[Bug 496093] Re: [lucid] rt2860 frequently fails to connect to mixed mode WPA/WPA2 secured wireless networks

[Chris Barker]

Since my attempt for a solution is mentioned here I'd like to weigh in
with my comments. My driver patch instructions only seem to work with
the original (2.6.31) 10.04 kernel. Today brought an update that
installs kernel 2.6.32. This of course breaks my workaround. Strangely,
my instructions to compile a driver do not seem to work with kernel
2.6.32? I have now installed the test 2.6.33 kernel and it actually
works and I am online but now I can only connect a 802.11g speeds (e.g.
54mbs) and not the 802.11n (e.g. 135 mbs) speed I could using my
compiled driver? Oh well, I guess I should be thankful I can still
connect at all!

I have to agree with post #107 about how poorly this reflects on Ubuntu
10.04 which I think is otherwise a very nice release. I didn't whine, I
tried to do something about it but it is not proper that end users have
to go through these hoops to get up and running. I've got a half dozen
usb network sticks with names like Dlink, Linksys, SMC, Tenda, etc. Only
one of these actually works out of the box with Ubuntu 10.04. Not a
great batting average?

I actually looked at the "Wifi Docs Wireless Cards Supported" page. I
drilled down on some of the links and there are a lot of gaps and no
testing for over a year? Ralink is not even listed in the "By
Manufacturer" list? Oddly, at the top of the doc there is this
statement:  "mentions Ralink and Realtek as open-source friendly Wifi
vendors". Huh? Who maintains this stuff?

https://help.ubuntu.com/community/WifiDocs/WirelessCardsSupported

http://www.ctbarker.info/2010/05/followup-on-ubuntu-wireless-and-
wpa.html

http://www.ctbarker.info/2010/05/ubuntu-1004-wireless-chipsets-and-
wpa.html

-CB

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[lucid] rt2860 frequently fails to connect to mixed mode WPA/WPA2 secured wireless networks
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