[Bug 276980] Re: ndiswrapper bcm4306 rev 2 won't connect regression

[Cliff]

Tested Intrepid Beta (live version).
 - I purchased a different PCCARD Wifi card (RT2680 based) and it works well with ndiswrapper, proving that this regression is one that is limited to the BCM4306 rev 2 (and possibly related) hardware.  I recall in much older versions of Ubuntu that the Rtlink series of wifi cards do their own WPA.  Perhaps that is why it is working.  Download speed is 2.8M bytes per second as it should be and as I need to be able to play video without stuttering.
 - ssb / b43legacy (native driver) is still too slow (25k to 700k bytes per second), with both the firmware that b43-fwcutter downloads and with the firmware that I use successfully (get full speed of over 2.4M bytes per second) with ndiswrapper under Gutsy.
 - ndiswrapper still wont connect to an encrypted wifi with bcm4306 rev 2 hardware.  Not with either the bcmwl5.inf that I use successfully with ndiswrapper under Gutsy or with wl_apsta.o.

FYI, I downloaded the SPROM tweaker program pointed to by other bug
reports and made the suggested change.  It didn't help and I put the
SPROM back the way it was.  I changed only the bit that was suggested,
but I recall that there were other bits set in that byte.  I know I got
the right byte from the values surrounding it.  I am willing to test
this again if someone will guide me.

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ndiswrapper bcm4306 rev 2 won't connect regression
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