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squidf
June 2nd, 2013, 06:06 PM
Hello all

I installed 1 month ago the 13.04 from 12.10 and I have many issues. I am then wondering whether I need to go back to 12.04LTS.
Here is the story, keeping in mind that everythin was working well with the 12.10 version, despite it seemed heavy for my netbook.
To install a new version, I don't use the upgrade feature. I have separated the partitions for / and /home. So, each time, I format the / partition to install a new version.

I have a netbook Compaq CQ-600. I found Ubuntu heavy for it. So, 1 month ago, I intalled XUbuntu 13.04. The installation was difficult because the wifi connexion was unstable. In fact, the system kept asking me in loops the password to connect. Then, suddently, it worked. I realized later on that the proprietary driver Broadcom BCM4313 was not used anymore by the system as it was stated in sofware management / proprietary driver that this driver doesn't work.
Finally, my wife preferring Unity to XFCE environnement (and it is her netbook ;)), I decided to install again Ubuntu but in its 13.04 version this time.

The installation of Ubuntu 13.04 was a nightmare because, this time, the system didn't manage to stop using the proprietary driver BCM4313. At least, this is my analysis because even by telling in the Proprietary driver window not to use this BCM4313, the system kept activating it (meaning that going again to this menu, the option to use this BCM driver was activated....).
I had to search the forums and, finally, no proposals worked but I realized that using

sudo apt-get remove --purge bcmwl-kernel-source

allowed the system not to use this BCM driver anymore. Then, I succeeded to connect to internet with Ubuntu 13.04 ; but it is not the end of the story....

The connection to internet is not fully stable. Sometimes to time, the system asks me in loops to enter the password for wifi connection but never connects... the "solution" is to remove the past connection in the connection manager menu and to restart the computer, then I am asked to enter the wifi password and it does connect.
For information, if I boot on a Live USB LUbuntu 13.04 session, LUbuntu asks only once the wifi password and the connection is established. If I look in the proprietary driver menu, I can see the BCM4313 driver is seen as not working properly and is not used...
In all cases (ubuntu,Xubuntu,Lubuntu), I have a key on the keyboard to enable or to disable the wifi connection which has a diode. The diode changes color depending on the wifi connection. This diode doesn't work with the 13.04 versions but was working with the 12.xx versions.

This is the story for the unstable wifi connection but I have another issue which is linked to very short battery life. Both with Xubuntu 13.04 and Ubuntu 13.04, I have a battery life time around 1.5 hour and then the netbook just suddently powers off (the battery level is usually at around 25-30% of charge at that time, according to the powermanager icon in the top bar) !
I tested the battery with various softwares and nothing wrong is identified. Moreover, with the 12.xx versions I had around 3 hours of autonomy and I never got this switch off behavior without any notice.

I am really considering to come back to 12.04 but I was really interested by getting the 13.04 which should use less resources and improve the battery life ; but for me, everything is going to the opposite way !

Does someone has an idea how to make the 13.04 working for me ?



Here below are some information on my configuration when I was with XUbuntu 13.04. I can update some of them if you need to, as I am now with Ubuntu 13.04. Let me know.

cat /etc/lsb-release


DISTRIB_ID=Ubuntu
DISTRIB_RELEASE=13.04
DISTRIB_CODENAME=raring
DISTRIB_DESCRIPTION="Ubuntu 13.04"

lsusb


Bus 001 Device 002: ID 5986:0314 Acer, Inc
Bus 001 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub
Bus 002 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 004 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub
Bus 005 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub

lspci


00:00.0 Host bridge: Intel Corporation Atom Processor D4xx/D5xx/N4xx/N5xx DMI Bridge
00:02.0 VGA compatible controller: Intel Corporation Atom Processor D4xx/D5xx/N4xx/N5xx Integrated Graphics Controller
00:02.1 Display controller: Intel Corporation Atom Processor D4xx/D5xx/N4xx/N5xx Integrated Graphics Controller
00:1b.0 Audio device: Intel Corporation NM10/ICH7 Family High Definition Audio Controller (rev 02)
00:1c.0 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation NM10/ICH7 Family PCI Express Port 1 (rev 02)
00:1c.2 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation NM10/ICH7 Family PCI Express Port 3 (rev 02)
00:1c.3 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation NM10/ICH7 Family PCI Express Port 4 (rev 02)
00:1d.0 USB controller: Intel Corporation NM10/ICH7 Family USB UHCI Controller #1 (rev 02)
00:1d.1 USB controller: Intel Corporation NM10/ICH7 Family USB UHCI Controller #2 (rev 02)
00:1d.2 USB controller: Intel Corporation NM10/ICH7 Family USB UHCI Controller #3 (rev 02)
00:1d.3 USB controller: Intel Corporation NM10/ICH7 Family USB UHCI Controller #4 (rev 02)
00:1d.7 USB controller: Intel Corporation NM10/ICH7 Family USB2 EHCI Controller (rev 02)
00:1e.0 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation 82801 Mobile PCI Bridge (rev e2)
00:1f.0 ISA bridge: Intel Corporation NM10 Family LPC Controller (rev 02)
00:1f.2 SATA controller: Intel Corporation NM10/ICH7 Family SATA Controller [AHCI mode] (rev 02)
00:1f.3 SMBus: Intel Corporation NM10/ICH7 Family SMBus Controller (rev 02)
01:00.0 Network controller: Broadcom Corporation BCM4313 802.11b/g/n Wireless LAN Controller (rev 01)
03:00.0 Ethernet controller: Realtek Semiconductor Co., Ltd. RTL8101E/RTL8102E PCI Express Fast Ethernet controller (rev 05)


lspci -nn | grep -i net


01:00.0 Network controller [0280]: Broadcom Corporation BCM4313 802.11b/g/n Wireless LAN Controller [14e4:4727] (rev 01)
03:00.0 Ethernet controller [0200]: Realtek Semiconductor Co., Ltd. RTL8101E/RTL8102E PCI Express Fast Ethernet controller [10ec:8136] (rev 05)


