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[Leho Kraav <leho@xxxxxxxxx>]

On 28.03.2012 10:59, steve wrote:
> Hi acer users,
>
> on my Travelmate 8172 I don't have any wifi after upgrading to 12.04
> (don't even see the available networks). I'm using kubuntu, and some
> system details I paste below. Unfortunately I have no idea what the most
> relevant information is ...
> Does wifi work nicely on your travelmates with 12.04? Any help
> appreciated!
>
> 01:00.0 Network controller [0280]: Broadcom Corporation BCM43225
> 802.11b/g/n [14e4:4357] (rev 01)


My hearty recommendation is for you to take the Broadcom wifi card out, 
stomp it with a hammer and replace with an Atheros or Intel. It is 
insane how much of my life I had to waste in the 2.6.38 - 3.0 kernel 
version range trying to fight kernel panics on system resume.

https://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=34682

It is possible 3.1+ has improved, but Broadcom is what it is FOSS policy 
wise. It's just not worth the battle.