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[Martin Pitt <martin.pitt@xxxxxxxxxx>]

So I suppose we should drop bcmwl from the images and instead put linux-
firmware-nonfree on it? And mark that for auto-install instead?

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Title:
  mac is not installing bcmwl even though 3rd party drivers is selected

Status in “ubiquity” package in Ubuntu:
  Invalid
Status in “ubuntu-drivers-common” package in Ubuntu:
  Triaged

Bug description:
  STEPS:
  1. install amd64+mac
  2. select 3rd party drivers
  3. have no wifi or wired connection.

  EXPECTED:
  I expect the bcmwl driver to be install and wifi working on the installed system

  ACTUAL:
  Wired network works and you can manually add the wifi driver but it wasn't done by default.

  ProblemType: Bug
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 14.10
  Package: ubiquity (not installed)
  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.16.0-17.23-generic 3.16.3
  Uname: Linux 3.16.0-17-generic x86_64
  NonfreeKernelModules: wl
  ApportVersion: 2.14.7-0ubuntu2
  Architecture: amd64
  CurrentDesktop: Unity
  Date: Thu Sep 25 21:04:43 2014
  InstallCmdLine: file=/cdrom/preseed/ubuntu.seed boot=casper initrd=/casper/initrd.lz quiet splash -- maybe-ubiquity
  InstallationDate: Installed on 2014-09-25 (0 days ago)
  InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 14.10 "Utopic Unicorn" - Alpha amd64+mac (20140923)
  SourcePackage: ubiquity
  UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

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