Commited to hardy-lbm as http://kernel.ubuntu.com/git?p=ubuntu/ubuntu-
hardy-lbm.git;a=commitdiff;h=0b4465e374404d77002d83b3dc9440fb8d2afd1b
** Changed in: linux-backports-modules-2.6.24 (Ubuntu Hardy)
Status: In Progress => Fix Committed
** Changed in: linux-backports-modules-2.6.24 (Ubuntu)
Status: In Progress => Fix Committed
** Description changed:
- My Dell Inspiron 9300's wifi stopped connecting to my access point with
- kernel update 2.6.24-22. I am able to boot with -21 and have working
- wifi. Later kernel updates have not fixed the issue either (the latest
- one I have is -23).
+ SRU justification:
+
+ Impact: In order to have the wireless drivers from compat-wireless
+ living beside of the ones that come with the stock kernel (or ubuntu
+ modules) the mac80211 stack gets modified, so the exported symbols are
+ unique and also the module names for the stack get prefixed. The
+ modification missed out some request_module calls where the stack tries
+ to get certain cryptographic algorithms (wep, pkip, ...). These calls
+ still request the modules from the base package. However the loaded
+ modules will not interact with the modified stack. This results in being
+ able to see access points but always being asked for the passphrase.
+
+ Fix: Adapt the munging script to find and replace the requested module
+ names.
+
+ Test: See bug report. Unable to connect to an encrypted AP with drivers
+ from LBM (ipw2200 in that case).
+
+
+ My Dell Inspiron 9300's wifi stopped connecting to my access point with
kernel update 2.6.24-22. I am able to boot with -21 and have working wifi.
Later kernel updates have not fixed the issue either (the latest one I have is
-23).
Symptoms: Network Manager applet shows it is trying to connect to my
access point, and sees it and other access points around as well. But
rather than connect, it asks me for my WEP key info after a while, then
tries for a while, asks for WEP info, ad nauseam. In that sense it looks
like https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux/+bug/284308
My writeup of my system is here:
http://www.heikkitoivonen.net/linux/ubuntu-8.04-9300.html
Will attach other info.
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Wifi (ipw2200) stopped connecting with kernel update 2.6.24-22
https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/322434
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