lspci -k


00:00.0 Host bridge: Intel Corporation Atom Processor D4xx/D5xx/N4xx/N5xx DMI Bridge
Subsystem: Hewlett-Packard Company Device 1584
Kernel driver in use: agpgart-intel
00:02.0 VGA compatible controller: Intel Corporation Atom Processor D4xx/D5xx/N4xx/N5xx Integrated Graphics Controller
Subsystem: Hewlett-Packard Company Device 1584
Kernel driver in use: i915
00:02.1 Display controller: Intel Corporation Atom Processor D4xx/D5xx/N4xx/N5xx Integrated Graphics Controller
Subsystem: Hewlett-Packard Company Device 1584
00:1b.0 Audio device: Intel Corporation NM10/ICH7 Family High Definition Audio Controller (rev 02)
Subsystem: Hewlett-Packard Company Device 1584
Kernel driver in use: snd_hda_intel
00:1c.0 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation NM10/ICH7 Family PCI Express Port 1 (rev 02)
Kernel driver in use: pcieport
00:1c.2 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation NM10/ICH7 Family PCI Express Port 3 (rev 02)
Kernel driver in use: pcieport
00:1c.3 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation NM10/ICH7 Family PCI Express Port 4 (rev 02)
Kernel driver in use: pcieport
00:1d.0 USB controller: Intel Corporation NM10/ICH7 Family USB UHCI Controller #1 (rev 02)
Subsystem: Hewlett-Packard Company Device 1584
Kernel driver in use: uhci_hcd
00:1d.1 USB controller: Intel Corporation NM10/ICH7 Family USB UHCI Controller #2 (rev 02)
Subsystem: Hewlett-Packard Company Device 1584
Kernel driver in use: uhci_hcd
00:1d.2 USB controller: Intel Corporation NM10/ICH7 Family USB UHCI Controller #3 (rev 02)
Subsystem: Hewlett-Packard Company Device 1584
Kernel driver in use: uhci_hcd
00:1d.3 USB controller: Intel Corporation NM10/ICH7 Family USB UHCI Controller #4 (rev 02)
Subsystem: Hewlett-Packard Company Device 1584
Kernel driver in use: uhci_hcd
00:1d.7 USB controller: Intel Corporation NM10/ICH7 Family USB2 EHCI Controller (rev 02)
Subsystem: Hewlett-Packard Company Device 1584
Kernel driver in use: ehci-pci
00:1e.0 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation 82801 Mobile PCI Bridge (rev e2)
00:1f.0 ISA bridge: Intel Corporation NM10 Family LPC Controller (rev 02)
Subsystem: Hewlett-Packard Company Device 1584
Kernel driver in use: lpc_ich
00:1f.2 SATA controller: Intel Corporation NM10/ICH7 Family SATA Controller [AHCI mode] (rev 02)
Subsystem: Hewlett-Packard Company Device 1584
Kernel driver in use: ahci
00:1f.3 SMBus: Intel Corporation NM10/ICH7 Family SMBus Controller (rev 02)
Subsystem: Hewlett-Packard Company Device 1584
01:00.0 Network controller: Broadcom Corporation BCM4313 802.11b/g/n Wireless LAN Controller (rev 01)
Subsystem: Hewlett-Packard Company Device 145c
Kernel driver in use: bcma-pci-bridge
03:00.0 Ethernet controller: Realtek Semiconductor Co., Ltd. RTL8101E/RTL8102E PCI Express Fast Ethernet controller (rev 05)
Subsystem: Hewlett-Packard Company Device 1584
Kernel driver in use: r8169


sudo lshw -C network


*-network
description: Network controller
produit: BCM4313 802.11b/g/n Wireless LAN Controller
fabriquant: Broadcom Corporation
identifiant matériel: 0
information bus: pci@0000:01:00.0
version: 01
bits: 64 bits
horloge: 33MHz
fonctionnalités: pm msi pciexpress bus_master cap_list
configuration: driver=bcma-pci-bridge latency=0
ressources: irq:16 mémoire:55000000-55003fff
*-network
description: Ethernet interface
produit: RTL8101E/RTL8102E PCI Express Fast Ethernet controller
fabriquant: Realtek Semiconductor Co., Ltd.
identifiant matériel: 0
information bus: pci@0000:03:00.0
nom logique: eth0
version: 05
numéro de série: 78:ac:c0:c6:01:f4
taille: 10Mbit/s
capacité: 100Mbit/s
bits: 64 bits
horloge: 33MHz
fonctionnalités: pm msi pciexpress msix vpd bus_master cap_list ethernet physical tp mii 10bt 10bt-fd 100bt 100bt-fd autonegotiation
configuration: autonegotiation=on broadcast=yes driver=r8169 driverversion=2.3LK-NAPI duplex=half firmware=rtl_nic/rtl8105e-1.fw latency=0 link=no multicast=yes port=MII speed=10Mbit/s
ressources: irq:43 portE/S:1000(taille=256) mémoire:52004000-52004fff mémoire:52000000-52003fff
*-network
description: Interface réseau sans fil
identifiant matériel: 2
nom logique: wlan0
numéro de série: 88:9f:fa:7a:98:10
fonctionnalités: ethernet physical wireless
configuration: broadcast=yes driver=brcmsmac driverversion=3.8.0-22-generic firmware=N/A ip=192.168.1.134 link=yes multicast=yes wireless=IEEE 802.11bgn

