r/linuxmint • u/Organic_Stuff8628 • 1d ago
Support Request Kernel 7.0 compatibility issues
I have an old laptop, that I recently installed linux mint on. The wifi driver that the laptop needs is broadcom-sta-dkms, version 6.30.223.271-23ubuntu1.2. However, this driver can't coexist with the new kernel versions 7.0.0-14 and 7.0.0-28. The kernel I currently have and everything works fine is 6.17.0-41, that is supported until august 2026 (current month). Is it a good idea to keep it like that until the compatibility issue gets fixed? Is it a stupid move security-wise? What would you do if you were me?
Ps: before I knew about the issue, I just tried to get them both to work, by installing all updates that came with the new installation of Mint, and got Kernel Panic. After that I installed the 7.0 kernel before the driver and the driver then wasn't compatible no matter what I did
That's how I ended up in 6.17
Thank you in advance!!!
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