Public bug reported: I'm running Ubuntu 8.10 32-bits on my laptop HP Pavilion dv5035nr equipped with a broadcom 4318 chipset. Since I have no wired internet connection I could NOT do this:
sudo /usr/share/b43-fwcutter/install_bcm43xx_firmware.sh So I followed the instructions outlined here: http://linuxwireless.org/en/users/Drivers/b43#devicefirmware I downloaded the 'broadcom-wl-4.150.10.5.tar.bz2' source package from another computer and did the following: tar xjf broadcom-wl-4.150.10.5.tar.bz2 cd broadcom-wl-4.150.10.5/driver/ sudo b43-fwcutter -w "/lib/firmware" wl_apsta_mimo.o After rebooting, the device started working. I was able to connect to my wireless network only briefly. The connection was lost and it wouldn't connect back or simply I could get no transmission at all. Its behavior was extremely erratic. Because I had some experience using Ubuntu with the older firmware version (broadcom-wl-4.80.53.0) I decided to download this source package and install it by using b43-fwcutter. The result was fabulous. I am now able to connect to distinct wireless connections with ease. The transmission is stable and does not get lost. This is what I did: tar xjf broadcom-wl-4.80.53.0.tar.bz2 cd broadcom-wl-4.4.80.53.0/kmod/ sudo b43-fwcutter -w "/lib/firmware" wl_apsta.o then reboot For the record, this problem with bcm4318 is present in several distros. As far as I know the problem exists in Ubuntu 8.10, OpenSuSe 11.1 and Fedora 10 (from what I've gathered from their forums and bug reports). it remains to be seen if the newer driver is flawed or is conflicting in some way. I ran commands like lspci, dmesg and iwconfig and showed it to people on forums, but they said that nothing seemed wrong with the new firmware, but the truth was different ** Affects: ubuntu Importance: Undecided Status: New -- broadcom 4318 chipset problems with newer firmware (4.150.10.5) https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/321749 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list [email protected] https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
