Ubuntu version: 7.10 eee-ubuntu-support version: 0.7

Under certain conditions (unwilling to reproduce, requires several full Ubuntu installs), the ath_hal.ko module seems to be present in the volatile/ folder of the kernel modules (/lib/modules/2.6.22-14-generic). This makes the rm -rf madwifi/* useless, since the module is still present in there and will cause the ath_pci module to complain about symbol version mismatches/symbols missing and, therefor, not load itself. Since the eee-wifi-on-off.sh script started from X (keyboard shortcut) does not report any errors, it becames very hard to detect the issue and debug.

Solution: rm -rf lib/modules/2.6.22-14-generic/volatile/ath_hal.ko (or *, not sure if we need the other modules; I've done it, the system is fine).

This should be added to the script, in the modules install section.

would this have any effect on hardy alpha 5?

Well, I'm not sure. But my best proposal is to simply have a list of all madwifi modules, loop through it and do a "rm -rf find /lib/modules/ -name $module". I think the modules gets to volatile once it's accepted as a restricted driver. Or if it's not. Not sure, though.

If this is a new behavior in Gutsy, I assume it's a new thing that might stay here for a while (that's why it might be there for Hardy).

Any idea why the signal strength is so bad? I can be sitting right next to my router and still only get 2 bars. But when i install Xandros, I can sit in my front yard and get a full signal.

The signal strength can't possibly be related to this package (eee-ubuntu-support). This package provides the madwifi driver patched with the Asus provided patch and compiled for Ubuntu.

Check the output of iwconfig (in a terminal) and see the link quality. See if that's low. If it is, it may be a driver issue (ath -> madwifi team). If not, but the two bars are reported by some plugin/applet, check that with NetworkManager or the plugin/applet developers.

Anyway, this is not related to this ticket. If you strongly believe it may be related to this, please create another ticket :)

I tried eee-ubuntu-support_v0.7 patches on my Eee PC running 8.10 and had no luck with wifi working, everything else but wifi works,

Does anyone have an alternative link for:

http://madwifi.org/ticket/1679 http://snapshots.madwifi.org/special/madwifi-ng-r2756+ar5007.tar.gz

These look like the main two things that are working for people and neither link works for me :(