In this case, lbm resolves the issues while compat-wireless does not. Strange but true.
On Mon, Jun 1, 2009 at 2:04 PM, Luis R. Rodriguez <[email protected]> wrote: > I'm not sure what your issue is with lbm, but if you have issues with it > can you just try compat-wireless directly: > > http://wireless.kernel.org/en/users/Download > > -- > MacBook Pro 3.1 Very Weak Wireless Performance Using Jaunty (Intrepid Works > Fine) > https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/362985 > You received this bug notification because you are a direct subscriber > of the bug. > > Status in Mactel Support: New > Status in “linux” source package in Ubuntu: New > > Bug description: > Hi, > > I updated to jaunty yesterday and want to report on wifi problems. running > newer atheros chips with ubuntu was always difficult but IMO intrepid and > ath9k solved these kind of issues more or less. surprisingly they are back > in jaunty (rc1) now. my connection is very weak which especially affects > surfing, in fact you always have to reload a page several times to get it > working. the connection always stops for some seconds (!) before it works > again, see ping example below. maybe this corresponds to the comment on > another bug: > https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux/+bug/342802/comments/5(however > in my case it only disconnects very rarely). > > ping example: > 64 bytes from www.heise.de (193.99.144.85): icmp_seq=175 ttl=250 time=42.7 > ms > 64 bytes from www.heise.de (193.99.144.85): icmp_seq=176 ttl=250 time=39.2 > ms > 64 bytes from www.heise.de (193.99.144.85): icmp_seq=177 ttl=250 time=42.5 > ms > 64 bytes from www.heise.de (193.99.144.85): icmp_seq=221 ttl=250 time=5413 > ms > 64 bytes from www.heise.de (193.99.144.85): icmp_seq=222 ttl=250 time=4414 > ms > 64 bytes from www.heise.de (193.99.144.85): icmp_seq=223 ttl=250 time=3407 > ms > 64 bytes from www.heise.de (193.99.144.85): icmp_seq=224 ttl=250 time=2407 > ms > 64 bytes from www.heise.de (193.99.144.85): icmp_seq=225 ttl=250 time=1409 > ms > 64 bytes from www.heise.de (193.99.144.85): icmp_seq=226 ttl=250 time=403 > ms > 64 bytes from www.heise.de (193.99.144.85): icmp_seq=227 ttl=250 time=42.5 > ms > 64 bytes from www.heise.de (193.99.144.85): icmp_seq=228 ttl=250 time=41.6 > ms > 64 bytes from www.heise.de (193.99.144.85): icmp_seq=229 ttl=250 time=42.0 > ms > > i was using ndiswrapper in 8.04 but ath9k since 8.10. > > modprobe wl results in: > ....@simbox:~$ sudo modprobe wl > WARNING: All config files need .conf: /etc/modprobe.d/ndiswrapper, it will > be ignored in a future release. > WARNING: All config files need .conf: /etc/modprobe.d/nvidia-kernel-nkc, it > will be ignored in a future release. > WARNING: All config files need .conf: > /etc/modprobe.d/mactel-support-srosa-sound-fix, it will be ignored in a > future release. > WARNING: All config files need .conf: /etc/modprobe.d/oss-compat, it will > be ignored in a future release. > WARNING: All config files need .conf: > /etc/modprobe.d/mactel-support-fnmode-fix, it will be ignored in a future > release. > > lscpi: > 0b:00.0 Network controller: Atheros Communications Inc. AR5008 Wireless > Network Adapter (rev 01) > > dmesg: > ... > [ 16.911078] ath9k: 0.1 > [ 16.911120] ath9k 0000:0b:00.0: PCI INT A -> GSI 16 (level, low) -> IRQ > 16 > [ 16.911131] ath9k 0000:0b:00.0: setting latency timer to 64 > [ 17.038580] phy0: Selected rate control algorithm 'ath9k_rate_control' > [ 17.077654] Registered led device: ath9k-phy0:radio > [ 17.077670] Registered led device: ath9k-phy0:assoc > [ 17.077682] Registered led device: ath9k-phy0:tx > [ 17.077696] Registered led device: ath9k-phy0:rx > [ 17.078037] phy0: Atheros 5416: mem=0xffffc200043c0000, irq=16 > ... > > > anyway, thanks for jaunty and for putting so much work in to linux making > it a great alternative. > -- MacBook Pro 3.1 Very Weak Wireless Performance Using Jaunty (Intrepid Works Fine) https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/362985 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
