Airport Extreme not given working option
Affects | Status | Importance | Assigned to | Milestone | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
ubuntu-drivers-common (Ubuntu) |
Confirmed
|
Undecided
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Unassigned |
Bug Description
Description: Ubuntu 18.04.3 LTS
Release: 18.04
ubuntu-
Installed: 1:0.5.2.5
Candidate: 1:0.5.2.5
Version table:
*** 1:0.5.2.5 500
500 http://
100 /var/lib/
1:0.5.2 500
500 http://
Recently repurposed Macbook Pro (7,1) as ubuntu station.
Wireless wasn't working. ubuntu-drivers recommended bcmwl-kernel-
Installed as recommended.
Not reliable on boot. Mostly wlp2s0 Scan_results error (-22).
After some research discovered that firmware-
from
apt-cache show firmware-
<snip>
Supported chipsets:
* BCM4306/3;
* BCM4311;
* BCM4318;
* BCM4321;
* BCM4322 (only 14e4:432b);
* BCM4312 (with Low-Power a.k.a. LP-PHY).
</snip>
After purging bcmwl-kernel-
suggest that firmware-
ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 18.04
Package: ubuntu-
ProcVersionSign
Uname: Linux 5.0.0-37-generic x86_64
ApportVersion: 2.20.9-0ubuntu7.9
Architecture: amd64
CurrentDesktop: ubuntu:GNOME
Date: Thu Jan 16 07:18:07 2020
InstallationDate: Installed on 2020-01-14 (1 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 18.04.3 LTS "Bionic Beaver" - Release amd64 (20190805)
SourcePackage: ubuntu-
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)
Status changed to 'Confirmed' because the bug affects multiple users.