package b43-fwcutter (not installed) failed to install/upgrade: subprocess new pre-installation script returned error exit status 2

[Sebastien Clermont]

Binary package hint: b43-fwcutter

I am new to ubuntu.

I just created a bootable usb version of ubuntu netbook remix 10.4
I booted to ubuntu to see if everything was working fine. I could not connect via my wireless network, so I plugged the ethernet port to try to find a solution.

There was a green icon in the upper bar which I clicked and proposed me to install 2 drivers. First one is b43. It crashed.

Here is the 4 thins you asked to fill:

1)
Description: Ubuntu 10.04 LTS
Release: 10.04

2)
b43-fwcutter:
  Installed: (none)
  Candidate: 1:012-1build1
  Version table:
    1:012-1build1 0
          500 cdrom://Ubuntu-Netbook 10.04 _Lucid Lynx_ - Release i386 (20100429.4)/ lucid/main Packages
          500 http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ lucid/main Packages

3)
I expected the driver to install flawlessly and my wireless card to function after that... I want to connect to my wireless network.

4)
Lag... then an error occurs. Can't install driver.

ProblemType: Package
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 10.04
Package: b43-fwcutter (not installed)
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.32-21.32-generic 2.6.32.11+drm33.2
Uname: Linux 2.6.32-21-generic i686
AptOrdering:
 b43-fwcutter: Install
 initramfs-tools: Configure
 bcmwl-kernel-source: Configure
 b43-fwcutter: Configure
Architecture: i386
Date: Sun May 9 23:01:51 2010
ErrorMessage: subprocess new pre-installation script returned error exit status 2
LiveMediaBuild: Ubuntu-Netbook 10.04 "Lucid Lynx" - Release i386 (20100429.4)
SourcePackage: b43-fwcutter
Title: package b43-fwcutter (not installed) failed to install/upgrade: subprocess new pre-installation script returned error exit status 2

[Brian Murray (brian-murray)]

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 557023, 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. Please continue to report any other bugs you may find.