Comment 83 for bug 190515

Hi All - Time is up

We have been searching for a cure for, what was, a perfectly good driver
for almost 6months with me on board. The solution discussed now is at
best a 'get us through' solution. The fix works fine when broadband is
behaving itself but, when it gets erratic at peak load times, the
wireless driver crashes and requires a full re-boot to clear (is there a
way of resetting the driver from the command line - the rest of the
machine seems OK). The other night, after I had re-booted 10 times in
half an hour, I decided that enough is enough. I will get rid of this
wireless board - great board but, useless without a driver.

Of course, I could install a dedicated driver (which I have) but am not
sure how to remove the other one first and then install with ndiswrapper
(any simple instructions anyone). Given that this is such a show
stopper for so many people, I am astounded that Ubuntu have not solved
this problem; especially as the old driver works. I believe it is a hang
over from the previous distribution so we approach at least a year and a
half still with the problem!!! A disgrace. Who cares about Ubuntu if we
cant use it.

Can anybody recommend a card that does work out of the box by the way,
that would be a great help. My Partner's Sony Viao laptop works
faultlessly from a straight install so I know my problem is my driver.

Regards Vici

P.S. I hope you all get your cards working soon and don't have to wait
another few years.