This bug has been reported on the Ubuntu ISO testing tracker. A list of all reports related to this bug can be found here: http://iso.qa.ubuntu.com/qatracker/reports/bugs/1481018
** Tags added: iso-testing -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Desktop Packages, which is subscribed to ubuntu-drivers-common in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1481018 Title: DELL XPS 13: bcmwl-kernel-source not installed when 3rd party drivers is selected so no wifi and no ethernet port either Status in ubuntu-drivers-common package in Ubuntu: Fix Released Status in ubuntu-drivers-common source package in Trusty: New Bug description: STEPS: 1. Download the latest daily image of trusty from http://cdimages.ubuntu.com/trusty/daily-live/current 2. Copy this to a usb pendrive using the Disks app 3. Boot from this 4. Select install 5. Select Install 3rd party drivers 6. System reboots after install 7. Reboot to the live desktop 8. Do mkdir tmp 9. sudo mount /dev/sda1 tmp/ 10. sudo mkdir tmp/EFI/boot 11. sudo touch tmp/EFI/boot/bootx64.efi 12. May need to hit F2 and up a new uefi point it to shim.efi on /EFI/ubuntu/ 13. Boot and login 14. Try and connect to wifi EXPECTED: I expect to always be able to get online. ACTUAL: bcmwl-kernel-source is not installed, because there is no cd you can't install the driver from there and there is no ethernet port on this device so you can't install from there either. WORKAROUND: Insert the install usb stick, open a terminal, type: sudo mkdir /media/cdrom sudo mount /dev/sdb1 /media/cdrom Open system settings Select Software and Updates On the Ubuntu Software tab check the box next to the CDrom Close this to update the cache Reopen tap on Additional Drivers tab and click on install the Broadcom 802.11......driver Reboot To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/ubuntu-drivers-common/+bug/1481018/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages Post to : [email protected] Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp
