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Ubuntu, Unity, and Bears….OH MY!!!

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7 months ago
by Jason in , ,

Wow, I just realize i forgot to post my experience with the latest version of Ubuntu, 11.04.  Time to fix that oversight:

April marked the release of the latest and greatest version of Ubuntu.  11.04 is a huge change for the end user thanks to the inclusion of the Unity shell.

Unity is the combination of a side dock, global menu system, and new launcher called “Dash”.  Designed for simplicity and ease of use it has spurred a bit of anger among the community who have grown to love the customization Gnome interface.

I did a full reload of my x64 system and have been using the default setup since April with mostly positive results.  It is new, very very new.  It lacks basic configuration ability.  It is very gesture based, so much so that moving the mouse slow or fast to the side gets you a different result.  However I can see what they are trying to do and have found it an improvement in my work flow.

Not to fear if you really REALLY want your Gnome 2 look as it is available on the Login screen as “Ubuntu Classic”.  Don’t grow too attached as it will be dropped for the next version, 11.10

What’s new? | Ubuntu.

Ubuntu 10.10 (Maverick): Issues with WLI-UC-GN Wireless adapter?

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1 year ago
by Jason in , ,

The upcoming release of Ubuntu, code named Maverick, is due to hit the internet on 10/10/10.  Being the pain loving tech that I am the upgrade to the Release Candidate version was too strong of an urge to resist.

As expected I ran intoa  few problems.  Most were my fault but one was not.  My computer makes use of a Buffalo WLI-UC-GN NFinity USB Wireless adapter to connect to my network at home.  This worked fine in 10.04, however in 10.10 it would connect but then drop the connection seemingly at random.

Several diagnostic days later I have found the solution.  First some of the log files I recovered during the process.  For the tech impaired you will want to skip to the end.

