Well, I currently maintain ath9k and am interested in resolving this issue. Analyzing this issue will mostly involve using backports [1], which is distribution-agnostic.
[1] : https://backports.wiki.kernel.org/index.php/Main_Page -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/945379 Title: 168c:002b Wireless connection randomly drops -- ath9k To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/linux/+bug/945379/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
