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[Adam Conrad <adconrad@xxxxxxx>]

This regression was introduced in an attempt to make the free driver the
default, but it never really worked out as planned, and was later
reverted in utopic.   Reverting the same two commits in trusty will
solve the issue.  See:

https://github.com/tseliot/ubuntu-drivers-common/commit/628bd821864966ed3c4b8ae2da1cfb13d006f37f
https://github.com/tseliot/ubuntu-drivers-common/commit/30c092f6e6dcce06e014f34c379785ce8d849668

I'm going to SRU this as soon as I can get a clear answer on whether we
can verify bug #1410801 in time, or if I should revert that SRU to
upload mine.

** Also affects: ubiquity (Ubuntu Trusty)
   Importance: Undecided
       Status: New

** Package changed: ubiquity (Ubuntu) => ubuntu-drivers-common (Ubuntu)

** Changed in: ubuntu-drivers-common (Ubuntu)
       Status: New => Fix Released

** Changed in: ubuntu-drivers-common (Ubuntu Trusty)
   Importance: Undecided => High

** Changed in: ubuntu-drivers-common (Ubuntu Trusty)
    Milestone: None => ubuntu-14.04.3

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https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1481018

Title:
  DELL XPS 13: bcmwl-kernel-source not installed when 3rd party drivers
  is selected so no wifi and no ethernet port either

Status in ubuntu-drivers-common package in Ubuntu:
  Fix Released
Status in ubuntu-drivers-common source package in Trusty:
  New

Bug description:
  STEPS:
  1. Download the latest daily image of trusty from http://cdimages.ubuntu.com/trusty/daily-live/current
  2. Copy this to a usb pendrive using the Disks app
  3. Boot from this
  4. Select install
  5. Select Install 3rd party drivers
  6. System reboots after install
  7. Reboot to the live desktop
  8. Do mkdir tmp
  9. sudo mount /dev/sda1 tmp/
  10. sudo mkdir tmp/EFI/boot
  11. sudo touch tmp/EFI/boot/bootx64.efi
  12. May need to hit F2 and up a new uefi point it to shim.efi on /EFI/ubuntu/
  13. Boot and login
  14. Try and connect to wifi

  EXPECTED:
  I expect to always be able to get online.

  ACTUAL:
  bcmwl-kernel-source is not installed, because there is no cd you can't install the driver from there and there is no ethernet port on this device so you can't install from there either.

  WORKAROUND:
  Insert the install usb stick, open a terminal, type:
  sudo mkdir /media/cdrom
  sudo mount /dev/sdb1 /media/cdrom
  Open system settings
  Select Software and Updates
  On the Ubuntu Software tab check the box next to the CDrom
  Close this to update the cache
  Reopen tap on Additional Drivers tab and click on install the Broadcom 802.11......driver
  Reboot

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