The state has not changed from the 9.04 beta. I still have to blacklist bcm43xx, b43, rfkill_input, and mac80211, use ndiswrapper and insure that ndiswrapper is started before b44 by editing /etc/rc.local. Sorry.
On Wed, May 13, 2009 at 4:31 PM, Teej <[email protected]> wrote: > How is this is the final release, is it working fine now? > > ** Changed in: linux (Ubuntu) > Status: Confirmed => Incomplete > > -- > Module b44 interfering with ndiswrapper upon startup > https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/214917 > You received this bug notification because you are a direct subscriber > of the bug. > > Status in “linux” source package in Ubuntu: Incomplete > > Bug description: > Release: Hardy Heron 8.04 Beta > Ndiswrapper version 1.52 > Network Card: Dell Wireless 1470 Dual Band WLAN Mini-PCI Card > > I've always had trouble with getting the wireless working in this computer > since I started experimenting with Ubuntu, so I guess this problem could have > been happening since the 6.04 release. > > Basically, I used ndiswrapper to set up the wireless card, however, it's a > little problematic, so I've had add b43, rfkill_input, and mac80211 (along > with bcm43xx, which came blacklisted in this release). However, I also tried > blacklisting b44, which gave me wlan0 but took away my eth0. So I > unblacklisted b44, and it switched back to giving me eth0 but not wlan0. > Since I've been told that ndiswrapper sometimes likes to work itself as a usb > module (or something to that effect), I tried blacklisting ehci_hcd and > uhci_hcd but this had no effect. The only thing that gets both eth0 and wlan0 > working at the same time is to unload both ndiswrapper and b44 (using "sudo > modprobe -r") and then reload them, following: > > sudo modprobe ndiswrapper > sudo modprobe b44 > > This leads me to believe that b44 is somehow interfering with ndiswrapper, by > loading before it or in some other way. By inserting this sequence: > > modprobe -r ndiswrapper > modprobe -r b44 > modprobe ndiswrapper > modprobe b44 > > Into "/etc/rc.local" I'm able to get both devices to work when the computer > boots. > > Also as a side note: please pre-install ndiswrapper with further releases. It > is difficult to even get started on this stuff when you don't have a reliable > wired internet connection. > > Thanks. > -- Module b44 interfering with ndiswrapper upon startup https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/214917 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list [email protected] https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
