Done. Same problem.
After installing bcmwl-kernel-source in practice laptop is without any
internet connection for not a-bit-more experienced user as modprobe wl
will try to remove the NIC driver b44 and then trough modprobe ignore
install b44 wich due to the broken module/kernel state cannot be
Rostislav Kandilarov, did this problem not occur in a release prior to
Utopic?
As well, does this occur using https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source
/broadcom-sta instead of bcmwl?
** Tags added: vivid
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Christopher,
I did not remember what I've done with 12.04/10 , so I made a kubuntu
usb stick with 12.04.5 and run in on the laptop. Problem is the same
(3.2.0-7-generic x86, with bcmwl 6.20.155.1+bdcom-0ubuntu0.0.2 ), so for
sure it happened before precise(12.04) . What is more, looking at the
Rostislav Kandilarov, it wouldn't hurt to e-mail them given you are
testing the latest version of the driver in Vivid.
** Tags added: precise
** Summary changed:
- bcmwl package was sugested by KDE driver manager but broke the system
+ 14e4:4311 [HP Compaq nx7400 Notebook PC] bcmwl package was
** Tags removed: bios-outdated-f.0e
** Tags added: latest-bios-f.0e
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Title:
bcmwl package was sugested by KDE driver manager but broke the
Rostislav Kandilarov, could you please test for this in Vivid (live
environment is fine) via http://cdimage.ubuntu.com/daily-live/current/
and advise to the results?
** Changed in: bcmwl (Ubuntu)
Importance: Low = Medium
** Changed in: bcmwl (Ubuntu)
Status: New = Incomplete
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New BIOS installed (HP claim that bootable usb could do the trick
and lost me some time...):
root@Beatles:~# dmidecode -s bios-version dmidecode -s bios-release-date
68YGU Ver. F.0E
08/27/2008
Then installed bcmwl driver
sudo apt-get --reinstall install bcmwl-kernel-source
Then blacklisted
Thanks Christopher,
down in the post is the needed information (though to open new bug with
ubuntu-bug if it is better?):
apt-cache policy bcmwl-kernel-source
bcmwl-kernel-source:
Installed: (none)
Candidate: 6.30.223.248+bdcom-0ubuntu1
Version table:
6.30.223.248+bdcom-0ubuntu1 0
Rostislav Kandilarov, as per
http://h20564.www2.hp.com/hpsc/swd/public/readIndex?sp4ts.oid=1847107swLangOid=8swEnvOid=2104
an update to your computer's buggy and outdated BIOS is available (F.0E). If
you update to this following https://help.ubuntu.com/community/BIOSUpdate does
it change
Here is the syslog with kernel BUG at include/net/cfg80211.h:3343!
** Attachment added: kernel BUG at include/net/cfg80211.h
https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/bcmwl/+bug/1407522/+attachment/4292098/+files/syslog_extracted.log
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Rostislav Kandilarov, thank you for reporting this and helping make
Ubuntu better. Could you please provide the missing information
following
https://help.ubuntu.com/community/WifiDocs/Driver/bcm43xx#Filing_bug_reports
?
** Changed in: bcmwl (Ubuntu)
Importance: Undecided = Low
** Changed in:
I've checked at https://help.ubuntu.com/community/WifiDocs/Driver/bcm43xx and
installed b43 driver:
sudo apt-get install firmware-b43-installer
which up to now seems to work with my BCM4311. So I would recommend KDE
driver manager NOT to recommend bcmwl but b43 for BCM4311 (Broadcom
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