andrewroth
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No, you mean a full reflash?
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No, you mean a full reflash?
gruso
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No not a full firmware flash, just the Hotfix 4 .pnd 
A few of us have solved wifi issues recently by reinstalling it.
A few of us have solved wifi issues recently by reinstalling it.andrewroth
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No not a full firmware flash, just the Hotfix 4 .pnd
Well, I'll be. After a 2nd hotfix 4 install, wireless is back. Even works without static for me. Thanks screeny and gruso.
gruso
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Good stuff Why it works we may never know.
Why it works we may never know.andrewroth
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It seems that it works for a while, then gets into the bad state again, and I need to install hotfix 4 over top again. Then it's good for a while. I think it has to do with closing the lid while still plugged in, maybe. Anyone else having this problem?
Hey guys, I just received my device, and I can't get Wifi working at home (and I could with two PCs and a PSP), DHCP or static, HF4 reinstalled or not...
I even tried to ditch NetworkManager and go through wpa_supplicant.
No suspect stuff in dmesg output.
I even had a ping on my router and a successful route to an external website with DNS lookup and all but just for a few seconds.
I'm heading to work to try on the router there, and I sure hope it's not an hardware fault but an upstream kernel bug or something that makes it incompatible with my Inventel Livebox.
Edit: OK, same problem with a Netgear router without encryption (but after more time).
EditEdit: Wait, it seems to work now with the Netgear router, after reinstalling HF4 and rebooting. Weird.
EditEditEdit: Connection was really flaky but disabling power management made it a tiny wee bit better (but still not usable, 33% packets lost).
So, any hints?
Is there any way to test the hardware to know if it's a software problem or not?
Should I wait for a next revision of the fw?
Is there a way to always make "power off" for wlan0 adapter by default?
I even tried to ditch NetworkManager and go through wpa_supplicant.
No suspect stuff in dmesg output.
I even had a ping on my router and a successful route to an external website with DNS lookup and all but just for a few seconds.
I'm heading to work to try on the router there, and I sure hope it's not an hardware fault but an upstream kernel bug or something that makes it incompatible with my Inventel Livebox.
Edit: OK, same problem with a Netgear router without encryption (but after more time).
EditEdit: Wait, it seems to work now with the Netgear router, after reinstalling HF4 and rebooting. Weird.
EditEditEdit: Connection was really flaky but disabling power management made it a tiny wee bit better (but still not usable, 33% packets lost).
So, any hints?
Is there any way to test the hardware to know if it's a software problem or not?
Should I wait for a next revision of the fw?
Is there a way to always make "power off" for wlan0 adapter by default?
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Ok, I tried lots of stuff to make it work without touching my router.
Then, out of despair, I changed from channel 5 to 7.
It now works like a charm
(Black Magic Inside, both channels were unused by other wireless equipment)
Edit: It's gone again... sigh...
Edit 2: The Beta firmware made it work!
Then, out of despair, I changed from channel 5 to 7.
It now works like a charm
(Black Magic Inside, both channels were unused by other wireless equipment)
Edit: It's gone again... sigh...
Edit 2: The Beta firmware made it work!
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