I'm mostly asking this because I can't for the life of me figure out why my
wireless connection keeps dropping while using Trisquel.
As I've mentioned in a few threads, I'm using a MacBook Pro 2.1 with
Libreboot and Trisquel installed. For some reason, my wireless network
connectivity will suddenly drop off causing me to disable/re-enable
networking to get back online. Sometimes it will work flawlessly for an hour,
other times it will drop every 2-3 minutes. Using an external TP dongle
doesn't seem to help either.
To troubleshoot the problem, I tried updating my kernel which did not work.
Then I tried using different FSF endorsed distributions (and also Debian 8)
which also had the same problem. Then out of pure curiosity, I tried using
Linux Mint (which as you know is not a completely libre distribution) and the
problem seems to be fixed. I've been connected for almost 4 hours now with
absolutely no problems..
Do any of you experience similar problems to me? I have a feeling the libre
driver for my wireless card may be the problem, which is terrible for me
because I do not feel right using a non-free distribution of GNU/Linux but I
also have to have a reliable wireless connection.
Any ideas?
