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software-properties package

Additional Drivers says Wifi is not in use when using open driver

Bug #1030489 reported by Aurélien Leblond
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software-properties (Ubuntu)
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Bug Description

Hello,

I have an internal wifi card BCM43224 and I am using the open-source driver brcmsmac.

In Ubuntu Quantal, Additional Drivers says that "The Device is not working" instead of offering the brcmsmac driver.

$ lsb_release -rd
Description: Ubuntu quantal (development branch)
Release: 12.10

$ apt-cache policy software-properties-common
software-properties-common:
  Installed: 0.91
  Candidate: 0.91
  Version table:
 *** 0.91 0
        500 http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ quantal/main amd64 Packages
        100 /var/lib/dpkg/status

Regards,
Aurélien

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Launchpad Janitor (janitor) wrote :

Status changed to 'Confirmed' because the bug affects multiple users.

Changed in software-properties (Ubuntu):
status: New → Confirmed
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Marius B. Kotsbak (mariusko) wrote :

Could you please attach a screenshot of the dialog?

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Aurélien Leblond (blablack) wrote :

Hello,

Find the screenshot attached.

Regards,
Aurélien

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Marius B. Kotsbak (mariusko) wrote :

Is the wifi working or not then?

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Aurélien Leblond (blablack) wrote :

Hello,

Yes, the wifi is working.
This bug report is only about the information given by the former "Additional Driver".

In the screenshot attached:
- My graphic card is working, and Additional Driver shows that I'm using the Open Source Driver.
- The same way, the Additional Driver should say that the Wifi is in use, and that I'm using the BRCMSAC driver, instead of saying "The Device is not working".

Hope that makes the bug report clearer.

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Marius B. Kotsbak (mariusko) wrote :

Sure, thanks. Should be possible for the developers to look into this now.

Ma Hsiao-chun (mahsiaochun)
affects: software-properties (Ubuntu) → ubuntu-drivers-common (Ubuntu)
Martin Pitt (pitti)
affects: ubuntu-drivers-common (Ubuntu) → software-properties (Ubuntu)
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Bob Harold (blaunch) wrote :

Similar in Ubuntu 20.04 final beta.
Shows "This device is not working" and "Do not use device" is selected (and grayed out), but wireless is working.

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