I downloaded the nightly build (Sept 14th, 2009) and created a fresh bootable usb image. The chip is now being detected correctly and working fine.
This suggests there is some problem with the upgrade routine from Jaunty. -- Atheros Wireless Network Chip AR5212 not detected https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/429595 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
