Re: [Kernel-packages] [Bug 1513930] Re: linux-firmware breaks support for Lenovo Z580

2015-11-06 Thread Mark Sobkow
I am *so* impressed with Ubuntu's tech support. Rather than investigate one of two updates that were delivered last night, they mark a bug report as "invalid" so they can maintain their bug fix quota. Shameful. When 15.04 reaches EOL, I'll try upgrading to 15.10 again. If there are any problems

Re: [Kernel-packages] [Bug 1513930] Re: linux-firmware breaks support for Lenovo Z580

2015-11-06 Thread Mark Sobkow
There may have been a linux-kernel-generic install as well. That could be responsible if not linux-firmware. But there were only two updates delivered last night, so it has to be one of the two. On Fri, 2015-11-06 at 20:54 +, Seth Forshee wrote: > It seems unlikely that a linux-firmware upd

Re: [Kernel-packages] [Bug 1513930] Re: linux-firmware breaks support for Lenovo Z580

2015-11-06 Thread Mark Sobkow
Firmware doesn't include the firmware for the USB devices and such? Perhaps I identified the wrong thing, but the only thing I recall getting installed last night was linux-firmware. And I am NOT going to reinstall that piece of shit because I can't even get online with it installed and I only hav

[Kernel-packages] [Bug 1513930] [NEW] linux-firmware breaks support for Lenovo Z580

2015-11-06 Thread Mark Sobkow
Public bug reported: The latest update (2015.11.06) for Ubuntu 15.10 linux-firmware breaks support for the Lenovo Z580 laptop. USB devices stop being recognized and the network card/chipset cease functioning, preventing you from getting online. I've had to reinstall Ubuntu 15.04 in order to get