Public bug reported:
wifi not working by default, after a fresh installation i have to
download broadcom b43 zip file and extract it to the firmware folder
manually and then enable it (also manually) through the terminal, this
issue exist in Ubuntu 12.04, and 12.10 also. to note, previous Ubuntu
versions worked just fine out-of-the-box
to reproduce the issue:
- Have a laptop with Broadcom 43 wifi chipset
- Install a fresh Ubuntu (12.04 or 12.10)
you will find that Wifi is not working and you are not able to access
the internet using wifi during installation nor after installation.
ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 12.10
Package: wireless-tools 30~pre9-8ubuntu1
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.5.0-17.28-generic 3.5.5
Uname: Linux 3.5.0-17-generic x86_64
ApportVersion: 2.6.1-0ubuntu6
Architecture: amd64
Date: Sun Oct 28 20:47:16 2012
InstallationDate: Installed on 2012-10-24 (3 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu GNOME Remix 12.10 "Quantal Quetzal" - Release
amd64(20121023)
MarkForUpload: True
SourcePackage: wireless-tools
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)
** Affects: wireless-tools (Ubuntu)
Importance: Undecided
Status: New
** Tags: amd64 apport-bug quantal
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Title:
wifi not working by default, after a fresh installation i have to
download broadcom b43 zip file and extract it to the firmware folder
manually and then enable it (also manually), this issue exist in
Ubuntu 12.04, and 12.10 also
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