proprietary driver automatically installed for broadcom b43 when open driver already in mainline kernel
Affects | Status | Importance | Assigned to | Milestone | |
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ubuntu-drivers-common (Ubuntu) |
Won't Fix
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Undecided
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Unassigned |
Bug Description
Testing trusty amd64. After install the proprietary bcmwl driver is installed for the wifi chipset, however the open source b43 driver is already in the kernel, it just needs firmware-
ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 14.04
Package: ubuntu-
ProcVersionSign
Uname: Linux 3.13.0-19-generic x86_64
NonfreeKernelMo
ApportVersion: 2.13.3-0ubuntu1
Architecture: amd64
CurrentDesktop: Unity
Date: Thu Mar 27 21:33:18 2014
InstallationDate: Installed on 2014-03-27 (0 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 14.04 LTS "Trusty Tahr" - Beta amd64 (20140326)
SourcePackage: ubuntu-
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)
This bug has been reported on the Ubuntu ISO testing tracker.
A list of all reports related to this bug can be found here: iso.qa. ubuntu. com/qatracker/ reports/ bugs/1298641
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