*** This bug is a duplicate of bug 659143 ***
https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/659143
** Description changed:
+ STATUS: (2011-03-01)
+ fixed rt2800pci is now in maverick-proposed
+
SUMMARY UPDATE:
This bug touches on two different drivers for the same hardware. The in
kernel, preferred rt2800pci and the rt2860sta from staging (which linux
wireless developers are not happy with, but is needed where the rt2800pci does
not yet work):
In maverick the rt2800pci driver (rt2x00 project) is the default driver for
this hardware. This driver also works in ad hoc mode. This works well on 32
bit. On 64 bit this driver does not work because of the 64bit-only bug 659143
(load_firmware: Error). If that bug were fixed ad hoc would hopefully work as
well for 64bit and _for_this_particular_hardware nothing more would have to be
done.
The default driver for lucid for this hardware was rt2860sta (version
1.8.1.1) from staging, which could do ad hoc. In maverick rt2860sta (version
2.1.0.0) is included and can be used by blacklisting the default rt2800pci.
Maverick's version of the rt2860sta fails in ad hoc mode. I have compiled the
latest GPL driver ralink provides on their website. It is version 2.4.0.0 and
works well in ad hoc mode. (The release notes for that version mention: "Fix
Adhoc issue." (see
https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux/+bug/594866/comments/11).)
REFERENCES:
The version of the rt2860sta driver can by found in
drivers/staging/rt2860/rt_linux.h #define STA_DRIVER_VERSION statement.
(With WPA it did not work in lucid either. Connecting to a router in
infrastructure mode with WPA works well.)
ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 10.10
Package: linux-image-2.6.34-3-generic 2.6.34-3.10
Regression: Yes
Reproducible: Yes
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.34-3.10-generic 2.6.34
Uname: Linux 2.6.34-3-generic x86_64
AlsaVersion: Advanced Linux Sound Architecture Driver Version 1.0.22.1.
Architecture: amd64
AudioDevicesInUse:
USER PID ACCESS COMMAND
/dev/snd/controlC0: wolfgang 1368 F.... pulseaudio
CRDA: Error: [Errno 2] No such file or directory
Card0.Amixer.info:
Card hw:0 'Intel'/'HDA Intel at 0xf4800000 irq 29'
Mixer name : 'Intel G45 DEVCTG'
Components : 'HDA:10ec0268,1025013c,00100101
HDA:14f12c06,10250093,00100000 HDA:80862802,80860101,00100000'
Controls : 21
Simple ctrls : 12
Date: Sat May 22 18:21:55 2010
HibernationDevice: RESUME=UUID=96c61eac-dc69-402b-9288-ac5469b10eec
MachineType: Acer Extensa 5630
PccardctlIdent:
Socket 0:
no product info available
PccardctlStatus:
Socket 0:
no card
ProcCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-2.6.34-3-generic
root=UUID=c8f90551-03c2-4d41-93e1-df346762f95b ro quiet splash
ProcEnviron:
PATH=(custom, user)
LANG=en_US.UTF-8
SHELL=/bin/bash
RelatedPackageVersions: linux-firmware 1.34
RfKill:
0: acer-wireless: Wireless LAN
Soft blocked: no
Hard blocked: no
SourcePackage: linux
StagingDrivers: rt2860sta
Title: [STAGING]
dmi.bios.date: 12/05/2008
dmi.bios.vendor: Phoenix Technologies LTD
dmi.bios.version: V1.25
dmi.board.name: Homa
dmi.board.vendor: Acer
dmi.board.version: Rev
dmi.chassis.type: 10
dmi.chassis.vendor: Acer
dmi.chassis.version: N/A
dmi.modalias:
dmi:bvnPhoenixTechnologiesLTD:bvrV1.25:bd12/05/2008:svnAcer:pnExtensa5630:pvr0100:rvnAcer:rnHoma:rvrRev:cvnAcer:ct10:cvrN/A:
dmi.product.name: Extensa 5630
dmi.product.version: 0100
dmi.sys.vendor: Acer
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[STAGING] maverick amd64 regression: can not connect to ad-hoc WEP
WLAN
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