package firmware-b43-installer 1:014-9 failed to install/upgrade: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 4

[Doug Bates]

My Broadcom wireless was broken with upgrade to 11.10 (worked fine in 11.04).
Installed b43-fwcutter to get it working.
Now broken with recent upgrades (device not ready (firmware missing)) in notification area.
Thanks - all else looks brilliant!

Doug

ProblemType: Package
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 11.10
Package: firmware-b43-installer 1:014-9
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.0.0-8.11-generic 3.0.1
Uname: Linux 3.0.0-8-generic x86_64
Architecture: amd64
Date: Mon Aug 15 08:04:28 2011
ErrorMessage: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 4
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 11.10 "Oneiric Ocelot" - Alpha amd64 (20110726)
PackageArchitecture: all
SourcePackage: b43-fwcutter
Title: package firmware-b43-installer 1:014-9 failed to install/upgrade: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 4
UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to oneiric on 2011-08-15 (0 days ago)

[Brian Murray (brian-murray)]

It seems that there was an issue trying to download the drivers:

--2011-08-15 08:04:28-- http://mirror2.openwrt.org/sources/broadcom-wl-5.10.56.27.3_mipsel.tar.bz2
Resolving mirror2.openwrt.org... failed: Name or service not known.
wget: unable to resolve host address `mirror2.openwrt.org'
dpkg: error processing firmware-b43-installer (--configure):
 subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 4

[Doug Bates (coloneldare)]

Now working on my ASUS (AMD64) since I did a further update later today.

Thanks! :-) D.

[Loïc Rousselot (rousselot-loic)]

Paquet : firmware-b43-installer_4.150.10.5-4
Version : 4.150.10.5-4

The URL called at openwrt.org in postinst is false (version has changed):

broadcom-wl-4.150.10.5 ->

broadcom-wl-4.80.9.2.tar.bz2 20-Jun-2006 06:45 837K
broadcom-wl-4.80.17.0.tar.bz2 14-Jan-2008 05:09 849K

broadcom-wl-4.80.53.0.tar.bz2 14-Jan-2008 05:09 883K

broadcom-wl-4.150.10.5.1.tar.bz2 16-Jan-2008 04:33 3.7M

broadcom-wl-4.150.10.5.2.tar.bz2 28-Sep-2008 22:42 3.7M

broadcom-wl-4.150.10.5.3.tar.bz2 31-Mar-2009 03:22 3.7M

broadcom-wl-4.150.10.5.tar.bz2 03-Jan-2010 22:00 3.7M

broadcom-wl-4.178.10.4.tar.bz2 08-Apr-2009 12:52 5.7M

broadcom-wl-5.10.56.27.0.tar.bz2 15-Jun-2010 13:33 1.6M

[Launchpad Janitor (janitor)]

Status changed to 'Confirmed' because the bug affects multiple users.

[Russell Linderer (russell-linderer)]

I can't reach the URL manually as well. Bad link?

[Launchpad Janitor (janitor)]

Status changed to 'Confirmed' because the bug affects multiple users.

[penalvch (penalvch)]

Doug Bates, this bug report is being closed due to your last comment regarding this being fixed with an update. For future reference you can manage the status of your own bugs by clicking on the current status in the yellow line and then choosing a new status in the revealed drop down box. You can learn more about bug statuses at https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Bugs/Status. Thank you again for taking the time to report this bug and helping to make Ubuntu better. Please submit any future bugs you may find.