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linux-source-2.6.20 package

acx version is horriby outdated

Bug #78075 reported by Carlos Martín Nieto
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Affects Status Importance Assigned to Milestone
linux-source-2.6.20 (Ubuntu)
Fix Released
Medium
Kyle McMartin

Bug Description

Binary package hint: linux-source-2.6.20

Hi,

 The version of the acx driver in ubuntu is very old (from december 2005 with a few updates). There exists a much-improved version that has just been released.

 I'd like to send a patch in order to update this driver in ubuntu (for feisty, mainly), but I'm not sure what the best approach is. Should this patch be agains the current ubuntu kernel (linux-source-2.6.20-3) or against the upstream kernel (basically just adding the driver to kernel/ubuntu/wireless/)?

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Ben Collins (ben-collins) wrote :

Against current Ubuntu kernel. Also, unless some new mechanism exists, the code we have to select firmware version at module load time needs to be retained.

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Ben Collins (ben-collins) wrote :

BTW, you didn't mention if the newer version fixed things for you.

If there's nothing broken with the current version, It's not going to be high priority to do the update.

Changed in linux-source-2.6.20:
importance: Undecided → Low
status: Unconfirmed → Confirmed
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Carlos Martín Nieto (cmn) wrote :

Yes, the latest version fixes my issue.

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Carlos Martín Nieto (cmn) wrote :

Here it is.

I have kept the firmware loading the "ubuntu way" and deleted some very verbose warning about firmware images, as ubuntu provides those images in their correct form.

The USB is mostly same as the old one. I have not updated all as most of the updates have been to add experimental support to a new device (and it doesn't work yet).

This fixes my issue, bug #77849 (and this bug), so it is usable in feisty now.

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Carlos Martín Nieto (cmn) wrote :

Sorry, here is a correct one. The one I submitted before lacked a couple of newlines, which make the kernel log very messy.

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Tristan Brindle (tristan-brindle) wrote :

> If there's nothing broken with the current version, It's not going to
> be high priority to do the update.

As reported in Bug #78843, ACX111 wireless cards are currently detected as having "no wireless extensions" in Feisty, leaving them rather useless . According to this page:

http://acx100.sourceforge.net/wiki/Distribution_list/Ubuntu

using the latest driver version solves this problem.

This being the case, please could you have another look at the priority for this patch? I need my wireless back!

Thanks

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Kyle McMartin (kyle) wrote :

I'll look over the patch versus upstream and merge it into my tree for Ben if it's sane.

Cheers, Kyle

Changed in linux-source-2.6.20:
status: Confirmed → In Progress
assignee: nobody → kyle
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Kyle McMartin (kyle) wrote :

Fix committed to my git tree.

Changed in linux-source-2.6.20:
status: In Progress → Fix Committed
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Kyle McMartin (kyle) wrote :

Marking as medium since it represents a regression if wireless extensions are broken.

Changed in linux-source-2.6.20:
importance: Low → Medium
Ben Collins (ben-collins)
Changed in linux-source-2.6.20:
status: Fix Committed → Fix Released
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