug 190515] Re: [Hardy] Low bandwidth with rt2400 / rt2500 drivers
Please try and see if installing linux-backports-modules-hardy solves your problems. -- [Hardy] Low bandwidth with rt2400 / rt2500 drivers https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/190515 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
[Bug 190515] Re: [Hardy] Low bandwidth with rt2400 / rt2500 drivers
Hi, I succeeded in installing the serialmonkey drivers and now I have full speed internet again, at least till the next update. Because the process is not easy at all (at least for newbies like me), I have documented it in ubuntu forums: http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?p=4894088 Greetings -- [Hardy] Low bandwidth with rt2400 / rt2500 drivers https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/190515 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
[Bug 190515] Re: [Hardy] Low bandwidth with rt2400 / rt2500 drivers
'sudo iwconfig wlan0 rate 54M' helped me out with RaLink RT2500 802.11g Cardbus/mini-PCI (rev 01) / Subsystem: Linksys WMP54G 2.0 PCI Adapter Thanks a lot for the workaround. -- [Hardy] Low bandwidth with rt2400 / rt2500 drivers https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/190515 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
[Bug 190515] Re: [Hardy] Low bandwidth with rt2400 / rt2500 drivers
Hi, I'm another guy trying substitute his Windows XP by Ubuntu 8.04 (...and I'm about to give up). The last problem I found so far is exactly defined in this bug: MSI PC54G2 with rt2500 drivers and Internet extremely slow. Question: Is adding the lines... ifconfig wlan0 up iwconfig wlan0 rate 54M to /etc/rc.local a temporal solution (but 100% functional) till this bug is fixed? I understood that the only consequence of this bug is that the adapter is initialized with a baudrate 1Mb. Are there any other additional consequeces? I've tried this solution, after deactivating IPv6 (which is another source of speed problems), but internet is still quite slow (compared with the same system running Widnows). So I'm not sure if I should look for other problems (hardware? router? Firefox 3?) or try to compile the last drivers as described in the last post. By the way, despite my complainments: good work. -- [Hardy] Low bandwidth with rt2400 / rt2500 drivers https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/190515 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
[Bug 190515] Re: [Hardy] Low bandwidth with rt2400 / rt2500 drivers
My network card worked fine on both 7.x-releases, but now in Hardy it does not. This is how I solved it (and shouldn't have had to... FAR too much hassle): 0) Install build essentials... 1) Download the rt2500 serialmonkey drivers, compile and install. (wget, make, sudo make install) 2) Blacklist the old drivers (add rt2500pci, rt2x00pci and rt2x00lib to /etc/modprobe.d/blacklist or something) 3) Add 'alias ra0 rt2500' to /etc/modprobe.d/aliases. 4) Add 'ifconfig ra0 up' to /etc/rc.local 5) Add 'auto wlan0' and 'iface ra0 inet dhcp' to /etc/networking/interfaces Optional: 6) Remove knetworkmanager, it doesn't work anymore anyway... I mean... really? This all 'just worked' in the previous versions, and now it was like one and a half day of IRC/web search for help fixing it! All this on an LTS!? -- [Hardy] Low bandwidth with rt2400 / rt2500 drivers https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/190515 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
[Bug 190515] Re: [Hardy] Low bandwidth with rt2400 / rt2500 drivers
'sudo iwconfig wlan0 rate 54M' and all the problems (slow connection and 50% of signal strength) with rt2500pci are gone. Thanks! -- [Hardy] Low bandwidth with rt2400 / rt2500 drivers https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/190515 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
[Bug 190515] Re: [Hardy] Low bandwidth with rt2400 / rt2500 drivers
'sudo iwconfig wlan0 rate 54M' and all the problems (slow connection and 50% of signal strength) with rt2500pci are gone. Thanks! -- [Hardy] Low bandwidth with rt2400 / rt2500 drivers https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/190515 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
[Bug 190515] Re: [Hardy] Low bandwidth with rt2400 / rt2500 drivers
uname -a; lspci | grep RaL Linux Aragorn 2.6.24-16-386 #1 Thu Apr 10 12:50:06 UTC 2008 i686 GNU/Linux 03:00.0 Network controller: RaLink RT2500 802.11g Cardbus/mini-PCI (rev 01) 'sudo iwconfig wlan0 rate 54M' works for me too...how can i automate it!?!? thanks -- [Hardy] Low bandwidth with rt2400 / rt2500 drivers https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/190515 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
[Bug 190515] Re: [Hardy] Low bandwidth with rt2400 / rt2500 drivers
but the led of my PCMCIA card does blink no more!!! WHY!!! -- [Hardy] Low bandwidth with rt2400 / rt2500 drivers https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/190515 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
[Bug 190515] Re: [Hardy] Low bandwidth with rt2400 / rt2500 drivers
