Activity log for bug #1498074

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2015-09-21 16:03:59 Dave Morley bug added bug
2015-09-21 16:03:59 Dave Morley attachment added sources.list https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1498074/+attachment/4470436/+files/sources.list
2015-09-21 16:04:16 Dave Morley attachment added nobcmwl.png https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/bcmwl/+bug/1498074/+attachment/4470437/+files/nobcmwl.png
2015-09-21 16:04:41 Dave Morley description STEPS: Pre-requisite: Laptop with bcmwl supported chipset, intel based macs or dell xps for example. 1. Grab the latest daily image from cdimages 2. Plug a usb pendrive into the system 3. Open Disks 4. Format the pendrive 5. Select restore image to drive 6. Select the image you just downloaded 7. Click on okay if the install is happening on the pendrive 8. Click on okay again to confirm 9. Add the user password for permission to write to the drive 10. Insert the written image into the laptop you want to install on 11. In the uefi menu select the pendrive 12. Select the live session 13. Open system settings 14. Open Software and updates 15. Tap on the Additional Drivers tab EXPECTED: I expect to the bcmwl driver available to install ACTUAL: I see only micro code driver for the cpu (see screenshot) Included files: Screenshot /etc/apt/sources.list STEPS: Pre-requisite: Laptop with bcmwl supported chipset, intel based macs or dell xps for example. 1. Grab the latest 15.10 daily image from cdimages 2. Plug a usb pendrive into the system 3. Open Disks 4. Format the pendrive 5. Select restore image to drive 6. Select the image you just downloaded 7. Click on okay if the install is happening on the pendrive 8. Click on okay again to confirm 9. Add the user password for permission to write to the drive 10. Insert the written image into the laptop you want to install on 11. In the uefi menu select the pendrive 12. Select the live session 13. Open system settings 14. Open Software and updates 15. Tap on the Additional Drivers tab EXPECTED: I expect to the bcmwl driver available to install ACTUAL: I see only micro code driver for the cpu (see screenshot) Included files: Screenshot /etc/apt/sources.list
2015-09-22 15:36:52 Mathieu Trudel-Lapierre bcmwl (Ubuntu): status New In Progress
2015-09-22 15:36:55 Mathieu Trudel-Lapierre bcmwl (Ubuntu): assignee Mathieu Trudel-Lapierre (mathieu-tl)
2015-09-22 18:40:59 Launchpad Janitor bcmwl (Ubuntu): status In Progress Fix Released
2015-09-23 09:01:13 Jean-Baptiste Lallement bug added subscriber Jean-Baptiste Lallement
2015-09-23 09:31:45 Dave Morley description STEPS: Pre-requisite: Laptop with bcmwl supported chipset, intel based macs or dell xps for example. 1. Grab the latest 15.10 daily image from cdimages 2. Plug a usb pendrive into the system 3. Open Disks 4. Format the pendrive 5. Select restore image to drive 6. Select the image you just downloaded 7. Click on okay if the install is happening on the pendrive 8. Click on okay again to confirm 9. Add the user password for permission to write to the drive 10. Insert the written image into the laptop you want to install on 11. In the uefi menu select the pendrive 12. Select the live session 13. Open system settings 14. Open Software and updates 15. Tap on the Additional Drivers tab EXPECTED: I expect to the bcmwl driver available to install ACTUAL: I see only micro code driver for the cpu (see screenshot) Included files: Screenshot /etc/apt/sources.list WORKAROUND: The issue here is that the driver is not able to be automatically installed you can however install it manually. From the usbkey used to install the system copy the following files to your home: Ubuntu 15.10 amd64/pool/main/d/dkms dkms_2.2.0.3-2ubuntu2_all.deb Ubuntu 15.10 amd64/pool/restricted/b/bcmwl bcmwl-kernel-source_6.30.223.248+bdcom-0ubuntu6_amd64.deb Now open terminal and from the home directory run sudo dpkg -i dkms_2.2.0.3-2ubuntu2_all.deb bcmwl-kernel-source_6.30.223.248+bdcom-0ubuntu6_amd64.deb You should see a message to say networks available from the network-indicator and then be able to connect to wifi. STEPS: Pre-requisite: Laptop with bcmwl supported chipset, intel based macs or dell xps for example. 1. Grab the latest 15.10 daily image from cdimages 2. Plug a usb pendrive into the system 3. Open Disks 4. Format the pendrive 5. Select restore image to drive 6. Select the image you just downloaded 7. Click on okay if the install is happening on the pendrive 8. Click on okay again to confirm 9. Add the user password for permission to write to the drive 10. Insert the written image into the laptop you want to install on 11. In the uefi menu select the pendrive 12. Select the live session 13. Open system settings 14. Open Software and updates 15. Tap on the Additional Drivers tab EXPECTED: I expect to the bcmwl driver available to install ACTUAL: I see only micro code driver for the cpu (see screenshot) Included files: Screenshot /etc/apt/sources.list
