BCM4313 wl driver 6.20.155.1 not working in raring, but 5.100.82.112 does
Affects | Status | Importance | Assigned to | Milestone | |
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bcmwl (Ubuntu) |
Confirmed
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Undecided
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Unassigned |
Bug Description
For whatever reason the version of the wl driver supplied in raring (6.20.155.1) does not work correctly with the 3.8 linux kernel. The signal is extremely weak at best (if I'm very close to the router). At worst I cannot connect to the AP at all. I took the version from quantal (5.100.82.112) and installed it. My signal strength is maxed out and the web is now blazingly fast again. It is my belief that the raring driver does not cooperate properly with the 3.8 kernel and needs to be looked at.
Distributor ID: Ubuntu
Description: Ubuntu Raring Ringtail (development branch)
Release: 13.04
Codename: raring
3.8.0-14-generic (3.8.0-14.24) x86_64
driver that works: bcmwl-kernel-
driver that doesn't: bcmwl-kernel-
bus info: pci@0000:08:00.0
Status changed to 'Confirmed' because the bug affects multiple users.