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  1. Bug #292450
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Comment 50 for bug 292450

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Killeroid (killeroid) wrote : Re: [Bug 292450] Re: Broadcom STA/wl driver causes random kernel panics

Broadcom released a new update to the module. Hopefully, someone will
upgrade linux-restricted-modules to that. And hopefully, this new release
will fix your problem.

On Mon, Feb 2, 2009 at 10:05 AM, shivaneck <email address hidden> wrote:

> same here - still crashing on ubuntu 8.10 with a dell d630. I've been
> using the b43 driver for months, without a single crash. As soon as I
> .try the wl, either directly from broadcom or via the restricted update,
> boom - crash. This looks to be especially true when you throw a lot of
> data at it - for instance - copying several streams from an nfs share.
>
> this thing is still broken - broken to the point where it'll hose your
> box.
>
> --
> Broadcom STA/wl driver causes random kernel panics
> https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/292450
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