Thanks friend. Just tested with a live flash drive of ubuntu 13.10 32 bit. The wifi card works perfectly.
I then installed ubuntu on the pc 32 bit again and it worka out of the box. The problem is 64bit specific I see. On Nov 25, 2013 7:56 AM, "Matthieu Baerts" <matt...@gmail.com> wrote: > According to Wolfgang, this issue was only affected 64 bits users. > But your problem is certainly not exactly the same as this one. > > -- > You received this bug notification because you are subscribed to the bug > report. > https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/659143 > > Title: > 64bit-only: regression: kernels >=2.6.34: rt2800pci: load firmware > Error with ralink [1814:0781] > > Status in The Linux Kernel: > Fix Released > Status in “linux” package in Ubuntu: > Fix Released > Status in “linux” source package in Maverick: > Fix Released > > Bug description: > [UPDATE Dec 16, 2010] > My fix is in linux-next. See comment 16. > > UPSTREAM: > > http://rt2x00.serialmonkey.com/pipermail/users_rt2x00.serialmonkey.com/2010-November/002310.html > > HARDWARE: > RaLink RT2860 [1814:0781] > rt2x00_set_chip: Info - Chipset detected - rt: 2872, rf: 0003, rev: 0200. > > SYMPTOM: > Syslog says: "phy0 -> rt2800pci_load_firmware: Error - PBF system > register not ready.". > > WLAN does not work at all. The Network Manager Applet says: "Wireless > networks disconnected". > That log entry comes from module rt2800lib which is pulled in by module > rt2800pci. ( > http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git;a=blob;f=drivers/net/wireless/rt2x00/rt2800lib.c;hb=HEAD > ) > > WHERE: > In summary this happens on all tested ubuntu and debian 64 bit kernels > 2.6.34 or newer, but not on 2.6.33 or older. It does however work on > fedora's 2.6.35 64 bit live. > > POSSIBLE DUPLICATES: > bug #594866 (ref. comment 10) > > WHERE IN DETAIL: > where it happens: > In final maverick 64 bit live. > > This also happens on the 2.6.36rc8 mainline kernel in a current > installed maverick. > Also happens there with compat-wireless-2010-10-20. > > Also happens on lucid with a backported natty kernel: (details in > comment #5) > on lucid (installed) 64bit: > Linux w 2.6.36-1-generic #7~lucid1-Ubuntu > Both with this kernels stock rt2800pci and with self compiled > compat-wireless-2010-10-25-pc. > > Also happens with that 2.6.36-1.7~lucid1 kernel (natty for lucid from > kernel team ppa) on maverick. The rt2800pci (stock from that kernel) > produced the load firmware error. (comment #3) > > Happens with debian live (aptosid) kernel 2.6.35 64 bit, but not with > 32bit. (ref. comment 6) > > Happens with 2.6.34 (ref. comment 7) > > This bug does not happen with: > not with 2.6.33 (ref. comment 7) > > This does not happen on 32 bit maverick live where WLAN works (out of > the box) just as well as with the rt2860sta. > > Does _not_ happen with compat-wireless-2010-10-25-pc on lucid 64bit > with the standard 2.6.32 kernel. It can connect. (Ping is 1000-25000ms > though.) > > Does _not_ happen with compat-wireless-2010-10-25-pc on maverick > (2.6.35 kernel) 32 bit live (ping went from good to 1000ms there > within a minute after connecting however, but that is beside the point > here.) > > This does not happen on Fedora 14 beta live 64bit. (I achieved a > respectable 10Mb/s with iperf in ad hoc mode with the rt2800pci. > rt2860sta is not included.) > > Not with 32 bit lucid: > Linux ubu 2.6.32-24-generic (ref. comment 8) > > Not with 2.6.37rc1 32 bit (ref. comment 9) > > REPRODUCIBILITY: 100% > best keep the competing rt2860sta from loading with the entry "install > rt2860sta /bin/false" in a file in /etc/modprobe.d/; > maverick also comes with the rt2860sta module which will often load and > get used if it is just blacklisted ("blacklist rt2860sta"); > > ProblemType: Bug > DistroRelease: Ubuntu 10.10 > Package: linux-image-2.6.35-22-generic 2.6.35-22.33 > Regression: No > Reproducible: Yes > ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.35-22.33-generic 2.6.35.4 > Uname: Linux 2.6.35-22-generic x86_64 > AlsaVersion: Advanced Linux Sound Architecture Driver Version 1.0.23. > Architecture: amd64 > AudioDevicesInUse: > Cannot stat file /proc/3101/fd/40: Stale NFS file handle > USER PID ACCESS COMMAND > /dev/snd/controlC0: ubuntu 3097 F.... pulseaudio > CRDA: Error: [Errno 2] No such file or directory > Card0.Amixer.info: > Card hw:0 'Intel'/'HDA Intel at 0xf4800000 irq 46' > Mixer name : 'Intel Cantiga HDMI' > Components : 'HDA:10ec0268,1025013c,00100101 > HDA:14f12c06,10250093,00100000 HDA:80862802,80860101,00100000' > Controls : 21 > Simple ctrls : 12 > Date: Tue Oct 12 12:23:21 2010 > LiveMediaBuild: Ubuntu 10.10 "Maverick Meerkat" - Release amd64 > (20101007) > MachineType: Acer Extensa 5630 > PccardctlIdent: > Socket 0: > no product info available > PccardctlStatus: > Socket 0: > no card > ProcCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=(loop)/casper/vmlinuz boot=casper > iso-scan/filename=/boot/isostick/hostname/hostname-10.10-desktop-amd64.iso > noprompt -- > ProcEnviron: > LANG=en_US.UTF-8 > SHELL=/bin/bash > RelatedPackageVersions: linux-firmware 1.38 > 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 > > To manage notifications about this bug go to: > https://bugs.launchpad.net/linux/+bug/659143/+subscriptions > -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/659143 Title: 64bit-only: regression: kernels >=2.6.34: rt2800pci: load firmware Error with ralink [1814:0781] To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/linux/+bug/659143/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
