Wireless broken after partial upgrade

[NoOp]

On 05/08/2009 07:30 AM, Jamie Griffin wrote:
> 
> Hi everyone
> 
> I am using Jaunty and this morning the update manager popped up with
> an option to do a partial upgrade. I selected to run it and it
> completed without any errors. However, when i rebooted the machine my
> wireless connection is no longer available.
> 
> A newer kernel has been installed, from 2.6.28.11 to 2.6.28.12, and
> with the newer kernel i think the driver for my wireless card is not
> present. I've booted from the older kernel and wireless connection is
> working as it should.
> 
> It's not  too much of a problem because i have, at least, got a
> kernel that is functioning with my all of my hardware but i would
> like to sort it out if possible and need some advice on how to go
> about that.
> 
> With the older kernel, the driver in use is the Broadcom STA wireless
> driver. My wireless card is Broadcom Corporation BCM4312 802.11b/g.
> If i boot using the newer kernel do i just need to download the
> driver and install it; and can i do that using the package manager
> (apt, aptitude, synaptic, etc) or do i have to get it from the
> Broadcom site?

I use the same driver & when I did the upgrade to 12 I had no issues.
>From the 11 kernel you might want to try updating & upgrading again:

$ sudo apt-get update
$ sudo apt-get install -f
$ sudo apt-get upgrade

Also check in synaptic to see if any updates are being held back.