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[bobptz <bobptz@xxxxxxxxx>]

It is working now!

Just tested again with the 2 routers it was failing to connect.  I
connected to both of them.

Maybe it was an update AFTER the driver?  Maybe a couple of reboots
after the driver installation?  I do not know what has changed, but now
I can connect.

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Title:
  Broadcom STA driver does not work for BCM4313[14e4:4727] with proposed
  kernel 3.2.0-53

Status in “bcmwl” package in Ubuntu:
  Confirmed

Bug description:
  [SRU Justification]

  Impact:
  Broadcom BCM4313 does not work with the proprietary driver.

  Step:
  1. Install Ubuntu 12.04.1 -proposed (kernel 3.2.0-52), and boot to desktop
  2. Try to connect to bg/n wireless network.
  3. Install the Broadcom STA wireless driver.
  4. Repeat step 2.
  5. Reboot, and repeat step 2.

  Expected result:
  Wireless network should work after the proprietary driver was installed.

  Actual result:
  Wireless network does not work at all.

  
  09:00.0 Network controller: Broadcom Corporation BCM4313 802.11bgn Wireless Network Adapter (rev 01)
          Subsystem: Dell Device 0012
          Flags: bus master, fast devsel, latency 0, IRQ 19
          Memory at f7e00000 (64-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=16K]
          Capabilities: <access denied>
          Kernel driver in use: wl
          Kernel modules: wl, bcma, brcmsmac

  (kernel module "wl" was added after the proprietary driver was
  installed.)

  ProblemType: Bug
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 12.04
  Package: bcmwl-kernel-source 6.20.155.1+bdcom-0ubuntu0.0.1
  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.2.0-53.81-generic 3.2.50
  Uname: Linux 3.2.0-53-generic x86_64
  NonfreeKernelModules: wl
  ApportVersion: 2.0.1-0ubuntu17.4
  Architecture: amd64
  Date: Tue Sep  3 22:13:06 2013
  InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 12.04.1 LTS "Precise Pangolin" - Release amd64 (20120823.1)
  MarkForUpload: True
  ProcEnviron:
   TERM=xterm
   PATH=(custom, no user)
   LANG=en_US.UTF-8
   SHELL=/bin/bash
  SourcePackage: bcmwl
  UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

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