2015-09-23 09:34:53 Dave Morley description WORKAROUND: The issue here is that the driver is not able to be automatically installed you can however install it manually. From the usbkey used to install the system copy the following files to your home: Ubuntu 15.10 amd64/pool/main/d/dkms dkms_2.2.0.3-2ubuntu2_all.deb Ubuntu 15.10 amd64/pool/restricted/b/bcmwl bcmwl-kernel-source_6.30.223.248+bdcom-0ubuntu6_amd64.deb Now open terminal and from the home directory run sudo dpkg -i dkms_2.2.0.3-2ubuntu2_all.deb bcmwl-kernel-source_6.30.223.248+bdcom-0ubuntu6_amd64.deb You should see a message to say networks available from the network-indicator and then be able to connect to wifi. STEPS: Pre-requisite: Laptop with bcmwl supported chipset, intel based macs or dell xps for example. 1. Grab the latest 15.10 daily image from cdimages 2. Plug a usb pendrive into the system 3. Open Disks 4. Format the pendrive 5. Select restore image to drive 6. Select the image you just downloaded 7. Click on okay if the install is happening on the pendrive 8. Click on okay again to confirm 9. Add the user password for permission to write to the drive 10. Insert the written image into the laptop you want to install on 11. In the uefi menu select the pendrive 12. Select the live session 13. Open system settings 14. Open Software and updates 15. Tap on the Additional Drivers tab EXPECTED: I expect to the bcmwl driver available to install ACTUAL: I see only micro code driver for the cpu (see screenshot) Included files: Screenshot /etc/apt/sources.list WORKAROUND: The issue here is that the driver is not able to be automatically installed, you can however install it manually. From the usbkey used to install the system copy the following files to your home directory: Ubuntu 15.10 amd64/pool/main/d/dkms dkms_2.2.0.3-2ubuntu2_all.deb Ubuntu 15.10 amd64/pool/restricted/b/bcmwl bcmwl-kernel-source_6.30.223.248+bdcom-0ubuntu6_amd64.deb Now open terminal and from the home directory run sudo dpkg -i dkms_2.2.0.3-2ubuntu2_all.deb bcmwl-kernel-source_6.30.223.248+bdcom-0ubuntu6_amd64.deb You should see a message to say networks available from the network-indicator and then be able to connect to wifi. STEPS: Pre-requisite: Laptop with bcmwl supported chipset, intel based macs or dell xps for example. 1. Grab the latest 15.10 daily image from cdimages 2. Plug a usb pendrive into the system 3. Open Disks 4. Format the pendrive 5. Select restore image to drive 6. Select the image you just downloaded 7. Click on okay if the install is happening on the pendrive 8. Click on okay again to confirm 9. Add the user password for permission to write to the drive 10. Insert the written image into the laptop you want to install on 11. In the uefi menu select the pendrive 12. Select the live session 13. Open system settings 14. Open Software and updates 15. Tap on the Additional Drivers tab EXPECTED: I expect to the bcmwl driver available to install ACTUAL: I see only micro code driver for the cpu (see screenshot) Included files: Screenshot /etc/apt/sources.list
2015-09-23 09:45:32 Dave Morley bcmwl (Ubuntu): status Fix Released In Progress
2015-09-23 09:45:37 Dave Morley bcmwl (Ubuntu): importance Undecided Critical
2015-09-23 10:16:38 Ubuntu QA Website tags iso-testing
2015-09-24 07:52:46 Martin Wimpress  bug added subscriber Martin Wimpress
2015-09-29 01:10:37 Launchpad Janitor bcmwl (Ubuntu): status In Progress Fix Released
2016-12-08 16:18:41 Adam Conrad bcmwl (Ubuntu Trusty): status New Fix Committed
2016-12-08 16:18:43 Adam Conrad bug added subscriber Ubuntu Stable Release Updates Team
2016-12-08 16:18:49 Adam Conrad bug added subscriber SRU Verification
2016-12-08 16:18:54 Adam Conrad tags iso-testing iso-testing verification-needed
2017-01-28 18:55:27 Mathew Hodson bcmwl (Ubuntu Trusty): importance Undecided Critical
2017-03-09 20:32:30 Ubuntu Foundations Team Bug Bot tags iso-testing verification-needed iso-testing removal-candidate verification-needed
2017-03-10 10:00:23 Dave Morley tags iso-testing removal-candidate verification-needed iso-testing verification-done
2017-06-09 16:35:23 Łukasz Zemczak tags iso-testing verification-done iso-testing verification-done-trusty
2019-10-29 18:30:58 Bryan Quigley bcmwl (Ubuntu Trusty): status Fix Committed Won't Fix