wifi not working by default, after a fresh installation i have to download broadcom b43 zip file and extract it to the firmware folder manually and then enable it (also manually), this issue exist in Ubuntu 12.04, and 12.10 also

[Arkan]

wifi not working by default, after a fresh installation i have to download broadcom b43 zip file and extract it to the firmware folder manually and then enable it (also manually) through the terminal, this issue exist in Ubuntu 12.04, and 12.10 also. to note, previous Ubuntu versions worked just fine out-of-the-box

to reproduce the issue:
- Have a laptop with Broadcom 43 wifi chipset
- Install a fresh Ubuntu (12.04 or 12.10)

you will find that Wifi is not working and you are not able to access the internet using wifi during installation nor after installation.

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 12.10
Package: wireless-tools 30~pre9-8ubuntu1
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.5.0-17.28-generic 3.5.5
Uname: Linux 3.5.0-17-generic x86_64
ApportVersion: 2.6.1-0ubuntu6
Architecture: amd64
Date: Sun Oct 28 20:47:16 2012
InstallationDate: Installed on 2012-10-24 (3 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu GNOME Remix 12.10 "Quantal Quetzal" - Release amd64(20121023)
MarkForUpload: True
SourcePackage: wireless-tools
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

[Launchpad Janitor (janitor)]

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