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[Bug 1289857] Re: offer 6.20.155.1 build in trusty

 

Nico Schlömer, the context of this report is vague, too general, and is
not clear if you actually have hardware affected by this issue. If you
want whatever issue you may be having addressed (not someone else on
some other forum, with some other hardware) then you would want to do as
previously requested of you in
https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/bcmwl/+bug/1289857/comments/2
.

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Title:
  offer 6.20.155.1 build in trusty

Status in “bcmwl” package in Ubuntu:
  Incomplete

Bug description:
  As opposed to open-source software, proprietary software has the USP
  that newer versions are not always better. This seems to be the case
  for the 6.30.223.141 driver which offers considerably worse
  performance for many users than its predecessor 6.20.155.1. This
  assumption is based on the reactions
  <https://plus.google.com/+NickGroenen/posts/HF828QcPK6k> to
  instructions for a "forthport" of 6.20.155.1 to saucy
  <https://zoni.nl/posts/2013/11/09/fixing-the-broadcom-bcm4331
  -wireless-drivers-on-ubuntu-1310/>.

  Please continue to provide older BCM packages in the tree to make it
  easier for users to switch.

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