[Mageia-dev] After last update net applet shows wrong status

[Wolfgang Bornath]

2011/7/16 Oliver Burger <oliver.bgr at googlemail.com>:
> 2011/7/16 Wolfgang Bornath <molch.b at googlemail.com>:
>> Confirmed here as well. But it must be related to kernel change.
>> Booting with previous kernel = wifi works, booting with new kernel =
>> wifi does not work
>> (The chip is recognized and I see the available access points but no
>> connection possible)
>> See also https://forums.mageia.org/en/viewtopic.php?f=15&t=782
>
> I just tried it. After rebooting into Kernel-2.6.38.8 the applet is
> showing the status correct as online. Everything works.
>
> After rebooting into kernel-3.0.0 gain, the applet shows the status as
> inactive, but wlan works. Since someone mentioned something about
> suspend, I tried that as well. After resume, there is no change here.
> The applet shows inactive, but the wlan works.

Wow! I would not think of this! I did not try because the system tells
me that wifi does not work - one must either have a very sick mind or
be a Linux user to test it anyway! :)

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wobo