This bug continues to be quite irritating. I'm concerned many users may give up on Ubuntu simply because it's not obvious how to get their Broadcom wireless working out-of-the-box.
If the trick is to tick a box that mostly talks about MP3 support then we need to rethink that text and make it more obvious: "You need this option to support some Broadcom wireless chips!" If the user doesn't know the trick then they need to be quite advanced to fix their wifi after installation: Download bcmwl packages on a separate machine and copy them over manually. I'm guessing many users just give up instead, with no working wireless support. ** Changed in: ubiquity (Ubuntu) Importance: Low => Medium ** Tags removed: precise ** Tags added: vivid ** Summary changed: - Third-party software option is confusing + Third-party software option is confusing and misleading -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/694328 Title: Third-party software option is confusing and misleading To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/hundredpapercuts/+bug/694328/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
