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[slumbergod <493720@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Sorry, Christopher. The bug report is very old and I am not using that release any more. You can disregard the report now.
Thanks.

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Title:
  Can't reconnect to wireless network after upgrade to 1.25 unless I
  reboot

Status in “linux” package in Ubuntu:
  Incomplete

Bug description:
  Binary package hint: linux-firmware

  With linux-firmware 1.24, I can reconnect to a wireless network by reloading the following wireless kernel modules:
  iwl3945, iwlcore, and mac80211. It isn't possible for me to reconnect unless I reload these modules with modprobe (though even having to do this is inconvenient).

  Following an upgrade to linux-firmware 1.25, a reboot becomes
  mandatory for reconnection i.e. reloading the above drivers no longer
  works.

  As soon as I downgrade to 1.24 I can reconnect again after manually
  reloading the drivers. This weekend I wondered why it stopped working
  again and it turned out I had forgot to lock the version at 1.24 and
  it had been automatically upgrades back to 1.25 in a subsequent system
  update. Back at 1.24 again and it works again.

  (No idea why I have to keep reloading kernel drivers to refresh the
  wireless stack though. It is frustrating but it is certainly better
  than rebooting everytime.)

  Intel 3945 wireless chipset.
  Xubuntu Karmic

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