lsmod


Module Size Used by
parport_pc 27504 0
ppdev 12817 0
bnep 17669 2
rfcomm 37420 0
bluetooth 202069 10 bnep,rfcomm
arc4 12543 2
brcmsmac 521468 0
binfmt_misc 17260 1
cordic 12518 1 brcmsmac
brcmutil 14355 1 brcmsmac
snd_hda_codec_idt 63896 1
mac80211 526519 1 brcmsmac
ip6t_REJECT 12533 1
cfg80211 436177 2 brcmsmac,mac80211
xt_hl 12465 6
ip6t_rt 12473 3
snd_hda_intel 38307 6
nf_conntrack_ipv6 13871 7
coretemp 13131 0
nf_defrag_ipv6 13025 1 nf_conntrack_ipv6
joydev 17097 0
ipt_REJECT 12485 1
hp_wmi 17712 0
snd_hda_codec 117580 2 snd_hda_codec_idt,snd_hda_intel
xt_LOG 17192 10
snd_hwdep 13272 1 snd_hda_codec
sparse_keymap 13658 1 hp_wmi
snd_pcm 80890 2 snd_hda_codec,snd_hda_intel
snd_page_alloc 14230 2 snd_pcm,snd_hda_intel
xt_limit 12541 13
xt_tcpudp 12531 18
i915 535507 4
xt_addrtype 12563 4
uvcvideo 71279 0
snd_seq_midi 13132 0
videobuf2_vmalloc 12920 1 uvcvideo
snd_seq_midi_event 14475 1 snd_seq_midi
nf_conntrack_ipv4 14071 7
videobuf2_memops 13042 1 videobuf2_vmalloc
nf_defrag_ipv4 12649 1 nf_conntrack_ipv4
snd_rawmidi 25114 1 snd_seq_midi
videobuf2_core 39161 1 uvcvideo
xt_state 12514 14
drm_kms_helper 47545 1 i915
microcode 18286 0
videodev 95806 2 uvcvideo,videobuf2_core
snd_seq 51280 2 snd_seq_midi_event,snd_seq_midi
snd_seq_device 14137 3 snd_seq,snd_rawmidi,snd_seq_midi
drm 228750 5 i915,drm_kms_helper
snd_timer 24411 2 snd_pcm,snd_seq
ip6table_filter 12711 1
ip6_tables 17819 1 ip6table_filter
nf_conntrack_netbios_ns 12585 0
nf_conntrack_broadcast 12541 1 nf_conntrack_netbios_ns
nf_nat_ftp 12548 0
wmi 18590 1 hp_wmi
i2c_algo_bit 13197 1 i915
nf_nat 24952 1 nf_nat_ftp
nf_conntrack_ftp 13118 1 nf_nat_ftp
nf_conntrack 67003 8 nf_nat_ftp,nf_conntrack_netbios_ns,nf_nat,xt_state ,nf_conntrack_broadcast,nf_conntrack_ftp,nf_conntr ack_ipv4,nf_conntrack_ipv6
mac_hid 13037 0
lp 13299 0
iptable_filter 12706 1
ip_tables 17791 1 iptable_filter
snd 56485 21 snd_hwdep,snd_timer,snd_hda_codec_idt,snd_pcm,snd_ seq,snd_rawmidi,snd_hda_codec,snd_hda_intel,snd_se q_device
lpc_ich 16925 0
x_tables 21974 13 ip6table_filter,xt_hl,ip_tables,xt_tcpudp,xt_limit ,xt_state,xt_LOG,iptable_filter,ip6t_rt,ipt_REJECT ,ip6_tables,xt_addrtype,ip6t_REJECT
video 18894 1 i915
psmouse 81038 0
soundcore 12600 1 snd
parport 40753 3 lp,ppdev,parport_pc
bcma 39645 1 brcmsmac
serio_raw 13031 0
ahci 25507 3
libahci 26108 1 ahci
r8169 61531 0


iwconfig


wlan0 IEEE 802.11bgn ESSID:"barthol"
Mode:Managed Frequency:2.412 GHz Access Point: 20:AA:4B:CD:A5:48
Bit Rate=72.2 Mb/s Tx-Power=19 dBm
Retry long limit:7 RTS thr:off Fragment thr:off
Power Management:off
Link Quality=61/70 Signal level=-49 dBm
Rx invalid nwid:0 Rx invalid crypt:0 Rx invalid frag:0
Tx excessive retries:3 Invalid misc:121 Missed beacon:0

lo no wireless extensions.

eth0 no wireless extensions.

ifconfig
eth0 Link encap:Ethernet HWaddr 78:ac:c0:c6:01:f4
UP BROADCAST MULTICAST MTU:1500 Metric:1
Packets reçus:0 erreurs:0 :0 overruns:0 frame:0
TX packets:0 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0
collisions:0 lg file transmission:1000
Octets reçus:0 (0.0 B) Octets transmis:0 (0.0 B)

lo Link encap:Boucle locale
inet adr:127.0.0.1 Masque:255.0.0.0
adr inet6: ::1/128 Scope:Hôte
UP LOOPBACK RUNNING MTU:65536 Metric:1
Packets reçus:640 erreurs:0 :0 overruns:0 frame:0
TX packets:640 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0
collisions:0 lg file transmission:0
Octets reçus:86434 (86.4 KB) Octets transmis:86434 (86.4 KB)

wlan0 Link encap:Ethernet HWaddr 88:9f:fa:7a:98:10
inet adr:192.168.1.134 Bcast:192.168.1.255 Masque:255.255.255.0
adr inet6: fe80::8a9f:faff:fe7a:9810/64 Scope:Lien
UP BROADCAST RUNNING MULTICAST MTU:1500 Metric:1
Packets reçus:5910 erreurs:0 :0 overruns:0 frame:0
TX packets:4585 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0
collisions:0 lg file transmission:1000
Octets reçus:3390282 (3.3 MB) Octets transmis:780027 (780.0 KB)


