Ok, sent a email.
Writing here just if anybody else come to the same problem to note also the
following:
when installing bcmwl-kernel-source package will be generated a blacklist file:
/etc/modprobe.d/blacklist-bcm43.conf
which has line:
install wl modprobe -r b43 b44 b43legacy ssb; modprobe
Done. Same problem.
After installing bcmwl-kernel-source in practice laptop is without any
internet connection for not a-bit-more experienced user as modprobe wl
will try to remove the NIC driver b44 and then trough modprobe ignore
install b44 wich due to the broken module/kernel state cannot be
Christopher,
I did not remember what I've done with 12.04/10 , so I made a kubuntu
usb stick with 12.04.5 and run in on the laptop. Problem is the same
(3.2.0-7-generic x86, with bcmwl 6.20.155.1+bdcom-0ubuntu0.0.2 ), so for
sure it happened before precise(12.04) . What is more, looking at the
New BIOS installed (HP claim that bootable usb could do the trick
and lost me some time...):
root@Beatles:~# dmidecode -s bios-version dmidecode -s bios-release-date
68YGU Ver. F.0E
08/27/2008
Then installed bcmwl driver
sudo apt-get --reinstall install bcmwl-kernel-source
Then blacklisted
Thanks Christopher,
down in the post is the needed information (though to open new bug with
ubuntu-bug if it is better?):
apt-cache policy bcmwl-kernel-source
bcmwl-kernel-source:
Installed: (none)
Candidate: 6.30.223.248+bdcom-0ubuntu1
Version table:
6.30.223.248+bdcom-0ubuntu1 0
Here is the syslog with kernel BUG at include/net/cfg80211.h:3343!
** Attachment added: kernel BUG at include/net/cfg80211.h
https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/bcmwl/+bug/1407522/+attachment/4292098/+files/syslog_extracted.log
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Public bug reported:
On fresh 14.10 install on the first GUI run in KDE the KDE Driver
Manager suggested installation of bcmwl-kernel-source (see attached
screenshot)for my Broadcom Corporation BCM4311. After successful
installation of the package and restart, my system got
Jan 4 23:32:13
Guys, I have the same wifi and I'm using my laptop and could help
solving it!
I've submitted possibly similar bug at:
https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/bcmwl/+bug/1407522
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I've checked at https://help.ubuntu.com/community/WifiDocs/Driver/bcm43xx and
installed b43 driver:
sudo apt-get install firmware-b43-installer
which up to now seems to work with my BCM4311. So I would recommend KDE
driver manager NOT to recommend bcmwl but b43 for BCM4311 (Broadcom
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