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[Steve Jacke <stevejacke@xxxxxxxxx>]

2012/3/28 Tom <re19r73@xxxxxxxx>

>
> Did your wireless card work before on any other Ubuntu system?


Yes, it worked fine with 11.10 and earlier versions.


> In
> earlier versions of Ubuntu and with another (older) Broadcom device I
> made rather good experience with installing some wireless-firmware and
> the card even worked in monitor mode.
>
> Maybe this link gives you a hint to come forth
> http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=1704122
>
> If all else fails you can try Ndiswrapper
> http://sourceforge.net/apps/mediawiki/ndiswrapper/index.php?title=Main_Page


Thanks for the links, I'll try later and write back how it went!

Steve



>
>
> Good luck!
> Yours,
> Tom
>
>
> Am 28.03.2012 10:24 schrieb Leho Kraav:
> > 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.
> >
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