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linux-firmware-nonfree package

Missing notification when a device driver requires linux-firmware-nonfree

Bug #561062 reported by Jack Leigh
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This bug affects 2 people
Affects Status Importance Assigned to Milestone
linux-firmware-nonfree (Ubuntu)
Invalid
Undecided
Unassigned
update-notifier (Ubuntu)
Invalid
Undecided
Unassigned

Bug Description

Using latest version of Lucid, if I plug in my Belkin USB adaptor.
lsusb gives Belkin F5D7050 ver 1000 but I get error messages, ending with cannot load firmware isl3886usb.
Regression since Karmic

ProblemType: Bug
AlsaVersion: Advanced Linux Sound Architecture Driver Version 1.0.21.
AplayDevices: Error: [Errno 2] No such file or directory
Architecture: i386
ArecordDevices: Error: [Errno 2] No such file or directory
AudioDevicesInUse: Error: command ['fuser', '-v', '/dev/snd/by-path', '/dev/snd/controlC0', '/dev/snd/pcmC0D0c', '/dev/snd/pcmC0D0p', '/dev/snd/pcmC0D1c', '/dev/snd/timer'] failed with exit code 1:
CRDA: Error: [Errno 2] No such file or directory
Card0.Amixer.info: Error: [Errno 2] No such file or directory
Card0.Amixer.values: Error: [Errno 2] No such file or directory
Date: Sun Apr 11 23:22:11 2010
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 10.04
HibernationDevice: RESUME=UUID=ab640bb9-c8ee-431f-8ad8-8a8ea8c95078
InstallationMedia: Error: [Errno 13] Permission denied: '/var/log/installer/media-info'
IwConfig:
 lo no wireless extensions.

 eth0 no wireless extensions.
Lsusb:
 Bus 004 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub
 Bus 003 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub
 Bus 002 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub
 Bus 001 Device 004: ID 050d:7050 Belkin Components F5D7050 ver 1000 WiFi
 Bus 001 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub
MachineType: Sony Corporation PCV-RX401(CE)
Package: linux-image-2.6.32-19-generic-pae 2.6.32-19.28
ProcCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/vmlinuz-2.6.32-19-generic-pae root=/dev/mapper/hostname-root ro quiet
ProcEnviron:
 LANG=en_GB.UTF-8
 SHELL=/bin/bash
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.32-19.28-generic-pae 2.6.32.10+drm33.1
Regression: Yes
RelatedPackageVersions: linux-firmware 1.33
Reproducible: Yes
RfKill:

SourcePackage: linux
Tags: lucid networking regression-potential needs-upstream-testing
Uname: Linux 2.6.32-19-generic-pae i686
dmi.bios.date: 08/20/2002
dmi.bios.vendor: Award Software, Inc.
dmi.bios.version: ACPI BIOS Revision 1001
dmi.board.name: P4S533VX
dmi.board.vendor: ASUSTeK Computer INC.
dmi.board.version: REV 1.xx
dmi.chassis.asset.tag: ASSET-1234567890
dmi.chassis.type: 7
dmi.chassis.vendor: Chassis Manufacture
dmi.chassis.version: EU
dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnAwardSoftware,Inc.:bvrACPIBIOSRevision1001:bd08/20/2002:svnSonyCorporation:pnPCV-RX401(CE):pvrSystemVersion:rvnASUSTeKComputerINC.:rnP4S533VX:rvrREV1.xx:cvnChassisManufacture:ct7:cvrEU:
dmi.product.name: PCV-RX401(CE)
dmi.product.version: System Version
dmi.sys.vendor: Sony Corporation

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Jack Leigh (leighman) wrote :
description: updated
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Jeremy Foshee (jeremyfoshee) wrote :

Hi leighman,

If you could also please test the latest upstream kernel available that would be great. It will allow additional upstream developers to examine the issue. Refer to https://wiki.ubuntu.com/KernelMainlineBuilds . Once you've tested the upstream kernel, please remove the 'needs-upstream-testing' tag. This can be done by clicking on the yellow pencil icon next to the tag located at the bottom of the bug description and deleting the 'needs-upstream-testing' text. Please let us know your results.

Thanks in advance.

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tags: added: kj-triage
Changed in linux (Ubuntu):
status: New → Incomplete
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Jonathan Bradley (jo-purplehouse) wrote :

I have tested with upstream kernel:

linux-headers-2.6.32-02063214_2.6.32-02063214_all.deb
linux-headers-2.6.32-02063214-generic_2.6.32-02063214_i386.deb
linux-image-2.6.32-02063214-generic_2.6.32-02063214_i386.deb
linux-source-2.6.32_2.6.32-02063214_all.deb

Problem does not resolve itself.

tags: removed: needs-upstream-testing
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Jeremy Foshee (jeremyfoshee) wrote :

This bug report was marked as Incomplete and has not had any updated comments for quite some time. As a result this bug is being closed. Please reopen if this is still an issue in the current Ubuntu release http://www.ubuntu.com/getubuntu/download . Also, please be sure to provide any requested information that may have been missing. To reopen the bug, click on the current status under the Status column and change the status back to "New". Thanks.

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tags: added: kj-expired
Changed in linux (Ubuntu):
status: Incomplete → Expired
Jack Leigh (leighman)
Changed in linux (Ubuntu):
status: Expired → New
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Jack Leigh (leighman) wrote :

This is still an issue in Maverick -- how can I take this further?
Thanks

Jack Leigh (leighman)
tags: added: regression-release
Brad Figg (brad-figg)
Changed in linux (Ubuntu):
status: New → Confirmed
Jeremy Foshee (jeremyfoshee)
tags: removed: regression-potential
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Julian Wiedmann (jwiedmann) wrote :

In case this is still an issue:
can you install the linux-firmware-nonfree package and confirm that it solves the problem?

Changed in linux (Ubuntu):
status: Confirmed → Incomplete
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Jack Leigh (leighman) wrote :

That does indeed solve the problem

Changed in linux (Ubuntu):
status: Incomplete → New
Brad Figg (brad-figg)
Changed in linux (Ubuntu):
status: New → Confirmed
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Julian Wiedmann (jwiedmann) wrote :

Thanks. This initally was a licensing issue, Ubuntu had to split the firmware into a seperate package that's not being installed by default.
I believe there's some functionality in update-notifier that's supposed to notify the user when a device requires non-free firmware (and offer to manually install it). But that didn't happen in my case (with a similar device that requires the same firmware, on a Natty system).

affects: linux (Ubuntu) → linux-firmware-nonfree (Ubuntu)
summary: - Belkin USB adaptor is recognised under lsusb but not in iwconfig
+ Missing notification when a device driver requires linux-firmware-
+ nonfree
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dino99 (9d9) wrote :

Closing that outdated report as EOL has been reached long time ago

Changed in update-notifier (Ubuntu):
status: New → Invalid
Changed in linux-firmware-nonfree (Ubuntu):
status: Confirmed → Invalid
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