sudo iwlist scan


wlan0 Scan completed :
Cell 01 - Address: 20:AA:4B:CD:A5:48
Channel:1
Frequency:2.412 GHz (Channel 1)
Quality=60/70 Signal level=-50 dBm
Encryption key:on
ESSID:"barthol"
Bit Rates:1 Mb/s; 2 Mb/s; 5.5 Mb/s; 11 Mb/s; 18 Mb/s
24 Mb/s; 36 Mb/s; 54 Mb/s
Bit Rates:6 Mb/s; 9 Mb/s; 12 Mb/s; 48 Mb/s
Mode:Master
Extra:tsf=000002020df9d156
Extra: Last beacon: 72ms ago
IE: Unknown: 000762617274686F6C
IE: Unknown: 010882848B962430486C
IE: Unknown: 030101
IE: Unknown: 2A0100
IE: Unknown: 2F0100
IE: IEEE 802.11i/WPA2 Version 1
Group Cipher : TKIP
Pairwise Ciphers (2) : CCMP TKIP
Authentication Suites (1) : PSK
IE: Unknown: 32040C121860
IE: Unknown: 2D1AFC181BFFFF000000000000000000000000000000000000 000000
IE: Unknown: 3D1601081100000000000000000000000000000000000000
IE: Unknown: 4A0E14000A002C01C800140005001900
IE: Unknown: 7F0101
IE: Unknown: DD7F0050F204104A00011010440001021041000100103B0001 0310470010E4388B86E9A955A3F01CA899B0F7D2D610210005 436973636F1023000D4C696E6B737973204532353030102400 0776312E302E30351042000234321054000800060050F20400 011011000D4C696E6B73797320453235303010080002008410 3C000103
IE: Unknown: DD090010180201F0040000
IE: WPA Version 1
Group Cipher : TKIP
Pairwise Ciphers (2) : CCMP TKIP
Authentication Suites (1) : PSK
IE: Unknown: DD180050F2020101800003A4000027A4000042435E0062322F 00
Cell 02 - Address: 20:AA:4B:CD:A5:4A
Channel:1
Frequency:2.412 GHz (Channel 1)
Quality=59/70 Signal level=-51 dBm
Encryption key:off
ESSID:"barthol-guest"
Bit Rates:1 Mb/s; 2 Mb/s; 5.5 Mb/s; 11 Mb/s; 18 Mb/s
24 Mb/s; 36 Mb/s; 54 Mb/s
Bit Rates:6 Mb/s; 9 Mb/s; 12 Mb/s; 48 Mb/s
Mode:Master
Extra:tsf=000002020df9dee9
Extra: Last beacon: 72ms ago
IE: Unknown: 000D62617274686F6C2D6775657374
IE: Unknown: 010882848B962430486C
IE: Unknown: 030101
IE: Unknown: 2A0100
IE: Unknown: 2F0100
IE: Unknown: 32040C121860
IE: Unknown: 2D1AFC181BFFFF000000000000000000000000000000000000 000000
IE: Unknown: 3D1601081100000000000000000000000000000000000000
IE: Unknown: 4A0E14000A002C01C800140005001900
IE: Unknown: 7F0101
IE: Unknown: DD090010180201F0040000
IE: Unknown: DD180050F2020101800003A4000027A4000042435E0062322F 00
Cell 03 - Address: 4C:60:DE:D6:1D:C1
Channel:2
Frequency:2.417 GHz (Channel 2)
Quality=36/70 Signal level=-74 dBm
Encryption key:on
ESSID:"Hummingbird"
Bit Rates:1 Mb/s; 2 Mb/s; 5.5 Mb/s; 11 Mb/s; 6 Mb/s
9 Mb/s; 12 Mb/s; 18 Mb/s
Bit Rates:24 Mb/s; 36 Mb/s; 48 Mb/s; 54 Mb/s
Mode:Master
Extra:tsf=000000eba284b74b
Extra: Last beacon: 72ms ago
IE: Unknown: 000B48756D6D696E6762697264
IE: Unknown: 010882848B960C121824
IE: Unknown: 030102
IE: IEEE 802.11i/WPA2 Version 1
Group Cipher : CCMP
Pairwise Ciphers (1) : CCMP
Authentication Suites (1) : PSK
IE: Unknown: 2A0100
IE: Unknown: 32043048606C
IE: Unknown: DD180050F2020101820003A4000027A4000042435E0062322F 00
IE: Unknown: DD1E00904C334C101BFFFF0000000000000000000000000000 00000000000000
IE: Unknown: 2D1A4C101BFFFF000000000000000000000000000000000000 000000
IE: Unknown: DD1A00904C3402080800000000000000000000000000000000 000000
IE: Unknown: 3D1602080800000000000000000000000000000000000000
IE: Unknown: 4A0E14000A002C01C800140005001900
IE: Unknown: 7F0101
IE: Unknown: DD0A00037F04010002004000
IE: Unknown: DD7A0050F204104A0001101044000102103B00010310470010 000000000000100000004C60DED61DC1102100044E54475210 230009776E72323030307633102400016E104200046E6F6E65 1054000800060050F204000110110016574E52323030307633 28576972656C65737320415029100800020086103C000103
Cell 04 - Address: C0:C1:C0:A3:07:32
Channel:1
Frequency:2.412 GHz (Channel 1)
Quality=48/70 Signal level=-62 dBm
Encryption key:on
ESSID:"Thunderbird"
Bit Rates:1 Mb/s; 2 Mb/s; 5.5 Mb/s; 11 Mb/s; 18 Mb/s
24 Mb/s; 36 Mb/s; 54 Mb/s
Bit Rates:6 Mb/s; 9 Mb/s; 12 Mb/s; 48 Mb/s
Mode:Master
Extra:tsf=000003b2287ea78d
Extra: Last beacon: 72ms ago
IE: Unknown: 000B5468756E64657262697264
IE: Unknown: 010882848B962430486C
IE: Unknown: 030101
IE: Unknown: 2A0100
IE: Unknown: 2F0100
IE: IEEE 802.11i/WPA2 Version 1
Group Cipher : TKIP
Pairwise Ciphers (2) : CCMP TKIP
Authentication Suites (1) : PSK
IE: Unknown: 32040C121860
IE: Unknown: 2D1AFC181BFFFF000000000000000000000000000000000000 000000
IE: Unknown: 3D1601080400000000000000000000000000000000000000
IE: Unknown: DD6E0050F204104A00011010440001021041000100103B0001 0310470010066051460B8DDC9B65F6F51FC3C13E3D10210005 436973636F1023000545313230301024000631323334353610 42000234321054000800060050F20400011011000545313230 30100800020084103C000101
IE: Unknown: DD090010180202F0040000
IE: WPA Version 1
Group Cipher : TKIP
Pairwise Ciphers (2) : CCMP TKIP
Authentication Suites (1) : PSK
IE: Unknown: DD180050F2020101800003A4000027A4000042435E0062322F 00
Cell 05 - Address: 00:23:69:49:99:E0
Channel:1
Frequency:2.412 GHz (Channel 1)
Quality=30/70 Signal level=-80 dBm
Encryption key:on
ESSID:"WAGSHOME"
Bit Rates:1 Mb/s; 2 Mb/s; 5.5 Mb/s; 11 Mb/s; 9 Mb/s
18 Mb/s; 36 Mb/s; 54 Mb/s
Bit Rates:6 Mb/s; 12 Mb/s; 24 Mb/s; 48 Mb/s
Mode:Master
Extra:tsf=000003b2261b7c6a
Extra: Last beacon: 72ms ago
IE: Unknown: 000857414753484F4D45
IE: Unknown: 010882848B961224486C
IE: Unknown: 030101
IE: Unknown: 2A0104
IE: Unknown: 32040C183060
IE: Unknown: 2D1AEC0117FFFF0000000000000000000000000000000C0000 000000
IE: Unknown: 3D1601000500000000000000000000000000000000000000
IE: Unknown: 3E0100
IE: WPA Version 1
Group Cipher : TKIP
Pairwise Ciphers (2) : TKIP CCMP
Authentication Suites (1) : PSK
IE: IEEE 802.11i/WPA2 Version 1
Group Cipher : TKIP
Pairwise Ciphers (2) : TKIP CCMP
Authentication Suites (1) : PSK
IE: Unknown: DD180050F2020101000003A4000027A4000042435E0062322F 00
IE: Unknown: 7F0101
IE: Unknown: DD07000C4307000000
IE: Unknown: 0706555320010B10
IE: Unknown: DD1E00904C33EC0117FFFF0000000000000000000000000000 000C0000000000
IE: Unknown: DD1A00904C3401000500000000000000000000000000000000 000000
IE: Unknown: DD820050F204104A0001101044000102103B00010310470010 2880288028801880A8800023694999E01021000C4C696E6B73 797320496E632E102300095752543136304E76321024000776 322E302E3032104200033031311054000800060050F2040001 101100114C696E6B737973205752543136304E763210080002 008C103C000101
Cell 06 - Address: 68:7F:74:8C:B6:1F
Channel:6
Frequency:2.437 GHz (Channel 6)
Quality=26/70 Signal level=-84 dBm
Encryption key:off
ESSID:"linksys"
Bit Rates:1 Mb/s; 2 Mb/s; 5.5 Mb/s; 11 Mb/s; 6 Mb/s
9 Mb/s; 12 Mb/s; 18 Mb/s
Bit Rates:24 Mb/s; 36 Mb/s; 48 Mb/s; 54 Mb/s
Mode:Master
Extra:tsf=00000000035cf180
Extra: Last beacon: 860ms ago
IE: Unknown: 00076C696E6B737973
IE: Unknown: 010882848B960C121824
IE: Unknown: 030106
IE: Unknown: 050400010000
IE: Unknown: 2A0100
IE: Unknown: 32043048606C
IE: Unknown: DD180050F2020101020003A4000027A4000042435E0062322F 00
IE: Unknown: 2D1A4C101BFF00000000000000000000000000000000000000 000000
IE: Unknown: 3D1606001B00000000000000000000000000000000000000
IE: Unknown: DD0900037F01010000FF7F
IE: Unknown: DD0A00037F04010000000000
IE: Unknown: DD0E0050F204104A0001101044000101
Cell 07 - Address: 00:1E:E5:39:ED:FF
Channel:6
Frequency:2.437 GHz (Channel 6)
Quality=28/70 Signal level=-82 dBm
Encryption key:on
ESSID:"Cisco"
Bit Rates:1 Mb/s; 2 Mb/s; 5.5 Mb/s; 11 Mb/s; 18 Mb/s
24 Mb/s; 36 Mb/s; 54 Mb/s
Bit Rates:6 Mb/s; 9 Mb/s; 12 Mb/s; 48 Mb/s
Mode:Master
Extra:tsf=00000014535b6183
Extra: Last beacon: 856ms ago
IE: Unknown: 0005436973636F
IE: Unknown: 010882848B962430486C
IE: Unknown: 030106
IE: Unknown: 0504FF010000
IE: Unknown: 2A0100
IE: Unknown: 2F0100
IE: IEEE 802.11i/WPA2 Version 1
Group Cipher : TKIP
Pairwise Ciphers (2) : CCMP TKIP
Authentication Suites (1) : PSK
IE: Unknown: 32040C121860
IE: Unknown: DD0E0050F204104A0001101044000102
IE: Unknown: DD090010180202F4010000
IE: WPA Version 1
Group Cipher : TKIP
Pairwise Ciphers (2) : CCMP TKIP
Authentication Suites (1) : PSK
IE: Unknown: DD180050F2020101000003A4000027A4000042435E0062322F 00
Cell 08 - Address: 2C:B0:5D:37:BB:CD
Channel:7
Frequency:2.442 GHz (Channel 7)
Quality=28/70 Signal level=-82 dBm
Encryption key:on
ESSID:"ffbbarnes"
Bit Rates:1 Mb/s; 2 Mb/s; 5.5 Mb/s; 11 Mb/s; 18 Mb/s
24 Mb/s; 36 Mb/s; 54 Mb/s
Bit Rates:6 Mb/s; 9 Mb/s; 12 Mb/s; 48 Mb/s
Mode:Master
Extra:tsf=00000083127f918e
Extra: Last beacon: 748ms ago
IE: Unknown: 00096666626261726E6573
IE: Unknown: 010882840B162430486C
IE: Unknown: 030107
IE: Unknown: 050401020000
IE: Unknown: 2A0100
IE: Unknown: 2F0100
IE: IEEE 802.11i/WPA2 Version 1
Group Cipher : CCMP
Pairwise Ciphers (1) : CCMP
Authentication Suites (1) : PSK
IE: Unknown: 32040C121860
IE: Unknown: 2D1AFC181FFFFF000000000000000000000000000000000000 000000
IE: Unknown: 3D1607001700000000000000000000000000000000000000
IE: Unknown: 4A0E14000A002C01C800140005001900
