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bcmwl-kernel-source 6.20.155.1+bdcom-0ubuntu0.0.1: bcmwl kernel module failed to build after entering "sudo apt-get install linux-generic-lts-raring xserver-xorg-lts-raring" on a updated 12.04.3 LTS

Bug #1216890 reported by Anthony on 2013-08-26

This bug report is a duplicate of: Bug #1095751: bcmwl fails to build with 3.8 kernels [error: 'struct cfg80211_ibss_params' has no member named 'channel']. Edit Remove

This bug affects 2 people

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

Bug Description

My installation had been updated to 12.04.3 a few days ago.

Today I entered "sudo apt-get install linux-generic-lts-raring xserver-xorg-lts-raring" (see http://www.heise.de/open/meldung/Version-12-04-3-von-Ubuntu-Kubuntu-Co-erhaeltlich-1942400.html) and in the process the crash occured.

ProblemType: Package
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 12.04
Package: bcmwl-kernel-source 6.20.155.1+bdcom-0ubuntu0.0.1
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.2.0-52.78-generic 3.2.48
Uname: Linux 3.2.0-52-generic x86_64
NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia wl
ApportVersion: 2.0.1-0ubuntu17.4
Architecture: amd64
DKMSKernelVersion: 3.8.0-29-generic
Date: Mon Aug 26 14:36:58 2013
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 10.04 LTS "Lucid Lynx" - Release amd64 (20100429)
MarkForUpload: True
PackageVersion: 6.20.155.1+bdcom-0ubuntu0.0.1
SourcePackage: bcmwl
Title: bcmwl-kernel-source 6.20.155.1+bdcom-0ubuntu0.0.1: bcmwl kernel module failed to build
UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to precise on 2013-03-17 (161 days ago)

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Anthony (cloestro) wrote on 2013-08-26:

DKMSBuildLog.txt Edit (2.6 KiB, text/plain; charset="utf-8")
Dependencies.txt Edit (912 bytes, text/plain; charset="utf-8")
DuplicateSignature.txt Edit (2.6 KiB, text/plain; charset="utf-8")

Apport retracing service (apport) on 2013-08-26

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Launchpad Janitor (janitor) wrote on 2013-08-26:

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

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

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Daniel van Vugt (vanvugt) wrote on 2013-08-27:

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 1095751, 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.