Comment 3 for bug 415472

On alpha 5 hardware drivers install broadcom correctly, but it doesnt
work until restart. It would be good to have some notification that
you need to restart.

On Fri, Aug 28, 2009 at 4:01 PM, Jose Fernandez<email address hidden> wrote:
> Spoke to soon, on new instalation, I cannot get the drivers to work no
> matter what. Cant activate the restricted Broadcom drivers after
> lastest updates at least.
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> On Wed, Aug 26, 2009 at 5:18 PM, Jose Fernandez<email address hidden> wrote:
>> Mmm dont know if my update was visible as I didnt see it in your
>> reply, but here it is again:
>> I was able to install the broadcom drivers from kde-jockey (although
>> the installer crashed several times). WiFi now works although some
>> sessions I get frequent disconnection (most sessions it works fine
>> though).
>>
>> On Wed, Aug 26, 2009 at 2:10 PM, arky<email address hidden> wrote:
>>> ** Package changed: ubuntu => linux (Ubuntu)
>>>
>>> --
>>> Broadcom 43xx wifi not working in Kubuntu Karmic alpha 4
>>> https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/415472
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>>> of the bug.
>>>
>>> Status in “linux” package in Ubuntu: New
>>>
>>> Bug description:
>>> In jaunty, the fix was doing
>>>
>>> rmmod ssb
>>> modprob wl
>>>
>>> Here, i get a "Fatal module not found" error when doing that.
>>>
>>>
>>> If I try to install drivers via kde-jockey, installation hangs.
>>>
>>> **Update:
>>> I was able to install the broadcom drivers from kde-jockey (although the installer crashed several times). WiFi now works although some sessions I get frequent disconnection (some other sessions it works fine).
>>>
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