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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: mercutio22 <macabro22@xxxxxxxxx>
Date: Sat, 20 Feb 2010 06:34:44 -0000
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Guys, the wirelless device is still problematic in karmic. Dmesg shows:

[ 2483.325516] ath5k phy0: unsupported jumbo                                                                                 
[ 2616.601183] ath5k phy0: unsupported jumbo                                                                                 
[ 2834.055473] ath5k phy0: unsupported jumbo                                                                                 
[ 2841.692099] ath5k phy0: unsupported jumbo                                                                                 
[ 2896.072732] ath5k phy0: unsupported jumbo                                                                                 
[ 3032.987866] ath5k phy0: unsupported jumbo                                                                                 
[ 3195.345404] ath5k phy0: unsupported jumbo                                                                                 
[ 3225.722805] ath5k phy0: unsupported jumbo                                                                                 
[ 3310.922771] ath5k phy0: unsupported jumbo                                                                                 
[ 3317.450791] ath5k phy0: unsupported jumbo                                                                                 
[ 3560.978110] ath5k phy0: unsupported jumbo                                                                                 
[ 3573.727252] ath5k phy0: unsupported jumbo                                                                                 
[ 3616.676045] ath5k phy0: unsupported jumbo                                                                                 
[ 3813.206013] ath5k phy0: unsupported jumbo                                                                                 
[ 3844.361229] ath5k phy0: unsupported jumbo                                                                                 
[ 3982.939615] ath5k phy0: unsupported jumbo                                                                                 
[ 4081.575872] ath5k phy0: unsupported jumbo

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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” package in Ubuntu: Invalid
Status in “linux-restricted-modules-2.6.24” package in Ubuntu: Won't Fix
Status in “linux-backports-modules-2.6.24” source package in Hardy: Fix Released
Status in “linux-restricted-modules-2.6.24” source package in Hardy: Won't Fix
Status in “linux-backports-modules-2.6.24” source package in Intrepid: Invalid
Status in “linux-restricted-modules-2.6.24” source package in Intrepid: Won't Fix
Status in “linux-backports-modules-2.6.24” 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 :)