Stephen Ewen wrote:
It looks like that hardware is supported naively but was stripped out in later kernels, for some reason I cannot fathom. Let's try this:
First, uninstall the broadcom driver and reboot.
Second, go to Applications > System > System Administration > Synaptic Package Manager and search for linux-backports-modules-net-3.2.0.35-generic and install it. This will install the kernel for that too. Now reboot and boot in to that 3.2 kernel from the grub menu.
Does that fix the issue?
If not, now, while in the 3.2 kernel, install the broadcom driver as you did initially and reboot into the same 3.2 kernel.
Does that fix the issue?
If it does, you can safely remove the 3.5 kernel, since it does not best serve your particular machine.
Hello, Stephen,
well, I followed your instructions (as quoted above) and there was a piece of good and one of bad news:
First the good news: after I had reverted to kernel 3.2 and activated the add. linux drivers, the wireless driver was activated, and after entering my internet code I could get into the internet (the respective WiFi control light on the keyboard was on).
The bad news: After a re-boot the control light for wireless did not light up; the internet connection was not automatically created, though I had configured automatic re-connect.
Anyway,
Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year to you, and all Uberstudent aficionados.