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Release:        Ubuntu 13.10
Installation Media:        Desktop CD image from a USB stick with pendrivelinux
Hardware:        Dell Inspiron 3721 with a Broadcom BCM43142A0 WLAN device.

[EXPECTED]
I would have expected that the live system and the installed system both have automatic network connectivity via WLAN.


[ACTUAL]
1st problem: The live system didn't have WLAN network connectivity.

I was able to activate it simply by installing "bcmwl-kernel-source"
(after a lot of try and error):

 sudo apt-get install bcmwl-kernel-source

(2nd problem: This is rather counter-intuitive. Why do I have to install
sources when I need a driver binary?)

3rd problem: When I booted into the installed system, network was down
again.

Here the fix was more complicated, surely too complicated for a non-
technical person:


[MY APPROACH]
 sudo dpkg -i /media/hok/UUI/pool/main/d/dkms/dkms_2.2.0.3-1.1ubuntu4_all.deb

 sudo dpkg -i /media/hok/UUI/pool/restricted/b/bcmwl/bcmwl-kernel-
source_6.30.223.141+bdcom-0ubuntu1_amd64.deb


[Proposed solution]
These problems would be solved if the Ubuntu installer installed the driver by default, or after detecting an appropriate device.

** Affects: linux (Ubuntu)
     Importance: Undecided
         Status: New


** Tags: bot-comment hw-specific saucy
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Ubuntu 13.10 Fresh Install on Laptop: no Network Connectivity - bcmwl WLAN Driver not Installed
https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1296030
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