Comment 29 for bug 441161

Sadly but i must say new kernel didn't fix the bug.

On Fri, Oct 9, 2009 at 3:03 PM, Alexander Sack <email address hidden> wrote:

> this is a duplicate of bug 430809 which was just fixed in latest kernel
>
> ** Changed in: linux (Ubuntu)
> Status: Triaged => Fix Released
>
> --
> [karmic][iwlagn][dell-wifi] MASTER "wireless disabled" for IWL 3945 4965
> 5100 and 5300 devices if booted with killswitch/rfkill enabled
> https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/441161
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>
> Status in “linux” package in Ubuntu: Fix Released
>
> Bug description:
> Binary package hint: network-manager
>
> After a fresh Karmic Koala install, Network Manager is showing Wireless as
> disabled, and it is not possible to enable it. However the device does work
> with the kernel.
>
> My workaround: install an /etc/wpa_supplicant.conf file and running
> wpa_supplicant manually from /etc/network/interfaces
>
> samv@maia:~$ cat /etc/network/interfaces
> auto lo
> iface lo inet loopback
>
> #auto eth0
> iface eth0 inet dhcp
>
> #auto wlan0
> iface wlan0 inet dhcp
> pre-up wpa_supplicant -Dwext -iwlan0 -c/etc/wpa_supplicant.conf -B -s
> down killall wpa_supplicant
>
> samv@maia:~$ cat /etc/wpa_supplicant.conf
> ctrl_interface=/var/run/wpa_supplicant
> ctrl_interface_group=users
>
> #ap_scan=2
>
> #
> # home network; allow all valid ciphers
> network={
> ssid="MyNetwork"
> scan_ssid=1
> proto=WPA
> pairwise=TKIP
> key_mgmt=WPA-PSK
> psk="SecretPassword"
> }
>
> samv@maia:~$ sudo ifup wlan0
>
> related kernel messages:
>
> [ 11.573058] iwlagn: Intel(R) Wireless WiFi Link AGN driver for Linux,
> 1.3.27k
> [ 11.573061] iwlagn: Copyright(c) 2003-2009 Intel Corporation
> [ 11.573421] iwlagn 0000:0c:00.0: PCI INT A -> GSI 17 (level, low) -> IRQ
> 17
> [ 11.573453] iwlagn 0000:0c:00.0: setting latency timer to 64
> [ 11.573506] iwlagn 0000:0c:00.0: Detected Intel Wireless WiFi Link
> 4965AGN REV=0x4
> [ 11.581549] Synaptics Touchpad, model: 1, fw: 6.2, id: 0xfa0b1, caps:
> 0xa04713/0x200000
> [ 11.617029] input: SynPS/2 Synaptics TouchPad as
> /devices/platform/i8042/serio1/input/input8
> [ 11.626880] iwlagn 0000:0c:00.0: Tunable channels: 11 802.11bg, 13
> 802.11a channels
> [ 11.626955] alloc irq_desc for 28 on node 0
> [ 11.626957] alloc kstat_irqs on node 0
> [ 11.626981] iwlagn 0000:0c:00.0: irq 28 for MSI/MSI-X
> [ 11.724623] phy0: Selected rate control algorithm 'iwl-agn-rs'
> [ 11.848705] cfg80211: World regulatory domain updated:
> [ 11.848708] (start_freq - end_freq @ bandwidth), (max_antenna_gain,
> max_eirp)
> [ 11.848711] (2402000 KHz - 2472000 KHz @ 40000 KHz), (300 mBi, 2000
> mBm)
> [ 11.848714] (2457000 KHz - 2482000 KHz @ 20000 KHz), (300 mBi, 2000
> mBm)
> [ 11.848717] (2474000 KHz - 2494000 KHz @ 20000 KHz), (300 mBi, 2000
> mBm)
> [ 11.848719] (5170000 KHz - 5250000 KHz @ 40000 KHz), (300 mBi, 2000
> mBm)
> [ 11.848722] (5735000 KHz - 5835000 KHz @ 40000 KHz), (300 mBi, 2000
> mBm)
>
> I think this was logged when I manually tried to 'iwlist wlan0 scanning';
>
> [ 839.672238] iwlagn 0000:0c:00.0: firmware: requesting
> iwlwifi-4965-2.ucode
> [ 839.743563] iwlagn 0000:0c:00.0: loaded firmware version 228.61.2.24
> [ 839.962427] Registered led device: iwl-phy0::radio
> [ 839.962465] Registered led device: iwl-phy0::assoc
> [ 839.962500] Registered led device: iwl-phy0::RX
> [ 839.962533] Registered led device: iwl-phy0::TX
> [ 840.006024] ADDRCONF(NETDEV_UP): wlan0: link is not ready
>
> With wpa_supplicant, logged:
>
> [ 1756.714143] wlan0: authenticate with AP 00:1c:10:22:0f:e6
> [ 1756.715971] wlan0: authenticated
> [ 1756.715976] wlan0: associate with AP 00:1c:10:22:0f:e6
> [ 1756.718684] wlan0: RX AssocResp from 00:1c:10:22:0f:e6 (capab=0x411
> status=0 aid=1)
> [ 1756.718690] wlan0: associated
> [ 1756.742052] ADDRCONF(NETDEV_CHANGE): wlan0: link becomes ready
> [ 1766.964090] wlan0: no IPv6 routers present
> [ 1775.084236] wlan0: deauthenticating by local choice (reason=3)
> [ 1775.116132] wlan0: deauthenticating by local choice (reason=3)
> [ 1850.198667] Registered led device: iwl-phy0::radio
> [ 1850.198705] Registered led device: iwl-phy0::assoc
> [ 1850.198742] Registered led device: iwl-phy0::RX
> [ 1850.198775] Registered led device: iwl-phy0::TX
> [ 1850.235886] ADDRCONF(NETDEV_UP): wlan0: link is not ready
> [ 1851.891766] wlan0: authenticate with AP 00:1c:10:22:0f:e6
> [ 1851.893977] wlan0: authenticated
> [ 1851.893984] wlan0: associate with AP 00:1c:10:22:0f:e6
> [ 1851.896781] wlan0: RX AssocResp from 00:1c:10:22:0f:e6 (capab=0x411
> status=0 aid=1)
> [ 1851.896789] wlan0: associated
> [ 1851.922217] ADDRCONF(NETDEV_CHANGE): wlan0: link becomes ready
> [ 1862.244046] wlan0: no IPv6 routers present
> [ 2409.221414] CE: hpet increasing min_delta_ns to 22500 nsec
> [ 2738.508056] wlan0: deauthenticating by local choice (reason=3)
>
> ProblemType: Bug
> Architecture: amd64
> CRDA: Error: [Errno 2] No such file or directory
> Date: Sat Oct 3 21:08:11 2009
> DistroRelease: Ubuntu 9.10
> Gconf:
>
> InterestingModules: b44
> IpRoute:
> 192.168.69.0/24 dev wlan0 proto kernel scope link src 192.168.69.233
> 169.254.0.0/16 dev wlan0 scope link metric 1000
> default via 192.168.69.1 dev wlan0 metric 100
> Package: network-manager 0.8~a~git.20090923t064445.b20cef2-0ubuntu2
> ProcEnviron:
> LANG=en_NZ.UTF-8
> SHELL=/bin/bash
> ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.31-11.36-generic
> SourcePackage: network-manager
> Tags: driver-b44
> Uname: Linux 2.6.31-11-generic x86_64
>