Bug 722708

Summary: Broadcom BCM57788 problem with Fed 14/15
Product: [Fedora] Fedora Reporter: bmqawsed4
Component: kernelAssignee: Kernel Maintainer List <kernel-maint>
Status: CLOSED NOTABUG QA Contact: Fedora Extras Quality Assurance <extras-qa>
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Version: 15CC: aquini, gansalmon, itamar, jonathan, kernel-maint, madhu.chinakonda
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Hardware: i386   
OS: Linux   
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Description bmqawsed4 2011-07-16 21:36:24 UTC 
Description of problem:

Box is near-new (still under warranty) Dell Vostro 230, which uses Broadcom BCM57788.

Fed-14 (Software Development package set) installed without problems and connected to internet (wired) without problems.

Wanted to test Fed-15, so installed it.
Install seemed to go ok, but, as disliked desktop, reverted to Fed-14.
Fed-14 does not now want to connect to internet.
However, Win-7 install does connect to internet.
All Dell diagnostics work ok.

Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable):


How reproducible:

On every re-install of Fed-14, including media check on DVD.

Steps to Reproduce:
1.  Standard install of Fed-14 from DVD created from downloaded iso.
2.  Install Fed-15
3.  Re-install Fed-14
  
Actual results:
No internet connection.

Expected results:
Live internet connection.

Additional info:
Since win-7 worked, does the Fed-15 install write stuff into nvram maintained for BCM57788 (used by Fed-14 but not by win-7)?
The problem affects Fed-14, but suggest caused by Fed-15.
Comment 1 bmqawsed4 2011-08-12 09:18:01 UTC 
Failure occurs with hub 'BT Homehub'.
Live internet connection established with different hub.
Found references on web to a firmware change for BT Homehub causing this failure with Linux.  My BT Homehub uses the suspect version of the firmware.

Therefore, failure not considered a bug with Fedora.