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[Bug 182489] Re: Atheros wireless (AR5007) not working on various laptops, including the ASUS Eee PC

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From: kseise <kevin@xxxxxxxxx>
Date: Thu, 19 Feb 2009 01:46:04 -0000
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Not working on my Jaunty system on a Thinkpad A21M.

kseise@old-laptop:~$ lspci
00:00.0 Host bridge: Intel Corporation 440BX/ZX/DX - 82443BX/ZX/DX Host bridge (rev 03)
00:01.0 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation 440BX/ZX/DX - 82443BX/ZX/DX AGP bridge (rev 03)
00:02.0 CardBus bridge: Texas Instruments PCI1450 (rev 03)
00:02.1 CardBus bridge: Texas Instruments PCI1450 (rev 03)
00:03.0 Ethernet controller: Intel Corporation 82557/8/9/0/1 Ethernet Pro 100 (rev 09)
00:03.1 Serial controller: Xircom Mini-PCI V.90 56k Modem
00:05.0 Multimedia audio controller: Cirrus Logic CS 4614/22/24/30 [CrystalClear SoundFusion Audio Accelerator] (rev 01)
00:07.0 Bridge: Intel Corporation 82371AB/EB/MB PIIX4 ISA (rev 02)
00:07.1 IDE interface: Intel Corporation 82371AB/EB/MB PIIX4 IDE (rev 01)
00:07.2 USB Controller: Intel Corporation 82371AB/EB/MB PIIX4 USB (rev 01)
00:07.3 Bridge: Intel Corporation 82371AB/EB/MB PIIX4 ACPI (rev 03)
01:00.0 VGA compatible controller: ATI Technologies Inc Rage Mobility P/M AGP 2x (rev 64)
02:00.0 Ethernet controller: Atheros Communications Inc. Atheros AR5001X+ Wireless Network Adapter (rev 01)
kseise@old-laptop:~$

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Atheros wireless (AR5007) not working on various laptops, including the ASUS Eee PC
https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/182489
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Status in MadWifi - Atheros Drivers: Won't Fix
Status in “linux-backports-modules-2.6.24” source package in Ubuntu: Invalid
Status in “linux-restricted-modules-2.6.24” source package in Ubuntu: Won't Fix
Status in linux-backports-modules-2.6.24 in Ubuntu Hardy: Fix Released
Status in linux-restricted-modules-2.6.24 in Ubuntu Hardy: Won't Fix
Status in linux-backports-modules-2.6.24 in Ubuntu Intrepid: Invalid
Status in linux-restricted-modules-2.6.24 in Ubuntu Intrepid: Won't Fix
Status in “linux-backports-modules-2.6.24” source package in Baltix: New

Bug description:
Binary package hint: linux-restricted-modules

The Eee PC has non-working wireless out of the box. A patch is available from the madwifi website:

http://madwifi.org/ticket/1679

I'd like to have working wireless in hardy, without having to patch/compile manually :)