Public bug reported:
I tried to install the Broadcom STA source version of the Broadcom drivers, by
running...
sudo apt-get install bcmwl-kernel-source
The install progresses well and appears to be fine, until, during the build
process, the attempt to...
modprobe wl
...which takes place after DKMS has built the module hangs indefinitely,
requiring a kill, even if b43 and ssb are unloaded. Then if you inspect lsmod
the wl module appears to be there but cannot be removed, despite having no
other modules using it. No network behaviour is visible within network manager.
An identical issue remains even after a full reboot at this point.
If you remove the blacklisted entries from /etc/modprobe.d it's possible
to go back and install both b43-fwcutter and firmware-b43-installer and
this provides functional wireless, but the driver is unable to accept
power management instructions, which is why I'm trying to get the newer,
allegedly more stable, source to work.
Laptop Model: Dell D430
lspci reports...
0c:00.0 Network controller: Broadcom Corporation BCM4311 802.11b/g WLAN (rev 01)
ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 13.10
Package: bcmwl-kernel-source 6.30.223.141+bdcom-0ubuntu1
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.11.0-12.19-generic 3.11.3
Uname: Linux 3.11.0-12-generic i686
NonfreeKernelModules: wl
ApportVersion: 2.12.5-0ubuntu2.1
Architecture: i386
Date: Thu Dec 19 18:58:56 2013
InstallationDate: Installed on 2013-12-18 (0 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Linux Mint 16 "petra" - Release i386 20131126
MarkForUpload: True
ProcEnviron:
LANGUAGE=en_GB:en
TERM=xterm
PATH=(custom, no user)
LANG=en_GB.UTF-8
SHELL=/bin/bash
SourcePackage: bcmwl
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)
** Affects: bcmwl (Ubuntu)
Importance: Undecided
Status: New
** Tags: apport-bug i386 petra
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wl doesn't seem to load with BCM4311 on Mint 16
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