I have been running 6.30.223.248+bdcom-0ubuntu1 on trusty 14.04.1 LTS
for several weeks.
I applied the patch suggested by Andre yesterday, and haven't seen any
kernel crashes yet. However, I am still seeing occasional (once per hour
approx) loss of connectivity. A typical syslog extract is below:
Christopher Penalver,
I'm not sure, I'm still on Utopic, but I'm currently downloading the
alpha2 ISO; I'm going to inform you once I have tested. Also I have to
report that the 'fix' is apparently not fully effective; yesterday the
problem reappeared. Regarding the outdated BIOS; I could perhaps
Andre Bogus, please do update the computer's buggy and outdated BIOS
following https://help.ubuntu.com/community/BIOSUpdate .
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Title:
bcmwl-kernel source: fix for null pointer crash
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Title:
bcmwl-kernel source: fix for null pointer crash
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Andre Bogus, just to clarify, is this patch required for Vivid as well?
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Status: Confirmed = Incomplete
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Hi again,
here is the output of the referenced commands:
$ apt-cache policy bcmwl-kernel-source
bcmwl-kernel-source:
Installiert: 6.30.223.248+bdcom-0ubuntu1
Installationskandidat: 6.30.223.248+bdcom-0ubuntu1
Versionstabelle:
*** 6.30.223.248+bdcom-0ubuntu1 0
500
The attachment Patch to fix the null pointer crash that happens with
BCM43142 (and possibly other) chipsets seems to be a patch. If it
isn't, please remove the patch flag from the attachment, remove the
patch tag, and if you are a member of the ~ubuntu-reviewers,
unsubscribe the team.
[This is
** Description changed:
The bcmwl package as of now misses one patch for a bug that occurs with
BCM43142 and possibly other broadcom chipsets that will look like random
disconnects, poor wifi signal and kernel warnings, See also #1379524.
Adding the patch is a fairly simple process:
Andre Bogus, thank you for reporting this and helping make Ubuntu
better. Could you please provide the missing information from
https://help.ubuntu.com/community/WifiDocs/Driver/bcm43xx#Broadcom_STA_Wireless_driver
?
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