Comment 8 for bug 202567

I am having similar problems, though mine is a bit strange. I have followed the instructions above and manually installed the b43-fwcutter package. I have then downloaded the wl_apsta.o firmware and issued the command to install the firmware (fwiw, I used /lib/firmware, not /lib/firmware/uname -r). The driver loads and my card can see networks. When I try to connect, it seems to crash my router. I am posting this from my work laptop, and when I attempt to connect, the connection drops on this machine. dmesg shows my card authenticating with the access point but association times out.

I have tried the neighbour's wifi as well but the same results (though I don't know if their access point falls over). Incidentally, while I have been able to connect with this setup using Gutsy, I would experience intermittent wireless failures. It seemed to occur in a random fashion (it would stay up for weeks, then fall over frequently over a weekend or something) so I assumed it was my provider or the access point, though I'm not so sure anymore.

My wireless card has a BCM4306 chip