[Oneiric] [Kubuntu] Broadcom STA wireless driver no longer activates status light (regression)

[Scott Testerman]

The proprietary Broadcom STA driver used in Natty properly activated the wireless status light on an Acer Aspire 7552G-6436 using a BCM43225. No special settings were required to enable the light, and it worked properly by switching off when the hardware was switched off (using Fn-F3) and switching back on when the hardware was switched on (using Fn-F3 a second time). In Oneiric, the light is no longer available in any state.

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 11.10
Package: bcmwl-kernel-source 5.100.82.38+bdcom-0ubuntu4
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.0.0-11.18-generic 3.0.4
Uname: Linux 3.0.0-11-generic x86_64
NonfreeKernelModules: wl fglrx
ApportVersion: 1.23-0ubuntu1
Architecture: amd64
Date: Sat Sep 24 21:23:10 2011
InstallationMedia: Kubuntu 11.10 "Oneiric Ocelot" - Beta amd64 (20110921.2)
ProcEnviron:
 LANGUAGE=
 LANG=en_US.UTF-8
 SHELL=/bin/bash
SourcePackage: bcmwl
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

[Launchpad Janitor (janitor)]

Status changed to 'Confirmed' because the bug affects multiple users.

[yen rio (yenrio)]

I have almost the same problem on my Hp Pavilion laptop same configuration of the bug description
The wifi works but the button used to switch on/off wirless should turn blue when on but it always show orange.
It woked fine on 11.04.

[Breno Maia (bremaya)]

Use the old kernel.. 2.6.39 for oneiric >>> http://kernel.ubuntu.com/~kernel-ppa/mainline/v2.6.39.4-oneiric/, have a bug in kernel 3.*

Good for ad-hoc connections that do not work with kernel 3 .*

[Scott Testerman (scott-testerman)]

In running the released Kubuntu 11.10 DVD on exactly the same hardware, using the brcmsmac module, the light does work properly.

[Scott Testerman (scott-testerman)]

I have confirmed that this is caused by failure to blacklist the brcmsmac module at install time, and I'm marking this as a duplicate of bug 873117.