bcmwl-kernel-source 6.20.155.1+bdcom-0ubuntu0.0.1: bcmwl kernel module failed to build
Affects | Status | Importance | Assigned to | Milestone | |
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bcmwl (Ubuntu) |
Confirmed
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Undecided
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Unassigned |
Bug Description
the following error was seen in /var/lib/
dad@emachine:
DKMS make.log for bcmwl-6.
Sat Aug 24 11:48:35 BST 2013
make: Entering directory `/usr/src/
CFG80211 API is prefered for this kernel version
Using CFG80211 API
LD /var/lib/
CC [M] /var/lib/
CC [M] /var/lib/
CC [M] /var/lib/
CC [M] /var/lib/
/var/lib/
‘wl_cfg80211_
/var/lib/
r: ‘struct cfg80211_
/var/lib/
l:
/var/lib/
ing: initialisation from incompatible pointer type [enabled by default]
/var/lib/
ing: (near initialisation for ‘wl_cfg80211_
/var/lib/
ing: initialisation from incompatible pointer type [enabled by default]
/var/lib/
ing: (near initialisation for ‘wl_cfg80211_
t]
/var/lib/
ing: initialisation from incompatible pointer type [enabled by default]
/var/lib/
ing: (near initialisation for ‘wl_cfg80211_
t]
/var/lib/
‘wl_update_
/var/lib/
or: ‘struct cfg80211_bss’ has no member named ‘information_
/var/lib/
or: ‘struct cfg80211_bss’ has no member named ‘len_informatio
make[1]: *** [/var/lib/
o] Error 1
make: *** [_module_
make: Leaving directory `/usr/src/
dad@emachine:
ProblemType: Package
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 12.04
Package: bcmwl-kernel-source 6.20.155.
ProcVersionSign
Uname: Linux 3.8.0-29-generic x86_64
ApportVersion: 2.0.1-0ubuntu17.4
Architecture: amd64
DKMSKernelVersion: 3.8.0-29-generic
Date: Sat Aug 24 11:49:14 2013
MarkForUpload: True
PackageVersion: 6.20.155.
SourcePackage: bcmwl
Title: bcmwl-kernel-source 6.20.155.
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)
tags: | removed: need-duplicate-check |
I can confirm that if I manually build the saucy deb on this precise raring HWE, the wireless works fine.
Therefore, I would suggest that the saucy broadcom source package should be backported to precise so that HWE upgraders dont suffer the same issues.