Status changed to 'Confirmed' because the bug affects multiple users. ** Changed in: bcmwl (Ubuntu) Status: New => Confirmed
-- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Kernel Packages, which is subscribed to bcmwl in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1432444 Title: bcmwl-kernel-source does not install STA wireless driver on live boot Status in bcmwl package in Ubuntu: Confirmed Bug description: I am doing a live USB boot (Ubuntu 14.04.2 LTS release amd64) on a Macbook Air (6.2). The WiFi is not recognised. If I attempt to install the STA driver by selecting 'Broadcom 802.11...' in the 'Additional Drivers' of Software update then while it claims to be using the driver, the wifi is still not recognised. lsmod confirms no 'wl' driver is loaded. I have got WiFi running with the following steps in the terminal: cp -a /usr/src/bcmwl-6.30.223.141+bdcom . && cd bcmwl* patch -p1 < patches/0009-add-support-for-linux-3.10.0.patch patch -p1 < patches/0012-/home/james/0012-add-support-for-linux-3.16.patch # Attached cp lib/wlc_hybrid.o_shipped_x86_64 lib/wlc_hybrid.o_shipped make modprobe lib80211 modprobe cfg80211 insmod wl.ko I'm guessing that the bcmwl-kernel-source package on the 14.04.2 install image doesn't work with the kernel on that image. ubuntu@ubuntu:~$ lsb_release -rd Description: Ubuntu 14.04.2 LTS Release: 14.04 ubuntu@ubuntu:~$ uname -a Linux ubuntu 3.16.0-30-generic #40~14.04.1-Ubuntu SMP Thu Jan 15 17:43:14 UTC 2015 x86_64 x86_64 x86_64 GNU/Linux ubuntu@ubuntu:~$ apt-cache policy bcmwl-kernel-source bcmwl-kernel-source: Installed: 6.30.223.141+bdcom-0ubuntu2 Candidate: 6.30.223.141+bdcom-0ubuntu2 Version table: *** 6.30.223.141+bdcom-0ubuntu2 0 500 cdrom://Ubuntu 14.04.2 LTS _Trusty Tahr_ - Release amd64 (20150218.1)/ trusty/restricted amd64 Packages 500 http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ trusty/restricted amd64 Packages 100 /var/lib/dpkg/status To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/bcmwl/+bug/1432444/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~kernel-packages Post to : kernel-packages@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~kernel-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp