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[Bug 1517726] Re: wireless card – Broadcom Corporation Device [14e4:43ec](BCM4356) needs firmware

 

Two commits of linux-firmware can fix this problem:

commit 3bb141ac9cef56e2c3062ef6d747665d8931347a
Author: Arend van Spriel <arend@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date:   Fri Oct 23 11:21:48 2015 +0200

    brcm: update firmware for the BCM4356 PCIe device
    
    Publishing new firmware for the BCM4356 11ac PCIe device.
    
    Signed-off-by: Arend van Spriel <arend@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
    Signed-off-by: Kyle McMartin <jkkm@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>

commit 64444e076d07b3021a2ad87931840408fcee018a
Author: Arend van Spriel <arend@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date:   Fri Mar 20 13:44:00 2015 +0100

    brcm: add firmware for BCM4356 PCIe device
    
    Signed-off-by: Arend van Spriel <arend@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
    Signed-off-by: Kyle McMartin <kyle@xxxxxxxxxx>

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Title:
  wireless card – Broadcom Corporation Device [14e4:43ec](BCM4356) needs
  firmware

Status in HWE Next:
  New
Status in linux-firmware package in Ubuntu:
  New

Bug description:
  Steps:
  1. Install ubuntu linux vivid.
  2. Log in system and check network interfaces.

  Actual result:
  No wireless network is available

  Expect result:
  Wireless network is available

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