** Tags added: saucy ** Tags added: hw-specific
** Description changed: Release: Ubuntu 13.10 Installation Media: Desktop CD image from a USB stick with pendrivelinux Hardware: Dell Inspiron 3721 with a Broadcom BCM43142A0 WLAN device. - I would have expected that the live system and the installed system both - have automatic network connectivity via WLAN. + [EXPECTED] + I would have expected that the live system and the installed system both have automatic network connectivity via WLAN. - What happened instead: + [ACTUAL] 1st problem: The live system didn't have WLAN network connectivity. I was able to activate it simply by installing "bcmwl-kernel-source" (after a lot of try and error): - sudo apt-get install bcmwl-kernel-source + sudo apt-get install bcmwl-kernel-source (2nd problem: This is rather counter-intuitive. Why do I have to install sources when I need a driver binary?) 3rd problem: When I booted into the installed system, network was down again. Here the fix was more complicated, surely too complicated for a non- technical person: - This is what I did: - sudo dpkg -i - /media/hok/UUI/pool/main/d/dkms/dkms_2.2.0.3-1.1ubuntu4_all.deb + [MY APPROACH] + sudo dpkg -i /media/hok/UUI/pool/main/d/dkms/dkms_2.2.0.3-1.1ubuntu4_all.deb - sudo dpkg -i /media/hok/UUI/pool/restricted/b/bcmwl/bcmwl-kernel- + sudo dpkg -i /media/hok/UUI/pool/restricted/b/bcmwl/bcmwl-kernel- source_6.30.223.141+bdcom-0ubuntu1_amd64.deb - Proposed solution: - These problems would be solved if the Ubuntu installer installed the - driver by default, or after detecting an appropriate device. + [Proposed solution] + These problems would be solved if the Ubuntu installer installed the driver by default, or after detecting an appropriate device. ** Package changed: ubuntu => linux (Ubuntu) ** Tags added: needs-reassignment -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1296030 Title: Ubuntu 13.10 Fresh Install on Laptop: no Network Connectivity - bcmwl WLAN Driver not Installed To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux/+bug/1296030/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
