I did try myself with Older Kernels ie 2.6.30 & 2.6.31 latest batch but this made difference.
It happened originally when the first software update from NM 0.71 to 0.8x came through the repositories. Reverting back to NM 0.71 does help, but it is not as robust when you downgrade back to it from 0.8x -- USB Dongle Not Detected Since Upgrade to Network Manager 0.8x https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/421617 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs