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A strange problem. Wifi only seems to work, when I boot Ubuntu with the ethernet cable plugged in. When the cable is not plugged in, Ubuntu behaves like there is no physical Wifi card/module.

This boot-with-ethernet-cable procedure doesn't work, when the cable isn't connected to a router/network on the other end.

After booting, the ethernet cable can be unplugged and Wifi continues to work just fine.

When I boot without ethernet cable dmesg then gives me:

[    9.108620] iwlwifi 0000:04:00.0: enabling device (0000 -> 0002)
[    9.156833] iwlwifi 0000:04:00.0: loaded firmware version 36.ca7b901d.0 8000C-36.ucode op_mode iwlmvm
[    9.422120] iwlwifi 0000:04:00.0: Detected Intel(R) Dual Band Wireless AC 8260, REV=0x204
[   11.522439] iwlwifi 0000:04:00.0: Couldn't prepare the card
[   11.522444] iwlwifi 0000:04:00.0: Error while preparing HW: -110
[   12.056146] iwlwifi 0000:04:00.0: Master Disable Timed Out, 100 usec

Testet on a fresh installed Ubuntu 21.10 with all packages updated.

I tried older ucode versions by renaming the newer ones but to no avail. Unloading and loading the the modules iwlmvm and iwlwifi with rmmod und modprobe after startup gives the same errors.

rfkill shows no hard or soft lock.

I additionally tested on Ubuntu 20.04 and Manjaro with the same outcome. Curiously, everything works out of the box on Windows and Arch (with the same driver version).

What could be the culprit here? What does Error Code -110 mean? How could I investigate further?

I just installed Ubuntu 12.10 (64bit) and can't get the Dropbox-Client to work. I can install it but I don't get to the point where I should be asked for my user information (mail adress/password).

What I already tried:

• Installing the package nautilus-dropbox
• Installing the package from https://www.dropbox.com/install
• Download from https://www.dropbox.com/download?plat=lnx.x86 an run with dropbox start
• Removing the folders .dropbox and dropbox-dist between the different approaches

Sometimes a window pops up, telling me that there was a 'Connection Error' with Dropbox and I should check my settings.

I do not use a proxy.

Any ideas?

I'm using Ubuntu 12.04 on a Thinkpad X200. To configure the trackpoint, I use "configure TrackPoint". Unfortunately I can't make Ubuntu saving my settings (concerning the sensitivity etc.). Whenever I reboot the computer, it's set to generic settings again.

I already tried htorque's answer to a similar question and created a new udev-rule for the trackpoint-settings but it didn't helped.

So, how can I make theses settings permanent?