I cant remember which release(s) either Karmic and/or Lucid, some combination(s) in the livecd environment work if you manage to install bcmwl-kernel-source, otherwise the following is required instead of a computer restart.
In a terminal: sudo modprobe -r b43 ssb wl sudo modprobe wl ** Changed in: broadcom-sta (Ubuntu) Status: Incomplete => Invalid ** Changed in: broadcom-sta (Ubuntu) Status: Invalid => Confirmed ** Changed in: broadcom-sta (Ubuntu) Status: Confirmed => Invalid -- lucid: some broadcom wireless drivers missing https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/532946 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs