I believe this is similar to the issue im getting with my BCM43602 on macbookpro running 16.04. It worked fine on 15.10.
Ive updated to the upstream xenial kernel but the bug still exists : $uname -a Linux <redacted> 4.4.9-040409-generic #201605041832 SMP Wed May 4 22:34:16 UTC 2016 x86_64 x86_64 x86_64 GNU/Linux $lspci | grep -i wire 03:00.0 Network controller: Broadcom Corporation BCM43602 802.11ac Wireless LAN SoC (rev 01) $dmesg | grep -i brcmf [ 10.242291] usbcore: registered new interface driver brcmfmac [ 10.381196] brcmfmac 0000:03:00.0: Direct firmware load for brcm/brcmfmac43602-pcie.txt failed with error -2 [ 10.864481] brcmf_c_preinit_dcmds: Firmware version = wl0: Nov 10 2015 06:38:10 version 7.35.177.61 (r598657) FWID 01-ea662a8c [ 10.892497] brcmf_cfg80211_reg_notifier: not a ISO3166 code [ 10.897532] brcmfmac 0000:03:00.0 wlp3s0: renamed from wlan0 [ 10.968018] brcmf_add_if: ERROR: netdev:wlp3s0 already exists [ 10.968051] brcmf_add_if: ignore IF event [ 11.080205] brcmf_add_if: ERROR: netdev:wlp3s0 already exists [ 11.080208] brcmf_add_if: ignore IF event -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Kernel Packages, which is subscribed to linux in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1577113 Title: 50/50 chance for BCM43602 to come up correctly during boot Status in linux package in Ubuntu: Incomplete Bug description: My BCM43602 has a 50/50 chance during boot of ever becoming "ready" and pulling an IP address. The problem seems to be this "link is not ready" and "already exists" loop. The log I sent was one of the cases where things eventually worked. If I get unlucky, it simply repeats the "already exists" / "not ready" loop indefinitely. I get a similar situation when suspending/resuming. I've already pulled the firmware and stuck it under /lib (see dmesg output for version). ProblemType: Bug DistroRelease: Ubuntu 16.04 Package: linux-image-4.4.0-21-generic 4.4.0-21.37 [modified: boot/vmlinuz-4.4.0-21-generic] ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.4.0-21.37-generic 4.4.6 Uname: Linux 4.4.0-21-generic x86_64 NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia_uvm nvidia_drm nvidia_modeset nvidia ApportVersion: 2.20.1-0ubuntu2 Architecture: amd64 AudioDevicesInUse: USER PID ACCESS COMMAND /dev/snd/controlC0: greg.taylor 2418 F.... pulseaudio CurrentDesktop: Unity Date: Sun May 1 01:11:42 2016 HibernationDevice: RESUME=UUID=efd205da-4a67-4d8a-9c0e-6f3036178157 InstallationDate: Installed on 2016-04-28 (3 days ago) InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 16.04 LTS "Xenial Xerus" - Release amd64 (20160420.1) Lsusb: Bus 002 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0003 Linux Foundation 3.0 root hub Bus 001 Device 002: ID 0a5c:6410 Broadcom Corp. Bus 001 Device 003: ID 0c45:6713 Microdia Bus 001 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub MachineType: Dell Inc. XPS 15 9550 ProcFB: 0 inteldrmfb ProcKernelCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/vmlinuz-4.4.0-21-generic.efi.signed root=/dev/mapper/ubuntu--vg-root ro quiet splash vt.handoff=7 RelatedPackageVersions: linux-restricted-modules-4.4.0-21-generic N/A linux-backports-modules-4.4.0-21-generic N/A linux-firmware 1.157 SourcePackage: linux UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install) dmi.bios.date: 04/07/2016 dmi.bios.vendor: Dell Inc. dmi.bios.version: 01.02.00 dmi.board.name: 0N7TVV dmi.board.vendor: Dell Inc. dmi.board.version: A01 dmi.chassis.type: 9 dmi.chassis.vendor: Dell Inc. dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnDellInc.:bvr01.02.00:bd04/07/2016:svnDellInc.:pnXPS159550:pvr:rvnDellInc.:rn0N7TVV:rvrA01:cvnDellInc.:ct9:cvr: dmi.product.name: XPS 15 9550 dmi.sys.vendor: Dell Inc. To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux/+bug/1577113/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~kernel-packages Post to : kernel-packages@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~kernel-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp