#5999 NORM Never A: Wifi antenna (sparatically) not detected during bootup.

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#5999: Wifi antenna (sparatically) not detected during bootup.
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 Reporter:  IainDavidson     |       Owner:  dcbw                             
     Type:  defect           |      Status:  new                              
 Priority:  normal           |   Milestone:  Never Assigned                   
Component:  network manager  |     Version:  Development build as of this date
 Keywords:  wifi, annettna   |    Verified:  0                                
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 First bootup after upgrading to joyride.1533.  WiFi antennas are not
 detected, and Neighborhood view shows only the current XO Laptop.

 Several reboots will bring back detection, and mesh channels indicators.
 Within 5 seconds detects nearby access point.

 XO Laptop is a G1G1 build 650 in the united states.  Access point is a
 Qwest DSL router (w/AP).

 Another Dell inspiron 8200 laptop is nearby to verify that Wireless Access
 Point is functioning ok.

 Lack of detection has been happening sparaticly since I recieved the
 laptop.  One or two reboots always fixes problem.

 Happens more frequently with recent Update.1 and joyride builds.  (Been
 doing olpc-update <most recent build> , twice in a row, to assure that all
 files have been downloaded and configured correctly)

 I've also tried deleting .sugar and ~/Activities directories between
 various build installs (for clean setup).  No difference.

 I have developed a method of backing up any created files and documents,
 so I can remove directories without problem.

 Haven't tried yet a complete 'fresh rebuild install'.  Wanted to leave a
 note here and get some feedback if further trouble-shooting is desire by
 devel team.

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Ticket URL: <http://dev.laptop.org/ticket/5999>
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