IE: Unknown: 7F0101
IE: Unknown: DD270050F204104A0001101044000102104700106B9567FD3F 42F90CF6C2625D699FCBC2103C000103
IE: Unknown: DD090010180204F0040000
IE: Unknown: DD180050F2020101800003A4000027A4000042435E0062322F 00
Cell 09 - Address: 9C:D3:6D:AC:9D:C6
Channel:6
Frequency:2.437 GHz (Channel 6)
Quality=31/70 Signal level=-79 dBm
Encryption key:on
ESSID:"NETGEAR - Mott"
Bit Rates:1 Mb/s; 2 Mb/s; 5.5 Mb/s; 11 Mb/s; 18 Mb/s
24 Mb/s; 36 Mb/s; 54 Mb/s
Bit Rates:6 Mb/s; 9 Mb/s; 12 Mb/s; 48 Mb/s
Mode:Master
Extra:tsf=0000003c9a7cded4
Extra: Last beacon: 72ms ago
IE: Unknown: 000E4E455447454152202D204D6F7474
IE: Unknown: 010882848B962430486C
IE: Unknown: 030106
IE: Unknown: 2A0100
IE: Unknown: 2F0100
IE: IEEE 802.11i/WPA2 Version 1
Group Cipher : CCMP
Pairwise Ciphers (1) : CCMP
Authentication Suites (1) : PSK
IE: Unknown: 32040C121860
IE: Unknown: 2D1AFC191BFFFF000000000000000000000000000000000000 000000
IE: Unknown: 3D1606001300000000000000000000000000000000000000
IE: Unknown: DD870050F204104A00011010440001021041000100103B0001 03104700107F8D9EF742F14C0F9CEF84449AA65A0A1021000D 4E4554474541522C20496E632E1023000A574E52333530304C 76321024000A574E52333530304C763210420005333530304C 1054000800060050F20400011011000A574E52333530304C76 32100800020084103C000101
IE: Unknown: DD090010180202F02C0000
IE: Unknown: DD180050F2020101800003A4000027A4000042435E0062322F 00
Cell 10 - Address: 00:18:3A:80:F7:9E
Channel:9
Frequency:2.452 GHz (Channel 9)
Quality=37/70 Signal level=-73 dBm
Encryption key:on
ESSID:"Karla"
Bit Rates:1 Mb/s; 2 Mb/s; 5.5 Mb/s; 11 Mb/s; 18 Mb/s
24 Mb/s; 36 Mb/s; 54 Mb/s
Bit Rates:6 Mb/s; 9 Mb/s; 12 Mb/s; 48 Mb/s
Mode:Master
Extra:tsf=000000dc41fe805b
Extra: Last beacon: 72ms ago
IE: Unknown: 00054B61726C61
IE: Unknown: 010882848B962430486C
IE: Unknown: 030109
IE: Unknown: 2A0104
IE: Unknown: 2F0104
IE: Unknown: 32040C121860
IE: Unknown: DD090010180205F0000000
Cell 11 - Address: 00:22:3F:34:40:B6
Channel:11
Frequency:2.462 GHz (Channel 11)
Quality=22/70 Signal level=-88 dBm
Encryption key:on
ESSID:"NETGEAR"
Bit Rates:1 Mb/s; 2 Mb/s; 5.5 Mb/s; 11 Mb/s; 6 Mb/s
12 Mb/s; 24 Mb/s; 36 Mb/s
Bit Rates:9 Mb/s; 18 Mb/s; 48 Mb/s; 54 Mb/s
Mode:Master
Extra:tsf=000000b74f5cb465
Extra: Last beacon: 168ms ago
IE: Unknown: 00074E455447454152
IE: Unknown: 010882848B960C183048
IE: Unknown: 03010B
IE: Unknown: 050400010000
IE: Unknown: 2A0100
IE: Unknown: 32041224606C
IE: WPA Version 1
Group Cipher : TKIP
Pairwise Ciphers (1) : TKIP
Authentication Suites (1) : PSK
Cell 12 - Address: CC:B2:55:41:80:0E
Channel:1
Frequency:2.412 GHz (Channel 1)
Quality=21/70 Signal level=-89 dBm
Encryption key:on
ESSID:"mekiah10"
Bit Rates:1 Mb/s; 2 Mb/s; 5.5 Mb/s; 11 Mb/s; 18 Mb/s
24 Mb/s; 36 Mb/s; 54 Mb/s
Bit Rates:6 Mb/s; 9 Mb/s; 12 Mb/s; 48 Mb/s
Mode:Master
Extra:tsf=000000eaaada84e4
Extra: Last beacon: 644ms ago
IE: Unknown: 00086D656B6961683130
IE: Unknown: 010882848B962430486C
IE: Unknown: 030101
IE: Unknown: 050400030002
IE: Unknown: 2A0100
IE: Unknown: 2F0100
IE: Unknown: 32040C121860
IE: Unknown: DD0E0050F204104A0001101044000102
IE: Unknown: DD090010180202F0000000
IE: WPA Version 1
Group Cipher : TKIP
Pairwise Ciphers (2) : CCMP TKIP
Authentication Suites (1) : PSK
Cell 13 - Address: 94:44:52:AD:93:55
Channel:1
Frequency:2.412 GHz (Channel 1)
Quality=22/70 Signal level=-88 dBm
Encryption key:on
ESSID:"belkin.3633"
Bit Rates:1 Mb/s; 2 Mb/s; 5.5 Mb/s; 11 Mb/s; 9 Mb/s
18 Mb/s; 36 Mb/s; 54 Mb/s
Bit Rates:6 Mb/s; 12 Mb/s; 24 Mb/s; 48 Mb/s
Mode:Master
Extra:tsf=00000034c3b3e165
Extra: Last beacon: 628ms ago
IE: Unknown: 000B62656C6B696E2E33363333
IE: Unknown: 010882848B961224486C
IE: Unknown: 030101
IE: Unknown: 32040C183060
IE: Unknown: 0706555320010B10
IE: Unknown: 33082001020304050607
IE: Unknown: 33082105060708090A0B
IE: Unknown: DD0E0050F204104A0001101044000102
IE: Unknown: 050400010000
IE: Unknown: 2A0104
IE: Unknown: 2D1A6E1117FFFF0000010000000000000000000000000C0000 000000
IE: Unknown: 3D1601050700000000000000000000000000000000000000
IE: Unknown: 7F0101
IE: WPA Version 1
Group Cipher : CCMP
Pairwise Ciphers (1) : CCMP
Authentication Suites (1) : PSK
IE: IEEE 802.11i/WPA2 Version 1
Group Cipher : CCMP
Pairwise Ciphers (1) : CCMP
Authentication Suites (1) : PSK
IE: Unknown: DD180050F2020101000003A4000027A4000042435E0062322F 00
IE: Unknown: 0B0503001C127A
