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bcmwl-kernel-source 6.20.155.1+bdcom-0ubuntu0.0.1: bcmwl kernel module failed to build

Bug #1218654 reported by Mihail on 2013-08-29

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

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

Bug Description

Error! Bad return status for module build on kernel: 3.8.0-29-generic (x86_64)
Consult /var/lib/dkms/bcmwl/6.20.155.1+bdcom/build/make.log for more information.
FATAL: Module wl not found.

ProblemType: Package
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 12.04
Package: bcmwl-kernel-source 6.20.155.1+bdcom-0ubuntu0.0.1
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.8.0-29.42~precise1-generic 3.8.13.5
Uname: Linux 3.8.0-29-generic x86_64
NonfreeKernelModules: fglrx
ApportVersion: 2.0.1-0ubuntu17.4
Architecture: amd64
DKMSKernelVersion: 3.8.0-29-generic
Date: Fri Aug 30 01:42:20 2013
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 12.04.3 LTS "Precise Pangolin" - Release amd64 (20130820.1)
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: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

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Mihail (sochircamihail) wrote on 2013-08-29:

log file Edit (2.5 KiB, text/plain)
DKMSBuildLog.txt Edit (2.5 KiB, text/plain; charset="utf-8")
Dependencies.txt Edit (947 bytes, text/plain; charset="utf-8")
DuplicateSignature.txt Edit (2.5 KiB, text/plain; charset="utf-8")

Apport retracing service (apport) on 2013-08-29

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removed: need-duplicate-check

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Mihail (sochircamihail) wrote on 2013-08-30:

Resolved after installing the latest bcmwl-kernel-source from Raring, sugested in this post:

http://askubuntu.com/questions/337974/broadcom-sta-driver-fails-to-install-missing-wl-on-ubuntu-12-04-3-lts-linux-3

andwireless not starting at boot resolved by:

add "wl" to /etc/modules

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Daniel van Vugt (vanvugt) wrote on 2013-08-30:

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.