** Description changed: + [Impact] + + * A lot of machines that came out in the past year have a version of wireless that + requires this driver. Anyone with these machines will not be able to run Ubuntu + presently + + * This is solely a newer driver that requires newer hardware + + [Test Case] + + * Acquire a machine that has one of the affected cards, eg Vostro 470 + * Install Ubuntu 12.04 + * Observe WiFi is non functional + + [Regression Potential] + + * Low, this is an update to a proprietary driver provided by Broadcom + * This has no impact for machines that don't have Broadcom wireless + + [Original Description] + New devices are coming out that necessitate a new driver version for bcmwl. We would like to get these into 12.04 so that we don't lose support for these devices.
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