@Brian: by default, the b43 driver won't override the bcma driver (unless you force it to, of course).
As for ubuntu-drivers, it does things correctly, meaning that it lists the compatible proprietary driver (broadcom-sta-dkms), without recommending its installation (over the open driver). The "Additional Drivers" interface (software-properties-gtk) lies - even here on my 2011 Macbook Air (with a BCM43224 wifi card, which I am using though the bcma driver - showing the Broadcom device, and saying that the "device is not working", and having "Do not use the device" selected. This is very confusing, although not specific to Ubuntu 23.04. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Kernel Packages, which is subscribed to linux-firmware in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/2013236 Title: Failed to install bcmwl wireless driver during the install Status in linux-firmware package in Ubuntu: Invalid Status in ubuntu-drivers-common package in Ubuntu: Confirmed Bug description: Specifically for Lunar - using a Macbook Air 2012, its wireless driver was not enabled even though I ticked the wireless tickbox on the installer. A quick look at the installer logs reveals various issues syslog:2023-03-29T18:01:25.141599+00:00 ubuntu-budgie kernel: [ 43.063747] b43 bcma0:1: Direct firmware load for b43/ucode29_mimo.fw failed with error -2 syslog:2023-03-29T18:01:25.141625+00:00 ubuntu-budgie kernel: [ 43.063802] b43 bcma0:1: Direct firmware load for b43/ucode29_mimo.fw failed with error -2 syslog:2023-03-29T18:01:25.141626+00:00 ubuntu-budgie kernel: [ 43.063862] b43 bcma0:1: Direct firmware load for b43-open/ucode29_mimo.fw failed with error -2 syslog:2023-03-29T18:01:25.141626+00:00 ubuntu-budgie kernel: [ 43.063908] b43 bcma0:1: Direct firmware load for b43-open/ucode29_mimo.fw failed with error -2 I will attach the installer logs manually since this was captured after the installation Note - on 20.04.6, 22.04.2 and 22.10 with the same laptop bcmwl was installed correctly during the install so this is a regression with the 6.2 kernel To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux-firmware/+bug/2013236/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~kernel-packages Post to : kernel-packages@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~kernel-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp
