bcmwl-kernel-source 6.30.223.271+bdcom-1longsleep0: bcmwl kernel module failed to build [error: ‘IEEE80211_BAND_2GHZ’ undeclared here (not in a function)]

[Dhruvit Rajpura]

Wifi

ProblemType: Package
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 18.04
Package: bcmwl-kernel-source 6.30.223.271+bdcom-0ubuntu4
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.15.0-29.31-generic 4.15.18
Uname: Linux 4.15.0-29-generic x86_64
NonfreeKernelModules: wl
ApportVersion: 2.20.9-0ubuntu7.1
Architecture: amd64
DKMSKernelVersion: 4.15.0-29-generic
Date: Wed Jul 25 20:56:29 2018
DuplicateSignature: dkms:bcmwl-kernel-source:6.30.223.271+bdcom-1longsleep0:/var/lib/dkms/bcmwl/6.30.223.271+bdcom/build/src/wl/sys/wl_cfg80211_hybrid.c:239:12: error: ‘IEEE80211_BAND_2GHZ’ undeclared here (not in a function); did you mean ‘NL80211_BAND_2GHZ’?
InstallationDate: Installed on 2017-11-13 (254 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 16.04.3 LTS "Xenial Xerus" - Release amd64 (20170801)
PackageVersion: 6.30.223.271+bdcom-1longsleep0
Python3Details: /usr/bin/python3.6, Python 3.6.5, python3-minimal, 3.6.5-3
PythonDetails: /usr/bin/python2.7, Python 2.7.15rc1, python-minimal, 2.7.15~rc1-1
RelatedPackageVersions:
 dpkg 1.19.0.5ubuntu2
 apt 1.6.1
SourcePackage: bcmwl
Title: bcmwl-kernel-source 6.30.223.271+bdcom-1longsleep0: bcmwl kernel module failed to build
UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to bionic on 2018-07-26 (0 days ago)

[Jeremy (wa113y3s)]

Why not use the version in the repository?

[Daniel van Vugt (vanvugt)]

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 1595765, 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.