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bcmwl-kernel-source 5.100.82.38+bdcom-0ubuntu6: bcmwl kernel module failed to build

Bug #1129508 reported by shinyblue on 2013-02-18

This bug report is a duplicate of: Bug #994255: bcmwl-kernel-source / broadcom-sta failed to build [fatal error: asm/system.h: No such file or directory]. Edit Remove

This bug affects 2 people

Affects		Status	Importance	Assigned to	Milestone
	bcmwl (Ubuntu)	Confirmed	Undecided	Unassigned

Bug Description

um new install. jockey came up, tried to install wifi driver. fails.

ProblemType: Package
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 12.04
Package: bcmwl-kernel-source 6.20.155.1+bdcom-0ubuntu0.0.1
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.5.0-23.35~precise1-generic 3.5.7.2
Uname: Linux 3.5.0-23-generic i686
NonfreeKernelModules: wl
ApportVersion: 2.0.1-0ubuntu17.1
Architecture: i386
DKMSKernelVersion: 3.5.0-23-generic
Date: Mon Feb 18 21:47:10 2013
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 12.04.2 LTS "Precise Pangolin" - Release i386 (20130213)
MarkForUpload: True
PackageVersion: 5.100.82.38+bdcom-0ubuntu6
SourcePackage: bcmwl
Title: bcmwl-kernel-source 5.100.82.38+bdcom-0ubuntu6: bcmwl kernel module failed to build
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

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shinyblue (shinyblue) wrote on 2013-02-18:

DKMSBuildLog.txt Edit (767 bytes, text/plain; charset="utf-8")
Dependencies.txt Edit (945 bytes, text/plain; charset="utf-8")
DuplicateSignature.txt Edit (739 bytes, text/plain; charset="utf-8")

Apport retracing service (apport) on 2013-02-18

tags:

removed: need-duplicate-check

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Launchpad Janitor (janitor) wrote on 2013-02-26:

Status changed to 'Confirmed' because the bug affects multiple users.

Changed in bcmwl (Ubuntu):
status:	New → Confirmed

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Bernardo Reino (reinob) wrote on 2013-02-27:

It seems that (for some reason) your installation image (12.04.02) has the new kernel (3.5), but still the old version of bcmwl-kernel-source (5.100.82.38).

You need the latest version (6.20.155...) in order for it to work with kernel 3.5.

I wonder why the bug report includes
"Package: bcmwl-kernel-source 6.20.155.1+bdcom-0ubuntu0.0.1"

where clearly the error is when DKMS tries to compile version 5.100.82.38+bdcom-0ubuntu6.

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Daniel van Vugt (vanvugt) wrote on 2013-03-01:

Thank you for taking the time to report this bug and helping to make Ubuntu better. This particular bug has already been reported and is a duplicate of bug 994255, so it is being marked as such. Please look at the other bug report to see if there is any missing information that you can provide, or to see if there is a workaround for the bug. Additionally, any further discussion regarding the bug should occur in the other report. Feel free to continue to report any other bugs you may find.