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

Sat Jul 16 18:36:56 CEST 2011

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! :)
+
+-- 
+wobo
+