apport information

** Tags added: apport-collected staging

** Description changed:

  Release:        Ubuntu 13.10
  Installation Media:        Desktop CD image from a USB stick with 
pendrivelinux
  Hardware:        Dell Inspiron 3721 with a Broadcom BCM43142A0 WLAN device.
  
  [EXPECTED]
  I would have expected that the live system and the installed system both have 
automatic network connectivity via WLAN.
  
  
  [ACTUAL]
  1st problem: The live system didn't have WLAN network connectivity.
  
  I was able to activate it simply by installing "bcmwl-kernel-source"
  (after a lot of try and error):
  
   sudo apt-get install bcmwl-kernel-source
  
  (2nd problem: This is rather counter-intuitive. Why do I have to install
  sources when I need a driver binary?)
  
  3rd problem: When I booted into the installed system, network was down
  again.
  
  Here the fix was more complicated, surely too complicated for a non-
  technical person:
  
  
  [MY APPROACH]
   sudo dpkg -i /media/hok/UUI/pool/main/d/dkms/dkms_2.2.0.3-1.1ubuntu4_all.deb
  
   sudo dpkg -i /media/hok/UUI/pool/restricted/b/bcmwl/bcmwl-kernel-
  source_6.30.223.141+bdcom-0ubuntu1_amd64.deb
  
  
  [Proposed solution]
  These problems would be solved if the Ubuntu installer installed the driver 
by default, or after detecting an appropriate device.
+ --- 
+ ApportVersion: 2.12.5-0ubuntu2.2
+ Architecture: amd64
+ AudioDevicesInUse:
+  USER        PID ACCESS COMMAND
+  /dev/snd/controlC0:  hok        1983 F.... pulseaudio
+ DistroRelease: Ubuntu 13.10
+ HibernationDevice: RESUME=UUID=689334b7-fe4f-48d1-9ce0-4527681c6fea
+ InstallationDate: Installed on 2014-03-02 (20 days ago)
+ InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 13.10 "Saucy Salamander" - Release amd64 
(20131016.1)
+ MachineType: Dell Inc. Inspiron 3721
+ MarkForUpload: True
+ NonfreeKernelModules: wl
+ Package: linux (not installed)
+ ProcFB:
+  0 inteldrmfb
+  1 radeondrmfb
+ ProcKernelCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-3.11.0-18-generic 
root=UUID=44c23f47-f2fc-4cc0-9a80-f58d5fa55a2d ro quiet splash vt.handoff=7
+ ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.11.0-18.32-generic 3.11.10.4
+ RelatedPackageVersions:
+  linux-restricted-modules-3.11.0-18-generic N/A
+  linux-backports-modules-3.11.0-18-generic  N/A
+  linux-firmware                             1.116.2
+ StagingDrivers: rts5139
+ Tags:  saucy staging
+ Uname: Linux 3.11.0-18-generic x86_64
+ UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)
+ UserGroups: adm cdrom dip lpadmin plugdev sambashare sudo
+ dmi.bios.date: 10/25/2013
+ dmi.bios.vendor: Dell Inc.
+ dmi.bios.version: A12
+ dmi.board.name: 0N7THG
+ dmi.board.vendor: Dell Inc.
+ dmi.board.version: A00
+ dmi.chassis.type: 8
+ dmi.chassis.vendor: Dell Inc.
+ dmi.chassis.version: A12
+ dmi.modalias: 
dmi:bvnDellInc.:bvrA12:bd10/25/2013:svnDellInc.:pnInspiron3721:pvrA12:rvnDellInc.:rn0N7THG:rvrA00:cvnDellInc.:ct8:cvrA12:
+ dmi.product.name: Inspiron 3721
+ dmi.product.version: A12
+ dmi.sys.vendor: Dell Inc.

** Attachment added: "AlsaInfo.txt"
   
https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1296030/+attachment/4038102/+files/AlsaInfo.txt

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  Ubuntu 13.10 Fresh Install on Laptop: no Network Connectivity - bcmwl
  WLAN Driver not Installed

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