I have the same problem here with a Hercules Wireless PCI G card. I downloaded the drivers from rt2x00.serialmonkey.com and now everything works well. The priority of this should be high as this is a serious problem and very easy to fix. -- [Hardy] Low bandwidth with rt2400 / rt2500 drivers https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/190515 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
[Bug 190515] Re: [Hardy] Low bandwidth with rt2400 / rt2500 drivers
Same problem here with rt2500pci. I've got a more reliable connection using Compat Wireless driver available here: http://linuxwireless.sipsolutions.net/en/users/Download Using the latest package do not solve the problem, downloading the old package (25 March 2008) the wireless card seem to work better. The older packages of Compat Wireless are available here: http://www.orbit-lab.org/kernel/compat-wireless-2.6/ Hope this helps -- [Hardy] Low bandwidth with rt2400 / rt2500 drivers https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/190515 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
[Bug 190515] Re: [Hardy] Low bandwidth with rt2400 / rt2500 drivers
Installed latest backports packages, but my card still initializes at 1Mbps. I can set the rate to 54Mbps manually and get decent speed/signal. $ uname -a; lspci | grep RaL Linux paragon 2.6.24-16-generic #1 SMP Thu Apr 10 13:23:42 UTC 2008 i686 GNU/Linux 00:0b.0 Network controller: RaLink RT2500 802.11g Cardbus/mini-PCI (rev 01) -- [Hardy] Low bandwidth with rt2400 / rt2500 drivers https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/190515 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
[Bug 190515] Re: [Hardy] Low bandwidth with rt2400 / rt2500 drivers
I've installed linux-backports-modules-2.6.24-16-generic and my card (rt2500pci based) now initialize at 54Mbps at boot time. WEP 128 is working. Great work ! -- [Hardy] Low bandwidth with rt2400 / rt2500 drivers https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/190515 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
[Bug 190515] Re: [Hardy] Low bandwidth with rt2400 / rt2500 drivers
I'm having the same problem after upgrading from Gutsy to Hardy. Considering that this chipset is used in many low end wireless cards I believe this is a problem that should be addressed before Hardy's final release. In the current state many folks are going to be left with nearly useless wireless cards. As Matt S. above suggests maybe this is as simple as changing a default setting? 2.6.24-16-generic RaLink RT2500 802.11g Cardbus/mini-PCI (rev 01) -- [Hardy] Low bandwidth with rt2400 / rt2500 drivers https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/190515 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
[Bug 190515] Re: [Hardy] Low bandwidth with rt2400 / rt2500 drivers
I've the same problem in Hardy Beta, Kernel 2.6.24-16 and rt2500pci card. I've 10/10 Mbps Internet Optical Fiber connection, but speed indication on Ralink card is 1 Mb/s and signal is 50/70 %, very slow speed (50/100 kbps). -- [Hardy] Low bandwidth with rt2400 / rt2500 drivers https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/190515 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
[Bug 190515] Re: [Hardy] Low bandwidth with rt2400 / rt2500 drivers
Thought I'd just say that I ran into this problem after upgrading Gutsy to Hardy, i.e. slow connection, 50% signal strength, but that running the command 'sudo iwconfig wlan0 rate 54M' has fixed both aspects of the problem. So to me it seems the driver works but is just being configured wrongly. Maybe for the Hardy release all that needs to happen is for the rate to be set to 54M by default? My thinking might be too simplistic though. P.S. I'm using kernel 2.6.24-14-generic with a rt2500pci card. -- [Hardy] Low bandwidth with rt2400 / rt2500 drivers https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/190515 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
[Bug 190515] Re: [Hardy] Low bandwidth with rt2400 / rt2500 drivers
I'm not sure why this is Medium. Most computers these days are doorstops if they don't have reliable networking. You have a LTS release due next month and you are persisting with releasing broken drivers for Ralink chipsets. There was a point about a month ago where someone needed to make a call and either revert to the old drivers or commit to getting the new ones working in time for Hardy. I for one am using the old drivers. -- [Hardy] Low bandwidth with rt2400 / rt2500 drivers https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/190515 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
Re: [Bug 190515] Re: [Hardy] Low bandwidth with rt2400 / rt2500 drivers
