[Bug 561962] [NEW] Wireless doesn't work on Dell Latitude E6500

Tue Apr 13 02:03:24 UTC 2010

Public bug reported:

I see this in /var/log/syslog when I do
dgluss at dgluss-lt-lin:~$ sudo modprobe -r iwlagn
dgluss at dgluss-lt-lin:~$ sudo modprobe iwlagn
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Apr 12 19:01:33 dgluss-lt-lin kernel: [ 1518.406943] cfg80211: Calling CRDA to update world regulatory domain
Apr 12 19:01:33 dgluss-lt-lin kernel: [ 1518.410339] cfg80211: World regulatory domain updated:
Apr 12 19:01:33 dgluss-lt-lin kernel: [ 1518.410342] 	(start_freq - end_freq @ bandwidth), (max_antenna_gain, max_eirp)
Apr 12 19:01:33 dgluss-lt-lin kernel: [ 1518.410345] 	(2402000 KHz - 2472000 KHz @ 40000 KHz), (300 mBi, 2000 mBm)
Apr 12 19:01:33 dgluss-lt-lin kernel: [ 1518.410347] 	(2457000 KHz - 2482000 KHz @ 20000 KHz), (300 mBi, 2000 mBm)
Apr 12 19:01:33 dgluss-lt-lin kernel: [ 1518.410349] 	(2474000 KHz - 2494000 KHz @ 20000 KHz), (300 mBi, 2000 mBm)
Apr 12 19:01:33 dgluss-lt-lin kernel: [ 1518.410352] 	(5170000 KHz - 5250000 KHz @ 40000 KHz), (300 mBi, 2000 mBm)
Apr 12 19:01:33 dgluss-lt-lin kernel: [ 1518.410354] 	(5735000 KHz - 5835000 KHz @ 40000 KHz), (300 mBi, 2000 mBm)
Apr 12 19:01:33 dgluss-lt-lin kernel: [ 1518.440396] iwlagn: Intel(R) Wireless WiFi Link AGN driver for Linux, 1.3.27k
Apr 12 19:01:33 dgluss-lt-lin kernel: [ 1518.440399] iwlagn: Copyright(c) 2003-2009 Intel Corporation
Apr 12 19:01:33 dgluss-lt-lin kernel: [ 1518.440470] iwlagn 0000:0c:00.0: PCI INT A -> GSI 17 (level, low) -> IRQ 17
Apr 12 19:01:33 dgluss-lt-lin kernel: [ 1518.440483] iwlagn 0000:0c:00.0: setting latency timer to 64
Apr 12 19:01:33 dgluss-lt-lin kernel: [ 1518.440558] iwlagn 0000:0c:00.0: Detected Intel Wireless WiFi Link 5100AGN REV=0x54
Apr 12 19:01:33 dgluss-lt-lin NetworkManager: <info>  Found wlan radio killswitch rfkill3 (at /sys/devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:1c.1/0000:0c:00.0/ieee80211/phy0/rfkill3) (driver <unknown>)
Apr 12 19:01:33 dgluss-lt-lin kernel: [ 1518.476717] iwlagn 0000:0c:00.0: Tunable channels: 13 802.11bg, 24 802.11a channels
Apr 12 19:01:33 dgluss-lt-lin kernel: [ 1518.476794] iwlagn 0000:0c:00.0: irq 30 for MSI/MSI-X
Apr 12 19:01:33 dgluss-lt-lin kernel: [ 1518.477381] phy0: Selected rate control algorithm 'iwl-agn-rs'
Apr 12 19:01:33 dgluss-lt-lin NetworkManager:    SCPlugin-Ifupdown: devices added (path: /sys/devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:1c.1/0000:0c:00.0/net/wlan0, iface: wlan0)
Apr 12 19:01:33 dgluss-lt-lin NetworkManager:    SCPlugin-Ifupdown: device added (path: /sys/devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:1c.1/0000:0c:00.0/net/wlan0, iface: wlan0): no ifupdown configuration found.
Apr 12 19:01:33 dgluss-lt-lin NetworkManager: <info>  (wlan0): driver supports SSID scans (scan_capa 0x01).
Apr 12 19:01:33 dgluss-lt-lin NetworkManager: <info>  (wlan0): new 802.11 WiFi device (driver: 'iwlagn')
Apr 12 19:01:33 dgluss-lt-lin NetworkManager: <info>  (wlan0): exported as /org/freedesktop/NetworkManager/Devices/3
Apr 12 19:01:33 dgluss-lt-lin NetworkManager: <info>  (wlan0): now managed
Apr 12 19:01:33 dgluss-lt-lin NetworkManager: <info>  (wlan0): device state change: 1 -> 2 (reason 2)
Apr 12 19:01:33 dgluss-lt-lin NetworkManager: <info>  (wlan0): bringing up device.
Apr 12 19:01:33 dgluss-lt-lin NetworkManager: <info>  (wlan0): deactivating device (reason: 2).
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Wireless used to work, albeit with great difficulty, in 9.10.

