My Pentium M doesn't support PAE, so my only install option for Precise is the non-pae mini.iso. Unfortunately this network-based install media does not include the b43 wireless kernel module for Broadcom wireless cards (and I mean the file /lib/modules/$(uname -r)/kernel/drivers/net/wireless/b43/b43.ko which can be loaded via 'modprobe b43', not the proprietary firmware which must be installed via firmware-b43-installer package).
This makes it impossible for me to get a wireless connection on the mini.iso, which is essential since the installation is over a network. Since the mini.iso is the only way to install Ubuntu Precise on a non-pae computer, this therefore makes it impossible for me to install Ubuntu onto my computer.
ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 12.04
Package: linux-image-3.2.0-8-generic 3.2.0-8.15
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.2.0-8.15-generic 3.2.0
Uname: Linux 3.2.0-8-generic i686
AlsaVersion: Advanced Linux Sound Architecture Driver Version 1.0.24.
ApportVersion: 1.90-0ubuntu2
Architecture: i386
AudioDevicesInUse:
USER PID ACCESS COMMAND
/dev/snd/controlC0: steven 1596 F.... pulseaudio
Card0.Amixer.info:
Card hw:0 'I82801DBICH4'/'Intel 82801DB-ICH4 with STAC9750,51 at irq 5'
Mixer name : 'SigmaTel STAC9750,51'
Components : 'AC97a:83847650'
Controls : 36
Simple ctrls : 23
Date: Fri Mar 2 14:06:54 2012
HibernationDevice: RESUME=UUID=201bb5f2-1371-4eea-88bd-6204b063567d
InstallationMedia: Lubuntu 11.10 "Oneiric Ocelot" - Alpha i386 (20110801)
Lsusb:
Bus 001 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub
Bus 002 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub
Bus 003 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub
Bus 004 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub
MachineType: Dell Inc. Latitude D505
PccardctlIdent:
Socket 0:
no product info available
PccardctlStatus:
Socket 0:
no card
ProcEnviron:
PATH=(custom, no user)
LANG=en_US.UTF-8
SHELL=/bin/bash
ProcKernelCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-3.2.0-8-generic root=UUID=4f4c4af1-b16c-4193-b9f5-2bf6e301b1e4 ro quiet
RelatedPackageVersions:
linux-restricted-modules-3.2.0-8-generic N/A
linux-backports-modules-3.2.0-8-generic N/A
linux-firmware 1.67
RfKill:
0: phy0: Wireless LAN
Soft blocked: no
Hard blocked: no
SourcePackage: linux
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)
dmi.bios.date: 11/03/2006
dmi.bios.vendor: Dell Inc.
dmi.bios.version: A11
dmi.board.name: 0H2049
dmi.board.vendor: Dell Inc.
dmi.chassis.type: 8
dmi.chassis.vendor: Dell Inc.
dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnDellInc.:bvrA11:bd11/03/2006:svnDellInc.:pnLatitudeD505:pvr:rvnDellInc.:rn0H2049:rvr:cvnDellInc.:ct8:cvr:
dmi.product.name: Latitude D505
dmi.sys.vendor: Dell Inc.
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