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[Omnicomment <omnicomment@xxxxxxxxx>]

Seriously.. this is getting to me now:
http://askubuntu.com/questions/404733/unresolved-duplicate-how-
do-i-get-a-mediatek-mt7630e-802-11bgn-wi-fi-adapter-to

Here's another occurrence: http://askubuntu.com/questions/402757/need-
wifi-driver-of-mediatek-7630-for-ubuntu-12-04

http://varshneyabhi.wordpress.com/2013/11/28/kernel-panic-while-using-wireless-wifi-drivers-of-mediatek-7601u-chipset/
Provides links to some of the problems involved in porting the drivers for another device, supposedly compatible with this 7630 card. Also claims contacting Ralink / Mediatek hasn't been useful, since they haven't gotten back after acknowledging a problem.

Here's a distinct lack of HelPfulness: http://h30434.www3.hp.com/t5
/Wireless-Internet-Home-Networking/Problem-with-Mediatek-7630-wifi-
bluetooth-card/td-p/2994253/page/2

There are two solutions to this.

1) There are machines STILL shipping with Ubuntu pre-installed, that
utilise this card. Check any retailer's website! These are identical
machines to the ones featured in the complaints: where the WiFi works
out of the box, but doesn't do so if you upgrade. And still doesn't do
so if you roll back! (This can only mean that the roll back version of
the OS isn't the same as the OEM installed version).

Can someone from the Canonical team buy one, or even just boot one up at
a retailer, copy the driver and upload it for release? If I had the
cash, I'd have ordered a 2nd laptop, done this within 24 hours of
receipt, and then returned it. I still might do this myself this weekend
- provided I find such a machine at a retail showroom near me, and not
only at an online retailer (since I don't have the cash :P). Then again,
I wonder if I can request an online retailer to do this at their end.

I won't even bother requesting HP to do this.

So yes, does anyone know the filename and path? Or even a whole folder?

2) WRITE THE DAMN DRIVER!

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https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1220146

Title:
  Need support for new Ralink Wifi card - Mediatek 7630 [14c3:7630]

Status in HWE Next Project:
  Confirmed
Status in HWE Next trusty series:
  Confirmed
Status in “linux” package in Ubuntu:
  Confirmed
Status in “linux” source package in Raring:
  Confirmed
Status in “linux” source package in Saucy:
  Confirmed

Bug description:
  This device is appearing in some OEM machines, but driver is not yet
  available in mainline.

  The driver seems to be present in machines with pre-installed OS, but
  isn't available on the download-and-install versions!

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