IE: Unknown: DD1E00904C336E1117FFFF0000010000000000000000000000 000C0000000000
IE: Unknown: DD1A00904C3401050700000000000000000000000000000000 000000
IE: Unknown: DD07000C4304000000
Cell 14 - Address: 00:18:39:84:CC:4B
Channel:11
Frequency:2.462 GHz (Channel 11)
Quality=29/70 Signal level=-81 dBm
Encryption key:on
ESSID:"JHome"
Bit Rates:1 Mb/s; 2 Mb/s; 5.5 Mb/s; 11 Mb/s; 18 Mb/s
24 Mb/s; 36 Mb/s; 54 Mb/s
Bit Rates:6 Mb/s; 9 Mb/s; 12 Mb/s; 48 Mb/s
Mode:Master
Extra:tsf=000003b225eeafa2
Extra: Last beacon: 72ms ago
IE: Unknown: 00054A486F6D65
IE: Unknown: 010882848B96A4B0C8EC
IE: Unknown: 03010B
IE: Unknown: 2A0104
IE: Unknown: 2F0104
IE: Unknown: 32048C9298E0
IE: Unknown: DD09001018020015000000
Cell 15 - Address: 00:1C:DF:39:4F:FA
Channel:11
Frequency:2.462 GHz (Channel 11)
Quality=24/70 Signal level=-86 dBm
Encryption key:on
ESSID:"Edwards"
Bit Rates:1 Mb/s; 2 Mb/s; 5.5 Mb/s; 11 Mb/s; 9 Mb/s
18 Mb/s; 36 Mb/s; 54 Mb/s
Bit Rates:6 Mb/s; 12 Mb/s; 24 Mb/s; 48 Mb/s
Mode:Master
Extra:tsf=0000039455cb1153
Extra: Last beacon: 208ms ago
IE: Unknown: 000745647761726473
IE: Unknown: 010882848B961224486C
IE: Unknown: 03010B
IE: Unknown: 32040C183060
IE: WPA Version 1
Group Cipher : TKIP
Pairwise Ciphers (1) : TKIP
Authentication Suites (1) : PSK
IE: Unknown: DD270050F204104A0001101044000102104700102880288028 801880A880001CDF394FFA103C000101
IE: Unknown: 050400010119
IE: Unknown: 2A0104
IE: Unknown: DD180050F2020101000003A4000027A4000042435E0062322F 00
IE: Unknown: DD07000C4307000000
Cell 16 - Address: E0:91:F5:3D:1D:42
Channel:11
Frequency:2.462 GHz (Channel 11)
Quality=23/70 Signal level=-87 dBm
Encryption key:on
ESSID:"EdgarENewbyI-PC-Wireless"
Bit Rates:1 Mb/s; 2 Mb/s; 5.5 Mb/s; 11 Mb/s; 6 Mb/s
9 Mb/s; 12 Mb/s; 18 Mb/s
Bit Rates:24 Mb/s; 36 Mb/s; 48 Mb/s; 54 Mb/s
Mode:Master
Extra:tsf=000000796f5f3180
Extra: Last beacon: 388ms ago
IE: Unknown: 00184564676172454E65776279492D50432D576972656C6573 73
IE: Unknown: 010882848B960C121824
IE: Unknown: 03010B
IE: Unknown: 050400010002
IE: Unknown: 070C55532001021B0307140A021B
IE: Unknown: 2A0100
IE: IEEE 802.11i/WPA2 Version 1
Group Cipher : TKIP
Pairwise Ciphers (2) : CCMP TKIP
Authentication Suites (1) : PSK
IE: WPA Version 1
Group Cipher : TKIP
Pairwise Ciphers (2) : CCMP TKIP
Authentication Suites (1) : PSK
IE: Unknown: 32043048606C
IE: Unknown: DD180050F2020101020003A4000027A4000042435E0062322F 00
IE: Unknown: 2D1A4E1003FF00000000000000000000000000000000000000 000000
IE: Unknown: 3D160B0F0800000000000000000000000000000000000000
IE: Unknown: DD0E0050F204104A0001101044000102
IE: Unknown: DD0900037F01010000FF7F
IE: Unknown: DD0A00037F04010000000000
Cell 17 - Address: 30:46:9A:50:F5:7E
Channel:11
Frequency:2.462 GHz (Channel 11)
Quality=30/70 Signal level=-80 dBm
Encryption key:on
ESSID:"NETGEAR"
Bit Rates:1 Mb/s; 2 Mb/s; 5.5 Mb/s; 11 Mb/s; 18 Mb/s
24 Mb/s; 36 Mb/s; 54 Mb/s
Bit Rates:6 Mb/s; 9 Mb/s; 12 Mb/s; 48 Mb/s
Mode:Master
Extra:tsf=000003b2240a1635
Extra: Last beacon: 72ms ago
IE: Unknown: 00074E455447454152
IE: Unknown: 010882848B962430486C
IE: Unknown: 03010B
IE: Unknown: 2A0100
IE: Unknown: 2F0100
IE: IEEE 802.11i/WPA2 Version 1
Group Cipher : CCMP
Pairwise Ciphers (1) : CCMP
Authentication Suites (1) : PSK
IE: Unknown: 32040C121860
IE: Unknown: 2D1A7C181BFFFF000000000000000000000000000000000000 000000
IE: Unknown: 3D160B081100000000000000000000000000000000000000
IE: Unknown: 4A0E14000A002C01C800140005001900
IE: Unknown: 7F0101
IE: Unknown: DD7E0050F204104A00011010440001021041000100103B0001 03104700106FA951500855935FF22622447DF35B951021000D 4E4554474541522C20496E632E10230008574E445233343030 10240008574E44523334303010420002303110540008000600 50F204000110110008574E445233343030100800020084103C 000103
IE: Unknown: DD090010180200F0050000
IE: Unknown: DD180050F2020101800003A4000027A4000042435E0062322F 00
IE: Unknown: DD1E00904C337C181BFFFF0000000000000000000000000000 00000000000000
IE: Unknown: DD1A00904C340B081100000000000000000000000000000000 000000
Cell 18 - Address: 00:11:6B:2A:31:A8
Channel:11
Frequency:2.462 GHz (Channel 11)
Quality=24/70 Signal level=-86 dBm
Encryption key:off
ESSID:"Yeah"
Bit Rates:1 Mb/s; 2 Mb/s; 5.5 Mb/s; 11 Mb/s; 9 Mb/s
18 Mb/s; 36 Mb/s; 54 Mb/s
Bit Rates:6 Mb/s; 12 Mb/s; 24 Mb/s; 48 Mb/s
Mode:Master
Extra:tsf=000003b226d109c1
Extra: Last beacon: 264ms ago

