[ubuntu-in] Interested in hearing about ser experiences about Karmic Koala (9.10)

[Saikiran Madugula]

Onkar Shinde wrote:
>> - network manager is gone I do not see it on the panel.
> 
> May be it is not gone form panel but the icon is something you are not
> familiar with so you can not recognize it.
> Or may be the applet got uninstalled for some reason and you should
> try installing network-manager-gnome package.
> 

The applet for some reason is not installed by default. Indicator applet and
notification area are the ones to install (figured after trying out different
applets). I guess this happens when you upgrade or do a fresh install with the
same /home folder. But all is good now.

>> - Kernel hangs when I try to enable broadcom proprietary drivers so probably I
>> can not use wireless on my laptop. (people still use broadcom isn't it ?).
>> Probably will open a bug for it.
> 
> Which card is it? I have broadcom 4306. I am wondering if I should
> hold off upgrade to karmic.

The card is Broadcom Corporation BCM4322 802.11a/b/g/n Wireless LAN Controller.
The kernel hung once and oopsed second time but seems to be working now dunno if
it would be stable.