From messages.log

Oct 4 19:35:39 Ubuntu64 kernel: [ 6322.694532] cfg80211: Calling CRDA to update world regulatory domain
Oct 4 19:35:39 Ubuntu64 kernel: [ 6322.698998] cfg80211: World regulatory domain updated:
Oct 4 19:35:39 Ubuntu64 kernel: [ 6322.699003] (start_freq – end_freq @ bandwidth), (max_antenna_gain, max_eirp)
Oct 4 19:35:39 Ubuntu64 kernel: [ 6322.699009] (2402000 KHz – 2472000 KHz @ 40000 KHz), (300 mBi, 2000 mBm)
Oct 4 19:35:39 Ubuntu64 kernel: [ 6322.699013] (2457000 KHz – 2482000 KHz @ 20000 KHz), (300 mBi, 2000 mBm)
Oct 4 19:35:39 Ubuntu64 kernel: [ 6322.699016] (2474000 KHz – 2494000 KHz @ 20000 KHz), (300 mBi, 2000 mBm)
Oct 4 19:35:39 Ubuntu64 kernel: [ 6322.699019] (5170000 KHz – 5250000 KHz @ 40000 KHz), (300 mBi, 2000 mBm)
Oct 4 19:35:39 Ubuntu64 kernel: [ 6322.699022] (5735000 KHz – 5835000 KHz @ 40000 KHz), (300 mBi, 2000 mBm)
Oct 4 19:35:43 Ubuntu64 kernel: [ 6327.460202] ADDRCONF(NETDEV_UP): wlan0: link is not ready
Oct 4 19:35:43 Ubuntu64 kernel: [ 6327.543737] pcieport 0000:00:1c.5: wake-up capability enabled by ACPI
Oct 4 19:35:44 Ubuntu64 kernel: [ 6327.565968] pcieport 0000:00:1c.5: wake-up capability disabled by ACPI
Oct 4 19:35:44 Ubuntu64 kernel: [ 6327.580041] tg3 0000:04:00.0: BAR 0: set to [mem 0xebef0000-0xebefffff 64bit] (PCI address [0xebef0000-0xebefffff]
Oct 4 19:35:44 Ubuntu64 kernel: [ 6327.612704] ADDRCONF(NETDEV_UP): eth0: link is not ready
Oct 4 19:35:48 Ubuntu64 kernel: [ 6332.260104] ADDRCONF(NETDEV_UP): wlan0: link is not ready
Oct 4 19:35:51 Ubuntu64 kernel: [ 6334.639993] ADDRCONF(NETDEV_UP): wlan0: link is not ready
Oct 4 19:35:51 Ubuntu64 kernel: [ 6334.710452] pcieport 0000:00:1c.5: wake-up capability enabled by ACPI
Oct 4 19:35:51 Ubuntu64 kernel: [ 6334.735745] pcieport 0000:00:1c.5: wake-up capability disabled by ACPI
Oct 4 19:35:51 Ubuntu64 kernel: [ 6334.750041] tg3 0000:04:00.0: BAR 0: set to [mem 0xebef0000-0xebefffff 64bit] (PCI address [0xebef0000-0xebefffff]
Oct 4 19:35:51 Ubuntu64 kernel: [ 6334.782722] ADDRCONF(NETDEV_UP): eth0: link is not ready
Oct 4 19:35:52 Ubuntu64 kernel: [ 6335.575261] ADDRCONF(NETDEV_UP): wlan0: link is not ready
Oct 4 19:35:54 Ubuntu64 kernel: [ 6338.133698] ADDRCONF(NETDEV_CHANGE): wlan0: link becomes ready
Oct 4 19:35:56 Ubuntu64 kernel: [ 6339.669490] type=1400 audit(1286235356.095:24): apparmor=”DENIED” operation=”open” parent=7085 profile=”/sbin/dhclient3″ name=”/var/lib/wicd/dhclient.conf” pid=7113 comm=”dhclient” requested_mask=”r” denied_mask=”r” fsuid=0 ouid=0
Oct 4 19:36:22 Ubuntu64 kernel: [ 6365.710242] usb 1-8: USB disconnect, address 6
Oct 4 19:36:22 Ubuntu64 kernel: [ 6365.715879] cfg80211: Calling CRDA to update world regulatory domain
Oct 4 19:36:22 Ubuntu64 kernel: [ 6365.727661] cfg80211: World regulatory domain updated:
Oct 4 19:36:22 Ubuntu64 kernel: [ 6365.727666] (start_freq – end_freq @ bandwidth), (max_antenna_gain, max_eirp)
Oct 4 19:36:22 Ubuntu64 kernel: [ 6365.727671] (2402000 KHz – 2472000 KHz @ 40000 KHz), (300 mBi, 2000 mBm)