lo Interface doesn't support scanning.

eth0 Interface doesn't support scanning.


uname -r -m


3.8.0-22-generic i686

cat /etc/network/interfaces


# interfaces(5) file used by ifup(8) and ifdown(8)
auto lo
iface lo inet loopback



nm-tool


NetworkManager Tool

State: connected (global)

- Device: eth0 -----------------------------------------------------------------
Type: Wired
Driver: r8169
State: unavailable
Default: no
HW Address: 78:AC:C0:C6:01:F4

Capabilities:
Carrier Detect: yes

Wired Properties
Carrier: off


- Device: wlan0 [barthol] -----------------------------------------------------
Type: 802.11 WiFi
Driver: brcmsmac
State: connected
Default: yes
HW Address: 88:9F:FA:7A:98:10

Capabilities:
Speed: 72 Mb/s

Wireless Properties
WEP Encryption: yes
WPA Encryption: yes
WPA2 Encryption: yes

Wireless Access Points (* = current AP)
Thunderbird: Infra, C0:C1:C0:A3:07:32, Freq 2412 MHz, Rate 54 Mb/s, Strength 55 WPA WPA2
Edwards: Infra, 00:1C:DF:39:4F:FA, Freq 2462 MHz, Rate 54 Mb/s, Strength 40 WPA
NETGEAR: Infra, 00:22:3F:34:40:B6, Freq 2462 MHz, Rate 54 Mb/s, Strength 30 WPA
WAGSHOME: Infra, 00:23:69:49:99:E0, Freq 2412 MHz, Rate 54 Mb/s, Strength 34 WPA WPA2
NETGEAR - Mott: Infra, 9C:D3:6D:AC:9D:C6, Freq 2437 MHz, Rate 54 Mb/s, Strength 30 WPA2
Karla: Infra, 00:18:3A:80:F7:9E, Freq 2452 MHz, Rate 54 Mb/s, Strength 49 WEP
barthol-guest: Infra, 20:AA:4B:CD:A5:4A, Freq 2412 MHz, Rate 54 Mb/s, Strength 87
*barthol: Infra, 20:AA:4B:CD:A5:48, Freq 2412 MHz, Rate 54 Mb/s, Strength 76 WPA WPA2
Hummingbird: Infra, 4C:60:DE:D6:1D:C1, Freq 2417 MHz, Rate 54 Mb/s, Strength 47 WPA2
JHome: Infra, 00:18:39:84:CC:4B, Freq 2462 MHz, Rate 54 Mb/s, Strength 22 WEP
sabol: Infra, 00:23:69:63:9B:E1, Freq 2462 MHz, Rate 54 Mb/s, Strength 20 WPA
Cisco: Infra, 00:1E:E5:39:ED:FF, Freq 2437 MHz, Rate 54 Mb/s, Strength 30 WPA WPA2
mekiah10: Infra, CC:B2:55:41:80:0E, Freq 2412 MHz, Rate 54 Mb/s, Strength 19 WPA
Our House: Infra, 00:1E:E5:78:E3:5E, Freq 2437 MHz, Rate 54 Mb/s, Strength 24 WPA WPA2
MOTOROLA-8DEA8: Infra, 94:CC:B9:0E:1B:AD, Freq 2412 MHz, Rate 54 Mb/s, Strength 19 WPA
NETGEAR: Infra, 30:46:9A:50:F5:7E, Freq 2462 MHz, Rate 54 Mb/s, Strength 34 WPA2
mekiah10: Infra, 00:23:97:DF:4A:AC, Freq 2462 MHz, Rate 54 Mb/s, Strength 19 WEP
ffbbarnes: Infra, 2C:B0:5D:37:BB:CD, Freq 2442 MHz, Rate 54 Mb/s, Strength 30 WPA2
EdgarENewbyI-PC-Wireless: Infra, E0:91:F5:3D:1D:42, Freq 2462 MHz, Rate 54 Mb/s, Strength 22 WPA WPA2
belkin.3633: Infra, 94:44:52:AD:93:55, Freq 2412 MHz, Rate 54 Mb/s, Strength 20 WPA WPA2
linksys: Infra, 68:7F:74:8C:B6:1F, Freq 2437 MHz, Rate 54 Mb/s, Strength 27
Yeah: Infra, 00:11:6B:2A:31:A8, Freq 2462 MHz, Rate 54 Mb/s, Strength 24

IPv4 Settings:
Address: 192.168.1.134
Prefix: 24 (255.255.255.0)
Gateway: 192.168.1.1

DNS: 24.89.0.22
DNS: 24.89.0.21
DNS: 192.168.1.1



sudo rfkill list


0: hp-wifi: Wireless LAN
Soft blocked: no
Hard blocked: no
1: phy0: Wireless LAN
Soft blocked: no
Hard blocked: no

ahallubuntu
June 2nd, 2013, 06:36 PM
~

ibjsb4
June 2nd, 2013, 06:41 PM
If you want the classic look, in terminal:


sudo apt-get install gnome-session-fallback

squidf
June 2nd, 2013, 07:55 PM
Thanks for the feedback. Indeed, going to unity 2D is a good tip ; I will look how to do so.
This said, the user interface is not a big deal by itself. I don't use my wife's laptop so often. So I will let unity as default.
The main point is that I was excited by the 13.04 new features and I am now disappointed that things going worse compared to the previous version.

Any idea on how to make the 13.04 working or should I just wait for the 14.04 LTS ?
If you need anymore info on my configuration to help the development, just let me know.

squidf
June 3rd, 2013, 12:45 PM
Strange behavior today...

I started my netbook with a ubuntu 12.04 on live USB and the additional drivers window popped up, asking me to install the Broadcom proprietary driver. Here, there is a difference of behavior with the 13.04 which has never asked this.
What is strange is that after installing the proprietary driver, the wifi connection didn't work better than with 13.04 when the proprietary driver was in use ! It is strange because it used to work on 12.10 and 12.04 ???
What is even stranger is that when I restarted my laptop from the hard disk with Ubuntu 13.04, I got wifi connection issue ; the pop-up window asking wifi password kept popping up ! Even if the Broadcom driver was not in use, according to Software manager. The solution was to delete Internet connection history and to restart, then to reconnect on my network.

Is there anything stored on the hard disk or on the wifi card by the live USB session ? Is there something I need to reset somewhere, impacting my wifi card behavior ?

Thanks for your support.