result of bug
a) DKMS: install completed.
b) can no longer use apt-get nor GUI "update manager"
steps to reproduce:
- get working dell laptop with broadcom wifi hardware, update firmware
- wipe with DBAN CD
- install 12.04 version of Ubuntu
- use GUI app to update, "update manager"
- reboot
- open terminal
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get --reinstall install bcmwl-kernel-source
results:
a) DKMS: install completed.
b) can no longer use apt-get nor GUI "update manager"
notes:
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I followed the docs on
https://help.ubuntu.com/community/WifiDocs/Driver/bcm43xx?action=login&login=1
My hardware should support the b43 - Open source driver
For Chip ID BCM4306 (rev 03) BCM4311
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below is text dump from terminal
id@id-laptop:~$ sudo -s
[sudo] password for id:
root@id-laptop:~# apt-get update
Hit http://us.archive.ubuntu.com precise Release.gpg
Get:1 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com precise-updates Release.gpg [198 B]
Get:2 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com precise-backports Release.gpg [198 B]
Hit http://us.archive.ubuntu.com precise Release
Get:3 http://security.ubuntu.com precise-security Release.gpg [198 B]
Get:4 http://extras.ubuntu.com precise Release.gpg [72 B]
Get:5 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com precise-updates Release [49.6 kB]
Get:6 http://security.ubuntu.com precise-security Release [49.6 kB]
Get:7 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com precise-backports Release [49.6 kB]
Hit http://extras.ubuntu.com precise Release
Hit http://us.archive.ubuntu.com precise/main Sources
Hit http://us.archive.ubuntu.com precise/restricted Sources
Hit http://us.archive.ubuntu.com precise/universe Sources
Hit http://us.archive.ubuntu.com precise/multiverse Sources
Hit http://us.archive.ubuntu.com precise/main i386 Packages
Hit http://us.archive.ubuntu.com precise/restricted i386 Packages
Hit http://us.archive.ubuntu.com precise/universe i386 Packages
Hit http://us.archive.ubuntu.com precise/multiverse i386 Packages
Hit http://us.archive.ubuntu.com precise/main TranslationIndex
Hit http://extras.ubuntu.com precise/main Sources
Hit http://us.archive.ubuntu.com precise/multiverse TranslationIndex
Get:8 http://security.ubuntu.com precise-security/main Sources [69.9 kB]
Hit http://us.archive.ubuntu.com precise/restricted TranslationIndex
Hit http://us.archive.ubuntu.com precise/universe TranslationIndex
Get:9 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com precise-updates/main Sources [379 kB]
Hit http://extras.ubuntu.com precise/main i386 Packages
Ign http://extras.ubuntu.com precise/main TranslationIndex
Get:10 http://security.ubuntu.com precise-security/restricted Sources [2,494 B]
Get:11 http://security.ubuntu.com precise-security/universe Sources [24.0 kB]
Get:12 http://security.ubuntu.com precise-security/multiverse Sources [1,389 B]
Get:13 http://security.ubuntu.com precise-security/main i386 Packages [259 kB]
Ign http://extras.ubuntu.com precise/main Translation-en_US
Ign http://extras.ubuntu.com precise/main Translation-en
Get:14 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com precise-updates/restricted Sources [5,467 B]
Get:15 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com precise-updates/universe Sources [85.4 kB]
Get:16 http://security.ubuntu.com precise-security/restricted i386 Packages [4,620 B]
Get:17 http://security.ubuntu.com precise-security/universe i386 Packages [73.4 kB]
Get:18 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com precise-updates/multiverse Sources [6,562 B]
Get:19 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com precise-updates/main i386 Packages [612 kB]
Get:20 http://security.ubuntu.com precise-security/multiverse i386 Packages [2,368 B]
Hit http://security.ubuntu.com precise-security/main TranslationIndex
Hit http://security.ubuntu.com precise-security/multiverse TranslationIndex
Hit http://security.ubuntu.com precise-security/restricted TranslationIndex
Hit http://security.ubuntu.com precise-security/universe TranslationIndex
Hit http://security.ubuntu.com precise-security/main Translation-en
Hit http://security.ubuntu.com precise-security/multiverse Translation-en
Hit http://security.ubuntu.com precise-security/restricted Translation-en
