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module-init-tools package

[jaunty] remove madwifi driver

Bug #315056 reported by Oibaf
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Affects Status Importance Assigned to Milestone
module-init-tools (Ubuntu)
Fix Released
Medium
Tim Gardner
Ubuntu jaunty-alpha-4

Bug Description

Jaunty kernel supports ath5k and ath9k drivers. Booting a LiveCD on my system I noticed that both ath5k (from linux package) and ath_pci (from linux-restricted-modules) modules get loaded. I don't know if that will cause any conflicts, but since the ath5k and ath9k drivers are now supported, the madwifi driver should be dropped from linux-restricted-modules.

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Luis R. Rodriguez (mcgrof) wrote :

If madwifi is present and so is ath5k and ath9k it is a bug. Please drop madwifi.

Oibaf (oibaf)
Changed in linux-restricted-modules:
status: New → Confirmed
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Conrad Knauer (atheoi) wrote :

The ath_pci/ath5k conflict appears to affect Acer Aspire One netbooks:
http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=1042075

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Tim Gardner (timg-tpi) wrote :

Uploaded Jaunty module-init-tools_3.3-pre11-4ubuntu19 which black lists ath_pci by default. Use Jockey to select one driver or the other.

Changed in linux-restricted-modules:
assignee: nobody → timg-tpi
importance: Undecided → Medium
milestone: none → jaunty-alpha-4
status: Confirmed → Fix Released
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Conrad Knauer (atheoi) wrote :

Tim Gardner: Thank you; that seems to resolve the initial part of the problem in that UF thread, however I should now file a bug against Jockey because it doesn't show ath5k as an option (in-use or otherwise), just ath_pci...

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Conrad Knauer (atheoi) wrote :

FYI: Jockey Bug #323830

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Orion6596 (lorenzo6596) wrote :

Alright i have been reading, and reading over this issue is there anyone that can post step by step instructions to get this resolved? im still new to linux and im having the exact same issues :(

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Luis R. Rodriguez (mcgrof) wrote : Re: [Bug 315056] Re: [jaunty] remove madwifi driver

On Tue, Aug 4, 2009 at 4:33 PM, Orion6596<email address hidden> wrote:
> Alright i have been reading, and reading over this issue is there anyone
> that can post step by step instructions to get this resolved? im still
> new to linux and im having the exact same issues :(

What is your issue?

To get the latest ath5k read:

http://wireless.kernel.org/en/users/Download/

MadWifi is old and should be avoided.

 Luis

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Mark (mlvarnell) wrote :

mad wifi is the only one I can get to work on my Acer aspire ZG5.
I have tried all of these others.

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