Oct 4 19:36:22 Ubuntu64 kernel: [ 6365.727674] (2457000 KHz – 2482000 KHz @ 20000 KHz), (300 mBi, 2000 mBm)
Oct 4 19:36:22 Ubuntu64 kernel: [ 6365.727678] (2474000 KHz – 2494000 KHz @ 20000 KHz), (300 mBi, 2000 mBm)
Oct 4 19:36:22 Ubuntu64 kernel: [ 6365.727681] (5170000 KHz – 5250000 KHz @ 40000 KHz), (300 mBi, 2000 mBm)
Oct 4 19:36:22 Ubuntu64 kernel: [ 6365.727685] (5735000 KHz – 5835000 KHz @ 40000 KHz), (300 mBi, 2000 mBm)
Oct 4 19:36:25 Ubuntu64 kernel: [ 6369.430020] usb 1-8: new high speed USB device using ehci_hcd and address 7
Oct 4 19:36:51 Ubuntu64 kernel: [ 6395.412075] ADDRCONF(NETDEV_UP): wlan0: link is not ready
Oct 4 19:37:09 Ubuntu64 kernel: [ 6412.927365] ADDRCONF(NETDEV_UP): wlan0: link is not ready
Oct 4 19:37:09 Ubuntu64 kernel: [ 6413.030466] pcieport 0000:00:1c.5: wake-up capability enabled by ACPI
Oct 4 19:37:09 Ubuntu64 kernel: [ 6413.055720] pcieport 0000:00:1c.5: wake-up capability disabled by ACPI
Oct 4 19:37:09 Ubuntu64 kernel: [ 6413.070031] tg3 0000:04:00.0: BAR 0: set to [mem 0xebef0000-0xebefffff 64bit] (PCI address [0xebef0000-0xebefffff]
Oct 4 19:37:09 Ubuntu64 kernel: [ 6413.102364] ADDRCONF(NETDEV_UP): eth0: link is not ready
Oct 4 19:37:10 Ubuntu64 kernel: [ 6413.870113] ADDRCONF(NETDEV_UP): wlan0: link is not ready
Oct 4 19:37:11 Ubuntu64 kernel: [ 6414.900128] ADDRCONF(NETDEV_UP): wlan0: link is not ready
Oct 4 19:37:11 Ubuntu64 kernel: [ 6415.000487] pcieport 0000:00:1c.5: wake-up capability enabled by ACPI
Oct 4 19:37:11 Ubuntu64 kernel: [ 6415.025846] pcieport 0000:00:1c.5: wake-up capability disabled by ACPI
Oct 4 19:37:11 Ubuntu64 kernel: [ 6415.040058] tg3 0000:04:00.0: BAR 0: set to [mem 0xebef0000-0xebefffff 64bit] (PCI address [0xebef0000-0xebefffff]
Oct 4 19:37:11 Ubuntu64 kernel: [ 6415.072782] ADDRCONF(NETDEV_UP): eth0: link is not ready
Oct 4 19:37:14 Ubuntu64 kernel: [ 6417.653780] ADDRCONF(NETDEV_CHANGE): wlan0: link becomes ready
Oct 4 19:37:15 Ubuntu64 kernel: [ 6419.021966] type=1400 audit(1286235435.455:25): apparmor=”DENIED” operation=”open” parent=7225 profile=”/sbin/dhclient3″ name=”/var/lib/wicd/dhclient.conf” pid=7276 comm=”dhclient” requested_mask=”r” denied_mask=”r” fsuid=0 ouid=0
Oct 4 19:37:23 Ubuntu64 kernel: [ 6427.076212] usb 1-8: USB disconnect, address 7
Oct 4 19:37:23 Ubuntu64 kernel: [ 6427.083120] cfg80211: Calling CRDA to update world regulatory domain
Oct 4 19:37:23 Ubuntu64 kernel: [ 6427.092917] cfg80211: World regulatory domain updated:
Oct 4 19:37:23 Ubuntu64 kernel: [ 6427.092921] (start_freq – end_freq @ bandwidth), (max_antenna_gain, max_eirp)
Oct 4 19:37:23 Ubuntu64 kernel: [ 6427.092925] (2402000 KHz – 2472000 KHz @ 40000 KHz), (300 mBi, 2000 mBm)
Oct 4 19:37:23 Ubuntu64 kernel: [ 6427.092927] (2457000 KHz – 2482000 KHz @ 20000 KHz), (300 mBi, 2000 mBm)
Oct 4 19:37:23 Ubuntu64 kernel: [ 6427.092930] (2474000 KHz – 2494000 KHz @ 20000 KHz), (300 mBi, 2000 mBm)
