bcmwl-kernel-source doesn't install with mainline kernels
Affects | Status | Importance | Assigned to | Milestone | |
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bcmwl (Ubuntu) |
Expired
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Undecided
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Unassigned |
Bug Description
I tried to install a mainline kernel by installing the deb files provided by ubuntu, however my wifi doesn't start. Upon trying to install bcmwl-kernel-source I get:
Reading package lists...
Building dependency tree...
Reading state information...
0 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 1 reinstalled, 0 to remove and 0 not upgraded.
Need to get 0 B/1,151 kB of archives.
After this operation, 0 B of additional disk space will be used.
(Reading database ... ^M(Reading database ... 5%^M(Reading database ... 10%^M(Reading database ... 15%^M(Reading database ... 20%^M(Reading database ... 25%^M(Reading database ... 30%^M(Reading database ... 35%^M(Reading database ... 40%^M(Reading database ... 45%^M(Reading database ... 50%^M(Reading database ... 55%^M(Reading database ... 60%^M(Reading database ... 65%^M(Reading database ... 70%^M(Reading database ... 75%^M(Reading database ... 80%^M(Reading database ... 85%^M(Reading database ... 90%^M(Reading database ... 95%^M(Reading database ... 100%^M(Reading database ... 314137 files and directories currently installed.)
Preparing to replace bcmwl-kernel-source 5.100.82.
Removing all DKMS Modules
Done.
Unpacking replacement bcmwl-kernel-source ...
Setting up bcmwl-kernel-source (5.100.
Loading new bcmwl-5.
Building only for 3.5.0-030500rc6
Building for architecture x86_64
Building initial module for 3.5.0-030500rc6
ERROR (dkms apport): kernel package linux-headers-
Error! Bad return status for module build on kernel: 3.5.0-030500rc6
Consult /var/lib/
update-initramfs: deferring update (trigger activated)
Processing triggers for initramfs-tools ...
update-initramfs: Generating /boot/initrd.
ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 12.04
Package: bcmwl-kernel-source 5.100.82.
ProcVersionSign
Uname: Linux 3.2.0-26-generic x86_64
NonfreeKernelMo
ApportVersion: 2.0.1-0ubuntu8
Architecture: amd64
Date: Tue Jul 10 21:35:39 2012
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 12.04 LTS "Precise Pangolin" - Release amd64 (20120425)
ProcEnviron:
LANGUAGE=en_GB:en
TERM=xterm
PATH=(custom, no user)
LANG=en_GB.UTF-8
SHELL=/bin/bash
SourcePackage: bcmwl
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)
Note that I reported this bug using 3.2.0-26, however the bug happens while on 3.5.0.