Buy a Mac and your problems are solved On Friday, July 26, 2013, Petter Reinholdtsen wrote:
> Any hope of having this problem fixed in an official kernel in raring? It > seem to affect Packard Bell EasyNote LV, > http://www.linlap.com/packard_bell_easynote_lv . The network connection > seem to fall out after a few minutes. > > -- > You received this bug notification because you are subscribed to the bug > report. > https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1160188 > > Title: > ATH9K wireless signal weak > > Status in The Linux Kernel: > Fix Released > Status in “linux” package in Ubuntu: > Confirmed > Status in “linux” package in Gentoo Linux: > New > > Bug description: > AR9485 Wireless Network Adapter has a low signal when in close range > of station. > > I disabled hardware encryption with putting: > options ath9k nohwcrypt=1 > in > /etc/modprobe.d/ath9k.conf > > That doesn't seemed to help. > > The signal has 2 bars while it has full strength in windows. (I am 2 > meters away from the wifi station) > > s400ca:~$ rfkill list all > 2: asus-wlan: Wireless LAN > Soft blocked: no > Hard blocked: no > 3: asus-bluetooth: Bluetooth > Soft blocked: no > Hard blocked: no > 4: hci0: Bluetooth > Soft blocked: no > Hard blocked: no > 5: phy0: Wireless LAN > Soft blocked: no > Hard blocked: no > > ProblemType: Bug > DistroRelease: Ubuntu 12.10 > Package: linux-image-3.5.0-26-generic 3.5.0-26.42 > ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.5.0-26.42-generic 3.5.7.6 > Uname: Linux 3.5.0-26-generic x86_64 > ApportVersion: 2.6.1-0ubuntu10 > Architecture: amd64 > AudioDevicesInUse: > USER PID ACCESS COMMAND > /dev/snd/controlC0: jintux 1988 F.... pulseaudio > Date: Tue Mar 26 06:33:06 2013 > InstallationDate: Installed on 2013-03-25 (0 days ago) > InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 12.10 "Quantal Quetzal" - Release amd64 > (20121017.5) > MachineType: ASUSTeK COMPUTER INC. S400CA > MarkForUpload: True > ProcEnviron: > TERM=xterm > PATH=(custom, no user) > XDG_RUNTIME_DIR=<set> > LANG=en_US.UTF-8 > SHELL=/bin/bash > ProcFB: 0 inteldrmfb > ProcKernelCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-3.5.0-26-generic > root=UUID=52689dee-4881-48b6-8cca-602e15292652 ro quiet splash vt.handoff=7 > RelatedPackageVersions: > linux-restricted-modules-3.5.0-26-generic N/A > linux-backports-modules-3.5.0-26-generic N/A > linux-firmware 1.95 > SourcePackage: linux > UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install) > dmi.bios.date: 09/28/2012 > dmi.bios.vendor: American Megatrends Inc. > dmi.bios.version: S400CA.203 > dmi.board.asset.tag: ATN12345678901234567 > dmi.board.name: S400CA > dmi.board.vendor: ASUSTeK COMPUTER INC. > dmi.board.version: 1.0 > dmi.chassis.asset.tag: No Asset Tag > dmi.chassis.type: 10 > dmi.chassis.vendor: ASUSTeK COMPUTER INC. > dmi.chassis.version: 1.0 > dmi.modalias: > dmi:bvnAmericanMegatrendsInc.:bvrS400CA.203:bd09/28/2012:svnASUSTeKCOMPUTERINC.:pnS400CA:pvr1.0:rvnASUSTeKCOMPUTERINC.:rnS400CA:rvr1.0:cvnASUSTeKCOMPUTERINC.:ct10:cvr1.0: > dmi.product.name: S400CA > dmi.product.version: 1.0 > dmi.sys.vendor: ASUSTeK COMPUTER INC. > > To manage notifications about this bug go to: > https://bugs.launchpad.net/linux/+bug/1160188/+subscriptions > -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Kernel Packages, which is subscribed to linux in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1160188 Title: ATH9K wireless signal weak Status in The Linux Kernel: Fix Released Status in “linux” package in Ubuntu: Confirmed Status in “linux” package in Gentoo Linux: New Bug description: AR9485 Wireless Network Adapter has a low signal when in close range of station. I disabled hardware encryption with putting: options ath9k nohwcrypt=1 in /etc/modprobe.d/ath9k.conf That doesn't seemed to help. The signal has 2 bars while it has full strength in windows. (I am 2 meters away from the wifi station) s400ca:~$ rfkill list all 2: asus-wlan: Wireless LAN Soft blocked: no Hard blocked: no 3: asus-bluetooth: Bluetooth Soft blocked: no Hard blocked: no 4: hci0: Bluetooth Soft blocked: no Hard blocked: no 5: phy0: Wireless LAN Soft blocked: no Hard blocked: no ProblemType: Bug DistroRelease: Ubuntu 12.10 Package: linux-image-3.5.0-26-generic 3.5.0-26.42 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.5.0-26.42-generic 3.5.7.6 Uname: Linux 3.5.0-26-generic x86_64 ApportVersion: 2.6.1-0ubuntu10 Architecture: amd64 AudioDevicesInUse: USER PID ACCESS COMMAND /dev/snd/controlC0: jintux 1988 F.... pulseaudio Date: Tue Mar 26 06:33:06 2013 InstallationDate: Installed on 2013-03-25 (0 days ago) InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 12.10 "Quantal Quetzal" - Release amd64 (20121017.5) MachineType: ASUSTeK COMPUTER INC. S400CA MarkForUpload: True ProcEnviron: TERM=xterm PATH=(custom, no user) XDG_RUNTIME_DIR=<set> LANG=en_US.UTF-8 SHELL=/bin/bash ProcFB: 0 inteldrmfb ProcKernelCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-3.5.0-26-generic root=UUID=52689dee-4881-48b6-8cca-602e15292652 ro quiet splash vt.handoff=7 RelatedPackageVersions: linux-restricted-modules-3.5.0-26-generic N/A linux-backports-modules-3.5.0-26-generic N/A linux-firmware 1.95 SourcePackage: linux UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install) dmi.bios.date: 09/28/2012 dmi.bios.vendor: American Megatrends Inc. dmi.bios.version: S400CA.203 dmi.board.asset.tag: ATN12345678901234567 dmi.board.name: S400CA dmi.board.vendor: ASUSTeK COMPUTER INC. dmi.board.version: 1.0 dmi.chassis.asset.tag: No Asset Tag dmi.chassis.type: 10 dmi.chassis.vendor: ASUSTeK COMPUTER INC. dmi.chassis.version: 1.0 dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnAmericanMegatrendsInc.:bvrS400CA.203:bd09/28/2012:svnASUSTeKCOMPUTERINC.:pnS400CA:pvr1.0:rvnASUSTeKCOMPUTERINC.:rnS400CA:rvr1.0:cvnASUSTeKCOMPUTERINC.:ct10:cvr1.0: dmi.product.name: S400CA dmi.product.version: 1.0 dmi.sys.vendor: ASUSTeK COMPUTER INC. 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