Oct 4 19:37:23 Ubuntu64 kernel: [ 6427.092933] (5170000 KHz – 5250000 KHz @ 40000 KHz), (300 mBi, 2000 mBm)
Oct 4 19:37:23 Ubuntu64 kernel: [ 6427.092935] (5735000 KHz – 5835000 KHz @ 40000 KHz), (300 mBi, 2000 mBm)
Oct 4 19:37:26 Ubuntu64 kernel: [ 6429.670023] usb 1-7: new high speed USB device using ehci_hcd and address 8
Oct 4 19:37:30 Ubuntu64 kernel: [ 6434.161941] ADDRCONF(NETDEV_UP): wlan0: link is not ready
Oct 4 19:37:48 Ubuntu64 kernel: [ 6451.770081] ADDRCONF(NETDEV_UP): wlan0: link is not ready
Oct 4 19:37:52 Ubuntu64 kernel: [ 6456.029930] ADDRCONF(NETDEV_UP): wlan0: link is not ready
Oct 4 19:37:52 Ubuntu64 kernel: [ 6456.100451] pcieport 0000:00:1c.5: wake-up capability enabled by ACPI
Oct 4 19:37:52 Ubuntu64 kernel: [ 6456.125852] pcieport 0000:00:1c.5: wake-up capability disabled by ACPI
Oct 4 19:37:52 Ubuntu64 kernel: [ 6456.140033] tg3 0000:04:00.0: BAR 0: set to [mem 0xebef0000-0xebefffff 64bit] (PCI address [0xebef0000-0xebefffff]
Oct 4 19:37:52 Ubuntu64 kernel: [ 6456.172655] ADDRCONF(NETDEV_UP): eth0: link is not ready
Oct 4 19:37:53 Ubuntu64 kernel: [ 6456.999913] ADDRCONF(NETDEV_UP): wlan0: link is not ready
Oct 4 19:37:57 Ubuntu64 kernel: [ 6460.794075] ADDRCONF(NETDEV_CHANGE): wlan0: link becomes ready
Oct 4 19:37:57 Ubuntu64 kernel: [ 6461.107696] type=1400 audit(1286235477.535:26): apparmor=”DENIED” operation=”open” parent=7374 profile=”/sbin/dhclient3″ name=”/var/lib/wicd/dhclient.conf” pid=7405 comm=”dhclient” requested_mask=”r” denied_mask=”r” fsuid=0 ouid=0
Oct 4 19:38:08 Ubuntu64 kernel: [ 6471.624379] lo: Disabled Privacy Extensions
Oct 4 19:39:03 Ubuntu64 kernel: [ 6526.614155] cfg80211: Calling CRDA to update world regulatory domain
Oct 4 19:39:03 Ubuntu64 kernel: [ 6526.618630] cfg80211: World regulatory domain updated:
Oct 4 19:39:03 Ubuntu64 kernel: [ 6526.618635] (start_freq – end_freq @ bandwidth), (max_antenna_gain, max_eirp)
Oct 4 19:39:03 Ubuntu64 kernel: [ 6526.618639] (2402000 KHz – 2472000 KHz @ 40000 KHz), (300 mBi, 2000 mBm)
Oct 4 19:39:03 Ubuntu64 kernel: [ 6526.618643] (2457000 KHz – 2482000 KHz @ 20000 KHz), (300 mBi, 2000 mBm)
Oct 4 19:39:03 Ubuntu64 kernel: [ 6526.618646] (2474000 KHz – 2494000 KHz @ 20000 KHz), (300 mBi, 2000 mBm)
Oct 4 19:39:03 Ubuntu64 kernel: [ 6526.618649] (5170000 KHz – 5250000 KHz @ 40000 KHz), (300 mBi, 2000 mBm)
Oct 4 19:39:03 Ubuntu64 kernel: [ 6526.618652] (5735000 KHz – 5835000 KHz @ 40000 KHz), (300 mBi, 2000 mBm)
Oct 4 19:39:08 Ubuntu64 kernel: [ 6532.501645] ADDRCONF(NETDEV_UP): wlan0: link is not ready
Oct 4 19:39:09 Ubuntu64 kernel: [ 6532.640473] pcieport 0000:00:1c.5: wake-up capability enabled by ACPI
Oct 4 19:39:09 Ubuntu64 kernel: [ 6532.672681] pcieport 0000:00:1c.5: wake-up capability disabled by ACPI
Oct 4 19:39:09 Ubuntu64 kernel: [ 6532.690039] tg3 0000:04:00.0: BAR 0: set to [mem 0xebef0000-0xebefffff 64bit] (PCI address [0xebef0000-0xebefffff]
Oct 4 19:39:09 Ubuntu64 kernel: [ 6532.756106] ADDRCONF(NETDEV_UP): eth0: link is not ready

