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```
$ lspci -vvnn | grep -A 11 Network
03:00.0 Network controller [0280]: Broadcom Corporation BCM4331 802.11a/b/g/n [14e4:4331] (rev 02)
	Subsystem: Apple Inc. AirPort Extreme [106b:00d6]
	Control: I/O- Mem+ BusMaster+ SpecCycle- MemWINV- VGASnoop- ParErr- Stepping- SERR- FastB2B- DisINTx-
	Status: Cap+ 66MHz- UDF- FastB2B- ParErr- DEVSEL=fast >TAbort- <TAbort- <MAbort- >SERR- <PERR- INTx-
	Latency: 0, Cache Line Size: 256 bytes
	Interrupt: pin A routed to IRQ 17
	Region 0: Memory at a0600000 (64-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=16K]
	Capabilities: <access denied>
	Kernel driver in use: wl

04:00.0 FireWire (IEEE 1394) [0c00]: LSI Corporation FW643 [TrueFire] PCIe 1394b Controller [11c1:5901] (rev 08) (prog-if 10 [OHCI])
	Subsystem: LSI Corporation FW643 [TrueFire] PCIe 1394b Controller [11c1:5900]
```
```
$ lsb_release -rd
Description:	Ubuntu 14.10
Release:	14.10
```
```
uname -a
Linux fuji 3.16.0-23-generic #31-Ubuntu SMP Tue Oct 21 17:56:17 UTC 2014 x86_64 x86_64 x86_64 GNU/Linux
```
```
apt-cache policy bcmwl-kernel-source
bcmwl-kernel-source:
  Installed: 6.30.223.248+bdcom-0ubuntu1
  Candidate: 6.30.223.248+bdcom-0ubuntu1
  Package pin: (not found)
  Version table:
 *** 6.30.223.248+bdcom-0ubuntu1 1001
        500 http://ubuntu.mirror.tudos.de/ubuntu/ utopic/restricted amd64 Packages
        100 /var/lib/dpkg/status
```
```
$ sudo dmidecode -s bios-version
   MBP81.88Z.0047.B27.1201241646
```
```
$ sudo dmidecode -s bios-release-date
01/24/12
```
```
$ sudo dmidecode -s baseboard-product-name
Mac-94245B3640C91C81
```
```
$ sudo dmidecode -s baseboard-manufacturer
Apple Inc.
```

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https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1289857

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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