Hit http://security.ubuntu.com precise-security/universe Translation-en
Get:21 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com precise-updates/restricted i386 Packages [10.0 kB]
Get:22 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com precise-updates/universe i386 Packages [197 kB]
Get:23 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com precise-updates/multiverse i386 Packages [13.8 kB]
Hit http://us.archive.ubuntu.com precise-updates/main TranslationIndex
Hit http://us.archive.ubuntu.com precise-updates/multiverse TranslationIndex
Hit http://us.archive.ubuntu.com precise-updates/restricted TranslationIndex
Hit http://us.archive.ubuntu.com precise-updates/universe TranslationIndex
Hit http://us.archive.ubuntu.com precise/main Translation-en
Get:24 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com precise-backports/main Sources [2,422 B]
Get:25 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com precise-backports/restricted Sources [14 B]
Get:26 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com precise-backports/universe Sources [24.2 kB]
Get:27 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com precise-backports/multiverse Sources [2,669 B]
Get:28 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com precise-backports/main i386 Packages [1,941 B]
Get:29 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com precise-backports/restricted i386 Packages [14 B]
Get:30 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com precise-backports/universe i386 Packages [24.3 kB]
Get:31 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com precise-backports/multiverse i386 Packages [2,504 B]
Hit http://us.archive.ubuntu.com precise-backports/main TranslationIndex
Hit http://us.archive.ubuntu.com precise-backports/multiverse TranslationIndex
Hit http://us.archive.ubuntu.com precise-backports/restricted TranslationIndex
Hit http://us.archive.ubuntu.com precise-backports/universe TranslationIndex
Hit http://us.archive.ubuntu.com precise/multiverse Translation-en
Hit http://us.archive.ubuntu.com precise/restricted Translation-en
Hit http://us.archive.ubuntu.com precise/universe Translation-en
Hit http://us.archive.ubuntu.com precise-updates/main Translation-en
Hit http://us.archive.ubuntu.com precise-updates/multiverse Translation-en
Hit http://us.archive.ubuntu.com precise-updates/restricted Translation-en
Hit http://us.archive.ubuntu.com precise-updates/universe Translation-en
Hit http://us.archive.ubuntu.com precise-backports/main Translation-en
Hit http://us.archive.ubuntu.com precise-backports/multiverse Translation-en
Hit http://us.archive.ubuntu.com precise-backports/restricted Translation-en
Hit http://us.archive.ubuntu.com precise-backports/universe Translation-en
Fetched 1,955 kB in 10s (184 kB/s)
Reading package lists... Done
root@id-laptop:~# apt-get --reinstall install bcmwl-kernel-source
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information... Done
The following packages were automatically installed and are no longer required:
linux-headers-3.2.0-37 linux-headers-3.2.0-37-generic-pae
linux-headers-3.5.0-23 linux-headers-3.5.0-23-generic
Use 'apt-get autoremove' to remove them.
0 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 1 reinstalled, 0 to remove and 0 not upgraded.
Need to get 1,301 kB of archives.
After this operation, 0 B of additional disk space will be used.
Get:1 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ precise-updates/restricted bcmwl-kernel-source i386 6.20.155.1+bdcom-0ubuntu0.0.1 [1,301 kB]
Fetched 1,301 kB in 5s (242 kB/s)
(Reading database ... 263261 files and directories currently installed.)
Preparing to replace bcmwl-kernel-source 6.20.155.1+bdcom-0ubuntu0.0.1 (using .../bcmwl-kernel-source_6.20.155.1+bdcom-0ubuntu0.0.1_i386.deb) ...
Removing all DKMS Modules
Done.
Unpacking replacement bcmwl-kernel-source ...
Setting up bcmwl-kernel-source (6.20.155.1+bdcom-0ubuntu0.0.1) ...
Loading new bcmwl-6.20.155.1+bdcom DKMS files...
Building only for 3.5.0-27-generic
Building for architecture i686
Building initial module for 3.5.0-27-generic
Done.
wl:
Running module version sanity check.
- Original module
- No original module exists within this kernel
- Installation
- Installing to /lib/modules/3.5.0-27-generic/updates/dkms/
depmod....
DKMS: install completed.
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