And from Debug.log

Oct 4 19:37:14 Ubuntu64 kernel: [ 6417.623294] wlan0: authenticated
Oct 4 19:37:14 Ubuntu64 kernel: [ 6417.624034] wlan0: associate with 00:1e:2a:64:37:3a (try 1)
Oct 4 19:37:14 Ubuntu64 kernel: [ 6417.630795] wlan0: RX AssocResp from 00:1e:2a:64:37:3a (capab=0×411 status=0 aid=2)
Oct 4 19:37:14 Ubuntu64 kernel: [ 6417.630800] wlan0: associated
Oct 4 19:37:23 Ubuntu64 kernel: [ 6427.076624] wlan0: deauthenticating from 00:1e:2a:64:37:3a by local choice (reason=3)
Oct 4 19:37:23 Ubuntu64 kernel: [ 6427.083109] cfg80211: All devices are disconnected, going to restore regulatory settings
Oct 4 19:37:23 Ubuntu64 kernel: [ 6427.083115] cfg80211: Restoring regulatory settings
Oct 4 19:37:26 Ubuntu64 kernel: [ 6429.871564] phy3: Selected rate control algorithm ‘minstrel’
Oct 4 19:37:26 Ubuntu64 kernel: [ 6429.872322] Registered led device: rt2800usb-phy3::radio
Oct 4 19:37:26 Ubuntu64 kernel: [ 6429.872348] Registered led device: rt2800usb-phy3::assoc
Oct 4 19:37:26 Ubuntu64 kernel: [ 6429.872373] Registered led device: rt2800usb-phy3::quality
Oct 4 19:37:52 Ubuntu64 kernel: [ 6456.100428] tg3 0000:04:00.0: PME# enabled
Oct 4 19:37:52 Ubuntu64 kernel: [ 6456.125872] tg3 0000:04:00.0: PME# disabled
Oct 4 19:37:57 Ubuntu64 kernel: [ 6460.751649] wlan0: authenticate with 00:1e:2a:64:37:3a (try 1)
Oct 4 19:37:57 Ubuntu64 kernel: [ 6460.753282] wlan0: authenticated
Oct 4 19:37:57 Ubuntu64 kernel: [ 6460.754020] wlan0: associate with 00:1e:2a:64:37:3a (try 1)
Oct 4 19:37:57 Ubuntu64 kernel: [ 6460.757401] wlan0: RX AssocResp from 00:1e:2a:64:37:3a (capab=0×411 status=0 aid=2)
Oct 4 19:37:57 Ubuntu64 kernel: [ 6460.757405] wlan0: associated
Oct 4 19:38:07 Ubuntu64 kernel: [ 6471.120013] wlan0: no IPv6 routers present
Oct 4 19:39:03 Ubuntu64 kernel: [ 6526.580072] No probe response from AP 00:1e:2a:64:37:3a after 500ms, disconnecting.
Oct 4 19:39:03 Ubuntu64 kernel: [ 6526.614143] cfg80211: All devices are disconnected, going to restore regulatory settings
Oct 4 19:39:03 Ubuntu64 kernel: [ 6526.614151] cfg80211: Restoring regulatory settings
Oct 4 19:39:04 Ubuntu64 kernel: [ 6528.171822] wlan0: authenticate with 00:1e:2a:64:37:3a (try 1)
Oct 4 19:39:04 Ubuntu64 kernel: [ 6528.370021] wlan0: authenticate with 00:1e:2a:64:37:3a (try 2)
Oct 4 19:39:05 Ubuntu64 kernel: [ 6528.570108] wlan0: authenticate with 00:1e:2a:64:37:3a (try 3)
Oct 4 19:39:05 Ubuntu64 kernel: [ 6528.770026] wlan0: authentication with 00:1e:2a:64:37:3a timed out
Oct 4 19:39:09 Ubuntu64 kernel: [ 6532.640454] tg3 0000:04:00.0: PME# enabled
Oct 4 19:39:09 Ubuntu64 kernel: [ 6532.672690] tg3 0000:04:00.0: PME# disabled
Oct 4 19:39:16 Ubuntu64 kernel: [ 6539.810446] tg3 0000:04:00.0: PME# enabled
Oct 4 19:39:16 Ubuntu64 kernel: [ 6539.842097] tg3 0000:04:00.0: PME# disabled
Oct 4 19:39:19 Ubuntu64 kernel: [ 6543.201716] wlan0: authenticate with 00:1e:2a:64:37:3a (try 1)
Oct 4 19:39:19 Ubuntu64 kernel: [ 6543.212363] wlan0: authenticated
Oct 4 19:39:19 Ubuntu64 kernel: [ 6543.213086] wlan0: associate with 00:1e:2a:64:37:3a (try 1)
Oct 4 19:39:19 Ubuntu64 kernel: [ 6543.220348] wlan0: RX AssocResp from 00:1e:2a:64:37:3a (capab=0×411 status=0 aid=2)
Oct 4 19:39:19 Ubuntu64 kernel: [ 6543.220354] wlan0: associated
Oct 4 19:39:30 Ubuntu64 kernel: [ 6554.130020] wlan0: no IPv6 routers present

