I'm using Gutsy on my desktop. I just tried upgrading my laptop for the first time in months ... and it turned off the Broadcom driver which meant that my wireless connection that was working before the upgrade was turned off. And it won't work as an Ubuntu box until I plug it in and download the firmware. Again.
This sucks. It's one of the reasons why I continue to run XP on my laptop. Martin Pitt wrote: > You probably upgraded the kernel, which changes ABI every so often. With > every new set of kernel and linux-restricted-modules packages, you will > lose the manually installed firmware, third-party modules, etc. > > I keep this open as a wishlist bug against l-r-m. It would be shiny if > firmware could be moved over on package upgrades, since it is not ABI > specific. Alternatively, firmware should be searched for in an ABI- > independent path. > > ** Changed in: linux-restricted-modules-2.6.22 (Ubuntu) > Sourcepackagename: restricted-manager => linux-restricted-modules-2.6.22 > Importance: Undecided => Wishlist > Status: New => Confirmed > > ** Summary changed: > > - Upgrade to latest Gutsy Gibbon turned off Broadcom 43xx > + Keep firmware on ABI bumps > > -- Keep firmware on ABI bumps https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/126184 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is the bug contact for Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
