[Bug 182716] bcm4311 problem after nm update

[Juksu]

The problem: WLAN does not work with network-manager 0.6.6-0ubuntu2 in
Hardy beta.

Hardware: Broadcom 4311 WLAN on a HP nc8430

The problem appears when enabling wireless after disconnecting LAN or
when connecting to another WLAN or when choosing a wireless network from
nm-applet (it finds existing WLANs). Network-manager accepts the
passwords & WLAN security settings. Problem begins when pressing
"connect":

The animated "balls" (nm-applet) keep animating (trying to connect) but stay grey (no green).
Alternatively, the signal strength bars appear immediately without the animated balls appearing first. The bars remain grey.

Network-manager ceases at this point to respond to any controls: manual
wlan switch, trying to switch to another network (wlan or lan), ticking
off the boxes (network, wireless) on nm-applet, trying to kill nm
through system administration program.

The connection does not work, the adapter doen not get an IP address, it
seems to keep keep negotiating/waiting (for the network key?)
indefinitely. The processor is also getting hot at this point, until
rebooting. Some process gets into a loop presumably.

With network-manager 0.6.6-0ubuntu1 everything worked as expected.
Solution to problem so far: everything started working as expected immediately when downgrading back to 0.6.6-0ubuntu1

The files for working and non-working cases are attached.
In the non-working case the listings have been taken with nm/wlan trying to make a connection.
In the working scenario the listings havve been taken with wlan connected.

** Attachment added: "WLAN NOT working network-manager 0.6.6-0ubuntu2"
   http://launchpadlibrarian.net/12826053/WLAN%20NOT%20working%20network-manager%200.6.6-0ubuntu2

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bcm4306, bcm4309, bcm4311, bcm4312 don't work with b43 / ssb
https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/182716
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