And lsmod from the latest Maverick kernel

Module Size Used by
binfmt_misc 7984 1
cryptd 8140 0
aes_x86_64 7936 2
aes_generic 27631 1 aes_x86_64
parport_pc 30086 0
ppdev 6804 0
nls_utf8 1453 4
cifs 269596 8
nvidia 10221046 38
iptable_nat 4593 0
nf_nat 20067 1 iptable_nat
nf_conntrack_ipv4 13143 3 iptable_nat,nf_nat
nf_conntrack 75238 3 iptable_nat,nf_nat,nf_conntrack_ipv4
nf_defrag_ipv4 1569 1 nf_conntrack_ipv4
iptable_mangle 1823 0
iptable_filter 1778 0
ip_tables 19107 3 iptable_nat,iptable_mangle,iptable_filter
x_tables 24423 4 iptable_nat,iptable_mangle,iptable_filter,ip_tables
snd_emu10k1_synth 6028 0
snd_emux_synth 34336 1 snd_emu10k1_synth
snd_seq_virmidi 5165 1 snd_emux_synth
snd_seq_midi_emul 6999 1 snd_emux_synth
rt2870sta 445182 0
tuner_simple 15137 1
snd_emu10k1 149854 3 snd_emu10k1_synth
snd_ac97_codec 125227 1 snd_emu10k1
ac97_bus 1474 1 snd_ac97_codec
arc4 1497 2
tuner_types 18715 1 tuner_simple
snd_pcm 89104 2 snd_emu10k1,snd_ac97_codec
snd_page_alloc 8588 2 snd_emu10k1,snd_pcm
snd_util_mem 3842 2 snd_emux_synth,snd_emu10k1
snd_hwdep 6660 2 snd_emux_synth,snd_emu10k1
wm8775 3861 1
snd_seq_midi 5932 0
tuner 23302 1
snd_rawmidi 22207 3 snd_seq_virmidi,snd_emu10k1,snd_seq_midi
snd_seq_midi_event 7291 2 snd_seq_virmidi,snd_seq_midi
rt2800usb 9955 0
rt2800lib 31970 1 rt2800usb
rt2x00usb 11316 2 rt2800usb,rt2800lib
cx25840 31895 1
snd_seq 57512 5 snd_emux_synth,snd_seq_virmidi,snd_seq_midi_emul,snd_seq_midi,snd_seq_midi_event
rt2x00lib 31575 2 rt2800lib,rt2x00usb
snd_timer 23850 3 snd_emu10k1,snd_pcm,snd_seq
snd_seq_device 6912 5 snd_emu10k1_synth,snd_emu10k1,snd_seq_midi,snd_rawmidi,snd_seq
ivtv 158941 0
mac80211 266657 2 rt2x00usb,rt2x00lib
i2c_algo_bit 6208 1 ivtv
snd 64117 14 snd_emux_synth,snd_seq_virmidi,snd_emu10k1,snd_ac97_codec,snd_pcm,snd_hwdep,snd_rawmidi,snd_seq,snd_timer,snd_seq_device
soundcore 1240 1 snd
emu10k1_gp 2020 0
cfg80211 170293 2 rt2x00lib,mac80211
cx2341x 13689 1 ivtv
v4l2_common 20635 5 wm8775,tuner,cx25840,ivtv,cx2341x
led_class 3393 1 rt2x00lib
usb_storage 50372 0
gameport 11224 2 emu10k1_gp
videodev 49359 5 wm8775,tuner,cx25840,ivtv,v4l2_common
crc_ccitt 1699 2 rt2870sta,rt2800usb
v4l1_compat 15519 1 videodev
v4l2_compat_ioctl32 12646 1 videodev
tveeprom 14098 1 ivtv
lp 10201 0
dcdbas 6910 0
psmouse 62080 0
serio_raw 4910 0
parport 37032 3 parport_pc,ppdev,lp
usbhid 42062 0
hid 84678 1 usbhid
firewire_ohci 24679 0
ahci 21857 0
tg3 135768 0
firewire_core 54327 1 firewire_ohci
crc_itu_t 1739 1 firewire_core
libahci 26167 4 ahci

