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<pixelcowbo...@gmail.com> 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. > > > > On Wed, Aug 26, 2009 at 5:18 PM, Jose Fernandez<pixelcowbo...@gmail.com> > 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<rakesh_amb...@yahoo.com> wrote: >>> ** Package changed: ubuntu => linux (Ubuntu) >>> >>> -- >>> Broadcom 43xx wifi not working in Kubuntu Karmic alpha 4 >>> https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/415472 >>> You received this bug notification because you are a direct subscriber >>> 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). >>> >> > -- Broadcom 43xx wifi not working in Kubuntu Karmic alpha 4 https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/415472 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
