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Ubuntu 9.04 to 9.10 *upgrade* w/ broadcom wireless driver running on a dell inspiron 1545. Will my wireless break, like when I installed 9.1

Ubuntu 9.04 to 9.10 *upgrade* w/ broadcom wireless driver running on a dell inspiron 1545. Will my wireless break, like when I installed 9.10 side along?

I am wondering if I upgrade from Ubuntu 9.04 to Ubuntu 9.10 on my laptop (a dell inspiron 1545) using broadcom wireless drivers; will my wireless break?

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"Given that your wireless didn't work on Ubuntu 9.10 out of the box, I expect you'll have similar trouble upgrading 9.04 -> 9.10.

Linux drivers are tied to the kernel version in use, and the upgrade to 9.10 will install a new kernel. You might be able to keep using the older kernel (and thus the older working wireless driver), but that might cause problems with other aspects of 9.10.

I'd recommend working on your along-side installation to figure out how to get your driver working. Then when you do upgrade the 9.04 installation and the wireless breaks, you'll know what to do to get it working again."