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linux-restricted-modules-2.6.24 package

Default firmware for acx11 is non-ideal

Bug #58384 reported by Matthew Garrett
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linux-restricted-modules-2.6.24 (Ubuntu)
Fix Released
High
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Bug Description

Binary package hint: linux-restricted-modules-2.6.17-6-686

The acx11 driver notes that the 2.3.1.31 firmware doesn't really work, so it's probably not optimal to have it as the default for acx11s.

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Sebastian Rode (sebastian-ro-deactivatedaccount) wrote :

Thank you for taking the time to report this bug and helping to make Ubuntu better. You reported this bug a while ago and there hasn't been any activity in it recently. We were wondering is this still an issue for you?
Thanks in advance.

Changed in linux-restricted-modules-2.6.17:
status: New → Incomplete
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Timo Aaltonen (tjaalton) wrote :

Hardy seems to use the same firmware, bumping the version.

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Timo Aaltonen (tjaalton) wrote :

Matthew, what version would be a better one? There's a 2.4.0.70-USB available from http://www.geexbox.org/firmwares/WiFi/acx/

Timo Aaltonen (tjaalton)
Changed in linux-restricted-modules-2.6.24:
importance: Undecided → Low
importance: Low → High
Sebastian Rode (sebastian-ro-deactivatedaccount)
Changed in linux-restricted-modules-2.6.24:
status: Incomplete → New
status: New → Incomplete
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mjw99 (mark-williamson) wrote :

This in my experience has nothing to do with firmware version. I've been encountering this problem on a different platform (AR7/Openwrt) and I've tried different firmwares (2.3.1.31 and 1.2.1.34) and I still see it. I conclude that it is a bug in the acx code, but unfortunately acx development is not really happening at the moment.

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mjw99 (mark-williamson) wrote :

I've found the issue with my problem, basically it occurs when the wlan0 device is part of a bridge with an ethernet device. Weird traffic seems to get generated from the DS part which never gets ACKed when broadcast.

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Pablo Castellano (pablocastellano) wrote :

Could you please confirm if this issue is still happening?
Could you also test it in the last Ubuntu Intrepid release?
Thanks in advance.

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Dimitrios Symeonidis (azimout) wrote :

in intrepid's 2.6.27-12, modinfo acx gives me srcversion: 232F9E4F58301EF2CBA0088
marking as fix released...

Changed in linux-restricted-modules-2.6.24:
status: Incomplete → Fix Released
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