Possibly one could argue that (reason: 2) is not as clear as it could
be.

DG

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 10.04
Package: linux-image-2.6.32-20-generic 2.6.32-20.30
Regression: Yes
Reproducible: Yes
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.32-20.30-generic 2.6.32.11+drm33.2
Uname: Linux 2.6.32-20-generic x86_64
AlsaVersion: Advanced Linux Sound Architecture Driver Version 1.0.21.
Architecture: amd64
ArecordDevices:
 **** List of CAPTURE Hardware Devices ****
 card 0: Intel [HDA Intel], device 0: STAC92xx Analog [STAC92xx Analog]
   Subdevices: 2/2
   Subdevice #0: subdevice #0
   Subdevice #1: subdevice #1
AudioDevicesInUse:
 USER        PID ACCESS COMMAND
 /dev/snd/controlC0:  dgluss     1598 F.... pulseaudio
CRDA: Error: [Errno 2] No such file or directory
Card0.Amixer.info:
 Card hw:0 'Intel'/'HDA Intel at 0xf6adc000 irq 21'
   Mixer name	: 'Intel G45 DEVCTG'
   Components	: 'HDA:111d76b2,1028024f,00100302 HDA:80862802,80860101,00100000'
   Controls      : 24
   Simple ctrls  : 15
Date: Mon Apr 12 18:54:07 2010
HibernationDevice: RESUME=UUID=0998bcc5-c9e6-4e52-9bfb-33748628c75d
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 10.04 "Lucid Lynx" - Beta amd64 (20100406.1)
MachineType: Dell Inc. Latitude E6500
PccardctlIdent:
 Socket 0:
   no product info available
PccardctlStatus:
 Socket 0:
   no card
ProcCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-2.6.32-20-generic root=UUID=bdfc1363-d2e4-4057-bea0-2df22867e6bf ro quiet splash
ProcEnviron:
 PATH=(custom, user)
 LANG=en_US.utf8
 SHELL=/bin/bash
RelatedPackageVersions: linux-firmware 1.33
SourcePackage: linux
dmi.bios.date: 07/31/2009
dmi.bios.vendor: Dell Inc.
dmi.bios.version: A14
dmi.board.name: 0W612R
dmi.board.vendor: Dell Inc.
dmi.chassis.type: 8
dmi.chassis.vendor: Dell Inc.
dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnDellInc.:bvrA14:bd07/31/2009:svnDellInc.:pnLatitudeE6500:pvr:rvnDellInc.:rn0W612R:rvr:cvnDellInc.:ct8:cvr:
dmi.product.name: Latitude E6500
dmi.sys.vendor: Dell Inc.

** Affects: linux (Ubuntu)
     Importance: Undecided
         Status: New

** Tags: amd64 apport-bug lucid needs-upstream-testing networking regression-potential

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Wireless doesn't work on Dell Latitude E6500
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