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

Bug #1227823 reported by K Chandrasekhar Omkar on 2013-09-19

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 1 person

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

Bug Description

Wireless card not detected on HP Pavilion dv6 1152tx laptop on most Ubuntu distributions. Also, even if it connects, it remains unstable toggling between connectivity.

Thanks,
K Chandrasekhar Omkar
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https://kcomkar.pip.verisignlabs.com/
http://kcomkar.github.com/
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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 i686
ApportVersion: 2.0.1-0ubuntu17.4
Architecture: i386
DKMSKernelVersion: 3.8.0-30-generic
Date: Thu Sep 19 23:21:30 2013
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 12.04.3 LTS "Precise Pangolin" - Release i386 (20130820.2)
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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K Chandrasekhar Omkar (kcomkar) wrote on 2013-09-19:

DKMSBuildLog.txt Edit (2.4 KiB, text/plain; charset="utf-8")
Dependencies.txt Edit (945 bytes, text/plain; charset="utf-8")
DuplicateSignature.txt Edit (2.4 KiB, text/plain; charset="utf-8")

Apport retracing service (apport) on 2013-09-19

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Launchpad Janitor (janitor) wrote on 2013-09-20:

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 2013-09-20:

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.