[Bug 2012160] [NEW] Proprietary Broadcom WiFi drivers are not compiled and loaded when installing Ubuntu MATE with proprietary drivers enabled

[Aaron Rainbolt]

Public bug reported:

Hardware: HP Elitebook 8570p, UEFI, no secure boot, Broadcom WiFi, 16 GB
RAM, 120 GB SSD, 3rd Gen Intel Core i5.

Steps to reproduce:

1. Flash the latest daily image of Ubuntu MATE Lunar to a USB drive.
2. Boot a laptop with Broadcom WiFi from the drive.
3. Select "Try or Install Ubuntu MATE" at the GRUB menu.
4. Click "Install Ubuntu MATE".
5. Accept all default settings until you reach the "Installation type" screen.
6. Check the box to install proprietary drivers.
7. Proceed to the next screen.

Expected result: ubuntu-drivers should be run in the background,
detecting the WiFi chipset and installing the needed bcmwl-kernel-source
driver. WiFi should become enabled when this happens, while still in the
live ISO session.

Actual result: ubuntu-drivers runs for a very short time according to
the installer screen, then the next screen appears and WiFi is still
disabled.

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 23.04
Package: ubiquity 23.04.4
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 6.1.0-16.16-generic 6.1.6
Uname: Linux 6.1.0-16-generic x86_64
NonfreeKernelModules: zfs zunicode zavl icp zcommon znvpair
ApportVersion: 2.26.0-0ubuntu2
Architecture: amd64
CasperMD5CheckResult: pass
CasperVersion: 1.480
CurrentDesktop: MATE
Date: Sun Mar 19 02:10:21 2023
InstallCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/casper/vmlinuz file=/cdrom/preseed/ubuntu-mate.seed maybe-ubiquity quiet splash ---
LiveMediaBuild: Ubuntu-MATE 23.04 "Lunar Lobster" - Alpha amd64 (20230318)
ProcEnviron:
 LANG=C.UTF-8
 PATH=(custom, no user)
 SHELL=/bin/bash
 TERM=xterm-256color
 XDG_RUNTIME_DIR=<set>
SourcePackage: ubiquity
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

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


** Tags: amd64 apport-bug lunar ubiquity-23.04.4 ubuntu-mate

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Title:
  Proprietary Broadcom WiFi drivers are not compiled and loaded when
  installing Ubuntu MATE with proprietary drivers enabled

Status in ubiquity package in Ubuntu:
  New

Bug description:
  Hardware: HP Elitebook 8570p, UEFI, no secure boot, Broadcom WiFi, 16
  GB RAM, 120 GB SSD, 3rd Gen Intel Core i5.

  Steps to reproduce:

  1. Flash the latest daily image of Ubuntu MATE Lunar to a USB drive.
  2. Boot a laptop with Broadcom WiFi from the drive.
  3. Select "Try or Install Ubuntu MATE" at the GRUB menu.
  4. Click "Install Ubuntu MATE".
  5. Accept all default settings until you reach the "Installation type" screen.
  6. Check the box to install proprietary drivers.
  7. Proceed to the next screen.

  Expected result: ubuntu-drivers should be run in the background,
  detecting the WiFi chipset and installing the needed bcmwl-kernel-
  source driver. WiFi should become enabled when this happens, while
  still in the live ISO session.

  Actual result: ubuntu-drivers runs for a very short time according to
  the installer screen, then the next screen appears and WiFi is still
  disabled.

  ProblemType: Bug
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 23.04
  Package: ubiquity 23.04.4
  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 6.1.0-16.16-generic 6.1.6
  Uname: Linux 6.1.0-16-generic x86_64
  NonfreeKernelModules: zfs zunicode zavl icp zcommon znvpair
  ApportVersion: 2.26.0-0ubuntu2
  Architecture: amd64
  CasperMD5CheckResult: pass
  CasperVersion: 1.480
  CurrentDesktop: MATE
  Date: Sun Mar 19 02:10:21 2023
  InstallCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/casper/vmlinuz file=/cdrom/preseed/ubuntu-mate.seed maybe-ubiquity quiet splash ---
  LiveMediaBuild: Ubuntu-MATE 23.04 "Lunar Lobster" - Alpha amd64 (20230318)
  ProcEnviron:
   LANG=C.UTF-8
   PATH=(custom, no user)
   SHELL=/bin/bash
   TERM=xterm-256color
   XDG_RUNTIME_DIR=<set>
  SourcePackage: ubiquity
  UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

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