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["Christopher M. Penalver" <christopher.m.penalver@xxxxxxxxx>]

vagrale, as per http://www.sony.co.uk/support/en/product/VGN-
N11M_W/updates an update is available for your BIOS (R0030J4). If you
update to this, does it change anything?

If not, could you please both specify what happened, and provide the output of the following terminal command:
sudo dmidecode -s bios-version && sudo dmidecode -s bios-release-date

Thank you for your understanding.

** Tags added: bios-outdated-r0030j4 needs-upstream-testing regression-
potential

** Changed in: linux (Ubuntu)
       Status: Confirmed => Incomplete

** Summary changed:

- Ubuntu 12.04Lts - AR242x / AR542x Wireless Network Adapter (PCI-Express) [168c:001c]
+ 168c:001c [Sony VAIO VGN-N11M/W] Ubuntu 12.04Lts - AR242x / AR542x Wireless Network Adapter (PCI-Express)

** Attachment removed: "lspci-vnvn.log"
   https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux/+bug/1092173/+attachment/3463963/+files/lspci-vnvn.log

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Title:
  168c:001c [Sony VAIO VGN-N11M/W] Ubuntu 12.04Lts - AR242x / AR542x
  Wireless Network Adapter (PCI-Express)

Status in “linux” package in Ubuntu:
  Incomplete

Bug description:
  Wireless stop working after last updates.
  Sometimes works after boot for some minutes, sometimes doesn't work.
  I tried with latest kernel version, but same problem.

  :~$ cat /proc/version_signature
  Ubuntu 3.2.0-35.55-generic 3.2.34

  ProblemType: Bug
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 12.04
  Package: linux-image-3.2.0-35-generic 3.2.0-35.55
  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.2.0-35.55-generic 3.2.34
  Uname: Linux 3.2.0-35-generic i686
  AlsaVersion: Advanced Linux Sound Architecture Driver Version 1.0.24.
  AplayDevices:
   **** List of PLAYBACK Hardware Devices ****
   card 0: Intel [HDA Intel], device 0: ALC262 Analog [ALC262 Analog]
     Subdevices: 1/1
     Subdevice #0: subdevice #0
  ApportVersion: 2.0.1-0ubuntu17
  Architecture: i386
  ArecordDevices:
   **** List of CAPTURE Hardware Devices ****
   card 0: Intel [HDA Intel], device 0: ALC262 Analog [ALC262 Analog]
     Subdevices: 1/1
     Subdevice #0: subdevice #0
  AudioDevicesInUse:
   USER        PID ACCESS COMMAND
   /dev/snd/controlC0:  vagelis    2214 F.... pulseaudio
                        vagelis    2284 F.... mixer_applet2
  Card0.Amixer.info:
   Card hw:0 'Intel'/'HDA Intel at 0xdc240000 irq 44'
     Mixer name	: 'Realtek ALC262'
     Components	: 'HDA:10ec0262,104d1600,00100100 HDA:14f12c06,104d1700,00100000'
     Controls      : 17
     Simple ctrls  : 9
  Date: Wed Dec 19 17:26:10 2012
  HibernationDevice: RESUME=UUID=6cf5e1f9-ac27-4bb2-b196-ce8f479dc64d
  InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 9.10 "Karmic Koala" - Release i386 (20091028.5)
  Lsusb:
   Bus 001 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub
   Bus 002 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub
   Bus 003 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub
   Bus 004 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub
   Bus 002 Device 002: ID 04b4:0060 Cypress Semiconductor Corp.
  MachineType: Sony Corporation VGN-N11M_W
  MarkForUpload: True
  PccardctlIdent:
   Socket 0:
     no product info available
  PccardctlStatus:
   Socket 0:
     no card
  ProcEnviron:
   LANGUAGE=el_GR:el:en_GB:en
   TERM=xterm
   PATH=(custom, no user)
   LANG=el_GR.UTF-8
   SHELL=/bin/bash
  ProcFB: 0 inteldrmfb
  ProcKernelCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-3.2.0-35-generic root=UUID=23244617-965e-4cf3-8373-c87d09b09a5e ro quiet splash vt.handoff=7
  RelatedPackageVersions:
   linux-restricted-modules-3.2.0-35-generic N/A
   linux-backports-modules-3.2.0-35-generic  N/A
   linux-firmware                            1.79.2
  RfKill:
   0: phy0: Wireless LAN
   	Soft blocked: no
   	Hard blocked: no
  SourcePackage: linux
  StagingDrivers: zram
  UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to precise on 2012-04-17 (246 days ago)
  dmi.bios.date: 09/07/2006
  dmi.bios.vendor: Phoenix Technologies LTD
  dmi.bios.version: R0020J4
  dmi.board.asset.tag: N/A
  dmi.board.name: VAIO
  dmi.board.vendor: Sony Corporation
  dmi.board.version: N/A
  dmi.chassis.asset.tag: N/A
  dmi.chassis.type: 10
  dmi.chassis.vendor: Sony Corporation
  dmi.chassis.version: N/A
  dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnPhoenixTechnologiesLTD:bvrR0020J4:bd09/07/2006:svnSonyCorporation:pnVGN-N11M_W:pvrC3LMWFF7:rvnSonyCorporation:rnVAIO:rvrN/A:cvnSonyCorporation:ct10:cvrN/A:
  dmi.product.name: VGN-N11M_W
  dmi.product.version: C3LMWFF7
  dmi.sys.vendor: Sony Corporation

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