Nice! Let's hope the patchset will be considered stable enough for inclusion... On Thu, Mar 27, 2008 at 12:46 AM, Leann Ogasawara [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi Nicolas, Just wanted to let you know that one of the Ubuntu kernel team devs has a patchset to bring the rt2x00 code in Hardy uptodate with what upstream has. It is currently being discussed since we are in Beta Freeze for Hardy and almost at the kernel freeze. If it does get pulled in, hopefully it may help resolve this issue. Thanks. ** Changed in: linux-ubuntu-modules-2.6.24 (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided = Medium Status: Incomplete = Triaged -- [Hardy] Low bandwidth with rt2400 / rt2500 drivers https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/190515 You received this bug notification because you are a direct subscriber of the bug. -- [Hardy] Low bandwidth with rt2400 / rt2500 drivers https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/190515 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
[Bug 190515] Re: [Hardy] Low bandwidth with rt2400 / rt2500 drivers
Hi Nicolas, Just wanted to let you know that one of the Ubuntu kernel team devs has a patchset to bring the rt2x00 code in Hardy uptodate with what upstream has. It is currently being discussed since we are in Beta Freeze for Hardy and almost at the kernel freeze. If it does get pulled in, hopefully it may help resolve this issue. Thanks. ** Changed in: linux-ubuntu-modules-2.6.24 (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided = Medium Status: Incomplete = Triaged -- [Hardy] Low bandwidth with rt2400 / rt2500 drivers https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/190515 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
[Bug 190515] Re: [Hardy] Low bandwidth with rt2400 / rt2500 drivers
Confirmed...after upgrading from 7.10 to 8.04 it defaults to about half the signal level and sets the bit rate 1M. Running 'sudo iwconfig wlan0 rate 54M' increases the tranfer rate but the signal level is still a lot lower then in 7.10. $ iwconfig wlan0 wlan0 IEEE 802.11g ESSID:freebsdap Mode:Managed Frequency:2.447 GHz Access Point: 00:14:6C:72:86:52 Bit Rate=54 Mb/s Tx-Power=27 dBm Retry min limit:7 RTS thr:off Fragment thr=2346 B Link Quality=45/100 Signal level=-60 dBm Rx invalid nwid:0 Rx invalid crypt:0 Rx invalid frag:0 Tx excessive retries:0 Invalid misc:0 Missed beacon:0 $ sudo lspci -vvv 03:00.0 Network controller: RaLink RT2500 802.11g Cardbus/mini-PCI (rev 01) Subsystem: ASUSTeK Computer Inc. Unknown device 107f Control: I/O- Mem+ BusMaster+ SpecCycle- MemWINV+ VGASnoop- ParErr- Stepping- SERR- FastB2B- Status: Cap+ 66MHz- UDF- FastB2B- ParErr- DEVSEL=slow TAbort- TAbort- MAbort- SERR- PERR- Latency: 64, Cache Line Size: 32 bytes Interrupt: pin A routed to IRQ 11 Region 0: Memory at 3800 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=8K] Capabilities: [40] Power Management version 2 Flags: PMEClk- DSI- D1- D2- AuxCurrent=0mA PME(D0-,D1-,D2-,D3hot-,D3cold-) Status: D0 PME-Enable- DSel=0 DScale=0 PME- -- [Hardy] Low bandwidth with rt2400 / rt2500 drivers https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/190515 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
[Bug 190515] Re: [Hardy] Low bandwidth with rt2400 / rt2500 drivers
I confirm this bug with my PC54G2. Tthe bit rate is set to 1Mb/s. -- [Hardy] Low bandwidth with rt2400 / rt2500 drivers https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/190515 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
[Bug 190515] Re: [Hardy] Low bandwidth with rt2400 / rt2500 drivers
Hi everyone, I have an Asus WL-107g wlan card (Ralink RT2500 chipset) that works great under Edubuntu 7.10 but with Hardy Heron (with the latest updates until now) the traffic is very slow (about 40Kb/s i.s.o 400Kb/s). Thanks for the support, bye Jef -- [Hardy] Low bandwidth with rt2400 / rt2500 drivers https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/190515 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
[Bug 190515] Re: [Hardy] Low bandwidth with rt2400/rt2500 drivers
** Summary changed: - [Hardy] Backport rt2400/rt2500 drivers + [Hardy] Low bandwidth with rt2400/rt2500 drivers ** Tags added: regression -- [Hardy] Low bandwidth with rt2400 / rt2500 drivers https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/190515 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
[Bug 190515] Re: [Hardy] Low bandwidth with rt2400 / rt2500 drivers
My rt2400 card works well with rt2400-source built with module-assistant (after blacklisting rt2400pci) ** Summary changed: - [Hardy] Low bandwidth with rt2400/rt2500 drivers + [Hardy] Low bandwidth with rt2400 / rt2500 drivers -- [Hardy] Low bandwidth with rt2400 / rt2500 drivers https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/190515 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
[Bug 190515] Re: [Hardy] Low bandwidth with rt2400 / rt2500 drivers
Could a switch to the legacy drivers be considered at this point for the rt2400/2500 hardware, knowing that the legacy drivers have worked great on previous releases, and that the 2.6.24 rt2x00 won't be fixed (cf previous posts)? I'll redo some tests, but IIRC, the range of the wifi link was also diminished... -- [Hardy] Low bandwidth with rt2400 / rt2500 drivers https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/190515 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
