Ubuntu
bcmwl package

Following kernel upgrades, the bcmwl kernel module requires re-installation.

Bug #1710967 reported by Jon "The Nice Guy" Spriggs on 2017-08-15

This bug affects 1 person

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

Bug Description

I have recently noticed that when I perform `sudo apt update && sudo apt dist-upgrade -y` I'm having to separately run `sudo apt-get install --reinstall bcmwl-kernel-source` because otherwise the module isn't loading, and I have no wifi connections.

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 17.04
Package: bcmwl-kernel-source 6.30.223.271+bdcom-0ubuntu2
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.10.0-32.36-generic 4.10.17
Uname: Linux 4.10.0-32-generic x86_64
NonfreeKernelModules: wl
ApportVersion: 2.20.4-0ubuntu4.5
Architecture: amd64
CurrentDesktop: KDE
Date: Tue Aug 15 21:11:40 2017
InstallationDate: Installed on 2017-04-06 (131 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu-GNOME 17.04 "Zesty Zapus" - Beta amd64 (20170321)
SourcePackage: bcmwl
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

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Jon "The Nice Guy" Spriggs (jontheniceguy) wrote on 2017-08-15:

Dependencies.txt Edit (3.0 KiB, text/plain; charset="utf-8")
JournalErrors.txt Edit (13.8 KiB, text/plain; charset="utf-8")
ProcCpuinfoMinimal.txt Edit (911 bytes, text/plain; charset="utf-8")
ProcEnviron.txt Edit (115 bytes, text/plain; charset="utf-8")

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dino99 (9d9) wrote on 2018-01-16:

That version is now dead
http://news.softpedia.com/news/ubuntu-17-04-zesty-zapus-has-reached-end-of-life-upgrade-to-ubuntu-17-10-now-519360.shtml

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

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