So what does that all mean? Looking at the modules that are loaded it appears the new kernel is loading several new ones. This can be known to cause issues with devices. You see this more with Broadcom chipsets but it is not unheard of in other cases.

The solution: Type the following in the run line/terminal

gksu gedit /etc/modprobe.d/blacklist.conf

In that file add the following

blacklist rt2800usb
blacklist rt2800lib
blacklist rt2x00usb

Reboot and that should help clear up the issue.

Massive Changes Coming to Ubuntu 10.10 ‘Maverick Meerkat’ Installer | Tech Drive-in

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1 year ago
by Jason in ,

Our friends over at Tech Drive-in have gotten some detailed screenshots of the new CD installer for Ubuntu 10.10.  Changes of note are a much improved path to the LiveCD, visual partitioning designed with new users in mind, and very Windows-like tips during the install.

I think it is a great change, but don’t take my word for it.  Click below and check out the article yourself.

Massive Changes Coming to Ubuntu 10.10 ‘Maverick Meerkat’ Installer | Tech Drive-in.

Ubuntu 10.10 Beta (Maverick Meerkat) Released

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1 year ago
by Jason in

We are a few days behind on this and I apologize for the delay.  The latest version of Ubuntu, Maverick Meerkat (10.10) has entered the Beta stage.  This update is slated to be released in October, 2010.

Check out the link below for an overview of the upcoming changes.

Ubuntu 10.10 Beta (Maverick Meerkat) Released.

Want to try Ubuntu? Wubi may be what you need.

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1 year ago
by Jason in ,

For a while now Ubuntu has offered what is known as a Wubi install.  It is a virtual install withing a Windows operating system.  It acts like the real operating system but makes no major changes to the operating system.  It is a great way to take a first step into the world of Linux without much risk.

A very well written guide has been posted.  Check it out at the link below.

http://wirate.wordpress.com/2010/08/27/the-complete-idiots-guide-to-trying-out-ubuntu-linux/

Multi-touch Support Lands in Maverick

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1 year ago
by Jason in

Canonical is pleased to announce the release of uTouch 1.0, Ubuntu’s multi-touch and gesture stack. With Ubuntu 10.10 (the Maverick Meerkat), users and developers will have an end-to-end touch-screen framework — from the kernel all the way through to applications. Our multi-touch team has worked closely with the Linux kernel and X.org communities to improve drivers, add support for missing features, and participate in the touch advances being made in open source world. To complete the stack, we’ve created an open source gesture recognition engine and defined |a gesture API that provides a means for applications to obtain and use gesture events from the uTouch gesture engine.

