Public bug reported: Due to problems with the 3.7 kernel, network-manager uses almost all the cpu resources, when the wl driver is loaded. I instaled the latest kernel from the mainline kernel archive. I'm now running 3.8rc1:
Linux redstone 3.8.0-030800rc1-generic #201212212135 SMP Sat Dec 22 02:45:41 UTC 2012 i686 i686 i686 GNU/Linux The wl driver doesn't build with this kernel ProblemType: Bug DistroRelease: Ubuntu 13.04 Package: bcmwl-kernel-source 6.20.155.1+bdcom-0ubuntu2 Uname: Linux 3.8.0-030800rc1-generic i686 ApportVersion: 2.7-0ubuntu2 Architecture: i386 Date: Fri Dec 28 20:32:31 2012 InstallationDate: Installed on 2012-12-28 (0 days ago) InstallationMedia: Ubuntu GNOME Remix 12.10 "Quantal Quetzal" - Release i386(20121018) MarkForUpload: True SourcePackage: bcmwl UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install) ** Affects: bcmwl (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided Status: New ** Tags: apport-bug i386 raring -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1094408 Title: bcmwl-kernel-source did not build To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/bcmwl/+bug/1094408/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs