[Bug 1481018] [NEW] DELL XPS 13: bcmwl-kernel-source not installed when 3rd party drivers is selected so no wifi and no ethernet port either

[Dave Morley]

Public bug reported:

STEPS:
1. Download the latest daily image of trusty from http://cdimages.ubuntu.com/trusty/daily-live/current
2. Copy this to a usb pendrive using the Disks app
3. Boot from this
4. Select install
5. Select Install 3rd party drivers
6. System reboots after install
7. Reboot to the live desktop
8. Do mkdir tmp
9. sudo mount /dev/sda1 tmp/
10. sudo mkdir tmp/EFI/boot
11. sudo touch tmp/EFI/boot/bootx64.efi
12. May need to hit F2 and up a new uefi point it to shim.efi on /EFI/ubuntu/
13. Boot and login
14. Try and connect to wifi

EXPECTED:
I expect to always be able to get online.

ACTUAL:
bcmwl-kernel-source is not installed, because there is no cd you can't install the driver from there and there is no ethernet port on this device so you can't install from there either.

WORKAROUND:
Insert the install usb stick, open a terminal, type:
sudo mkdir /media/cdrom
sudo mount /dev/sdb1 /media/cdrom
Open system settings
Select Software and Updates
On the Ubuntu Software tab check the box next to the CDrom
Close this to update the cache
Reopen tap on Additional Drivers tab and click on install the Broadcom 802.11......driver
Reboot

** Affects: ubiquity (Ubuntu)
     Importance: Undecided
         Status: New


** Tags: qa-manual-testing

** Tags added: qa-manual-testing

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Title:
  DELL XPS 13: bcmwl-kernel-source not installed when 3rd party drivers
  is selected so no wifi and no ethernet port either

Status in ubiquity package in Ubuntu:
  New

Bug description:
  STEPS:
  1. Download the latest daily image of trusty from http://cdimages.ubuntu.com/trusty/daily-live/current
  2. Copy this to a usb pendrive using the Disks app
  3. Boot from this
  4. Select install
  5. Select Install 3rd party drivers
  6. System reboots after install
  7. Reboot to the live desktop
  8. Do mkdir tmp
  9. sudo mount /dev/sda1 tmp/
  10. sudo mkdir tmp/EFI/boot
  11. sudo touch tmp/EFI/boot/bootx64.efi
  12. May need to hit F2 and up a new uefi point it to shim.efi on /EFI/ubuntu/
  13. Boot and login
  14. Try and connect to wifi

  EXPECTED:
  I expect to always be able to get online.

  ACTUAL:
  bcmwl-kernel-source is not installed, because there is no cd you can't install the driver from there and there is no ethernet port on this device so you can't install from there either.

  WORKAROUND:
  Insert the install usb stick, open a terminal, type:
  sudo mkdir /media/cdrom
  sudo mount /dev/sdb1 /media/cdrom
  Open system settings
  Select Software and Updates
  On the Ubuntu Software tab check the box next to the CDrom
  Close this to update the cache
  Reopen tap on Additional Drivers tab and click on install the Broadcom 802.11......driver
  Reboot

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