Our multi-touch work began in Ubuntu 10.04 LTS, when we worked to get additional touch hardware supported in the Linux kernel, particularly the Dell XT2, HP tx2 tablets and the Lenovo T410s laptops. With that in place, and active development in X well under way, we reviewed our options for gesture recognition in Linux. The Maverick cycle has seen us produce several prototypes for gesture recognition software and the Ubuntu archives now include the results of that effort.

Now I am really excited about 10.10.  Release will be in October so we have a bit to wait.  I will move one of my computers over once the Beta is released so we will have some good information for you at that point.

Facebook | Multi-touch Support Lands in Maverick.

Ubuntu flash installer, hanging on http://archive.canonical.com??

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1 year ago
by Jason in ,

Many companies like the one I work for set you up behind a proxy server for filtering, monitoring, and general IT goodness.  They can be a pain sometimes but us Ubuntu users can find ways around most of our issues.

Well I wanted to share a nice tip that I  finally worked out for people who may be having issues installing the Adobe Flash Player from behind such a proxy server.

When trying to install from synaptic, Ubuntu Tweek, Apt-get, Aptitude, or any of the other install methods you get stuck with the following

…http://archive.canonical.com/pool/partner/a/adobe-flashplugin/adobe-flashplugin_10.1.53.64.orig.tar.gz
Connecting to archive.canonical.com|91.189.88.33|:80… failed: Connection timed out.
Retrying.

Over and over for 20 times before finally failing. If this is what you see then here is a solution for you to try.

Hold down the alt key and tap the F2 button to get to the run line. Here type the following

gksu gedit /etc/wgetrc

Enter your current password and you will have the wget configuration screen. Browse to the following section and replace the address and port with your proxy server information.

# You can set the default proxies for Wget to use for http, https, and ftp.
# They will override the value in the environment.

https_proxy = http://proxy-server.********.com:8080/
http_proxy = http://proxy-server.********.com:8080/
ftp_proxy = http://proxy-server.********.com:8080/
# If you do not want to use proxy at all, set this to off.
use_proxy = on

Also uncomment the last line. Save and try again.

Canonical Design – July 16,2010 week updates

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1 year ago
by Jason in

We have been focusing a lot on mobile phones, perhaps a bit too much.  So I felt it was time to look elsewhere for updates in technology.

Canonical, the people behind Ubuntu, have been hard at work with the next update to their blockbuster hit, Maverick Meerkat (10.10).  Scheduled to come out in October this release promises more UI updates and migration to a more unified and unique interface.

Among some of the proposed design changes that they will be working on are a new shell and unified menu system

Good stuff coming down the pipe, head on over to their blog and check it out.

This week in design – 16th July 2010 « Canonical Design.

HTC Incredible delayed…AGAIN!

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1 year ago
by Jason in , , ,

Incredible, just Incredible

Well, here we go again. In a move that reminds me way to much of how Nintendo marketed the Wii the Incredible, the latest Android phone of the moment, has ha ship dates pushed back to June 15.

I hope everybody who was on the waiting list got one. Me? I ended up getting the Motorola Droid. Don’t like waiting, plus I can not live without a keyboard.

Ubuntu Lucid (10.04) – Missing Volume and -ME menu

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1 year ago
by Jason in , ,

Many people seems to be running into a common issue after updating their Ubuntu to the latest version. Namely the missing volume control and/or the new ME menu is not showing up.

From what I can tell this is due to Gnome trying to hold onto settings from before. Not to worry, here is a quick fix:

For Volume Control:
Right Click on the panel
Select “Add to Panel”
Add Indicator Applet

For ME menu:
Right Click on the panel
Select “Add to Panel”
Add Indicator Applet

If this does not work check that you have the following packages installed.

indicator-me
indicator-sound
indicator-session
indicator-applet-session
indicator-applet

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