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[Bug 1498720] [NEW] additional drivers GUI or command line does not offer bcmwl-kernel source for my pcie broadcom wifi.

 

Public bug reported:

To reproduce install lubuntu on my laptop while connected to the internet. During the install I connected with a usb realtek wifi 
Bus 001 Device 003: ID 0846:6a00 NetGear, Inc. WG111v2 54 Mbps Wireless [RealTek RTL8187L]
 and then after the install I rebooted with the usb wifi still in and tried to download the proprietary driver for my broadcom bcm 4322a/b/n  provided by bcmwl-kernel-source. 

Description:	Ubuntu Wily Werewolf (development branch)
Release:	15.10
ubuntu-drivers-common:
  Installed: 1:0.4.10
  Candidate: 1:0.4.10
  Version table:
 *** 1:0.4.10 0
        500 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ wily/main amd64 Packages
        100 /var/lib/dpkg/status

I expected like I could on earlier dailies of wily use the usb wifi for
the install and then bring up additional drivers to download and install
bcmwl-kernel source from the additional drivers dialog. Instead I tried
to install the propritary drivers for the bcmwl via the additional
drivers from the prefrences menu in lubuntu but found only intel
microcode package listed for propritary drivers and not bcmwl-kernel-
source to use the internal broadcom wifi as an option to install the
proprietary drivers. Manually installing bcmwl-kernel-source is a work
around.

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 15.10
Package: ubuntu-drivers-common 1:0.4.10
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.2.0-10.12-generic 4.2.0
Uname: Linux 4.2.0-10-generic x86_64
ApportVersion: 2.18.1-0ubuntu1
Architecture: amd64
CurrentDesktop: LXDE
Date: Tue Sep 22 18:38:24 2015
InstallationDate: Installed on 2015-09-23 (0 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Lubuntu 15.10 "Wily Werewolf" - Alpha amd64 (20150922.1)
SourcePackage: ubuntu-drivers-common
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

** Affects: ubuntu-drivers-common (Ubuntu)
     Importance: Undecided
         Status: New


** Tags: amd64 apport-bug wily

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Title:
  additional drivers GUI or command line does not offer bcmwl-kernel
  source for my pcie broadcom wifi.

Status in ubuntu-drivers-common package in Ubuntu:
  New

Bug description:
  To reproduce install lubuntu on my laptop while connected to the internet. During the install I connected with a usb realtek wifi 
  Bus 001 Device 003: ID 0846:6a00 NetGear, Inc. WG111v2 54 Mbps Wireless [RealTek RTL8187L]
   and then after the install I rebooted with the usb wifi still in and tried to download the proprietary driver for my broadcom bcm 4322a/b/n  provided by bcmwl-kernel-source. 

  Description:	Ubuntu Wily Werewolf (development branch)
  Release:	15.10
  ubuntu-drivers-common:
    Installed: 1:0.4.10
    Candidate: 1:0.4.10
    Version table:
   *** 1:0.4.10 0
          500 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ wily/main amd64 Packages
          100 /var/lib/dpkg/status

  I expected like I could on earlier dailies of wily use the usb wifi
  for the install and then bring up additional drivers to download and
  install bcmwl-kernel source from the additional drivers dialog.
  Instead I tried to install the propritary drivers for the bcmwl via
  the additional drivers from the prefrences menu in lubuntu but found
  only intel microcode package listed for propritary drivers and not
  bcmwl-kernel-source to use the internal broadcom wifi as an option to
  install the proprietary drivers. Manually installing bcmwl-kernel-
  source is a work around.

  ProblemType: Bug
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 15.10
  Package: ubuntu-drivers-common 1:0.4.10
  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.2.0-10.12-generic 4.2.0
  Uname: Linux 4.2.0-10-generic x86_64
  ApportVersion: 2.18.1-0ubuntu1
  Architecture: amd64
  CurrentDesktop: LXDE
  Date: Tue Sep 22 18:38:24 2015
  InstallationDate: Installed on 2015-09-23 (0 days ago)
  InstallationMedia: Lubuntu 15.10 "Wily Werewolf" - Alpha amd64 (20150922.1)
  SourcePackage: ubuntu-drivers-common
  UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

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