Broadcom STA driver can't install on systems
Affects | Status | Importance | Assigned to | Milestone | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
bcmwl (Ubuntu) |
New
|
Medium
|
Alberto Milone | ||
Precise |
New
|
Medium
|
Alberto Milone |
Bug Description
system: Lenovo ThinkCentre Edge S710/S510
The wifi is unable to work, the jockey shows the Broadcom STA can be installed.
But installation failed.
jockey.log is attached.
ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 12.04
Package: linux-image-
ProcVersionSign
Uname: Linux 3.2.0-24-generic x86_64
AlsaVersion: Advanced Linux Sound Architecture Driver Version 1.0.24.
ApportVersion: 2.0.1-0ubuntu5
Architecture: amd64
ArecordDevices:
**** List of CAPTURE Hardware Devices ****
card 0: PCH [HDA Intel PCH], device 0: ALC269VB Analog [ALC269VB Analog]
Subdevices: 1/1
Subdevice #0: subdevice #0
AudioDevicesInUse:
USER PID ACCESS COMMAND
/dev/snd/
CRDA: Error: command ['iw', 'reg', 'get'] failed with exit code 1: nl80211 not found.
Card0.Amixer.info:
Card hw:0 'PCH'/'HDA Intel PCH at 0xfe520000 irq 46'
Mixer name : 'Intel CougarPoint HDMI'
Components : 'HDA:10ec0269,
Controls : 22
Simple ctrls : 10
Date: Tue May 22 03:21:48 2012
HibernationDevice: RESUME=
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 12.04 LTS "Precise Pangolin" - Release amd64 (20120425)
IwConfig:
lo no wireless extensions.
eth0 no wireless extensions.
MachineType: LENOVO YANGTIAN
ProcEnviron:
TERM=xterm
PATH=(custom, no user)
LANG=en_US.UTF-8
SHELL=/bin/bash
ProcFB: 0 inteldrmfb
ProcKernelCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=
RelatedPackageV
linux-
linux-
linux-firmware 1.79
RfKill:
SourcePackage: linux
StagingDrivers: rts5139 mei
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)
dmi.bios.date: 03/02/2011
dmi.bios.vendor: LENOVO
dmi.bios.version: 9OKT08AUS
dmi.board.
dmi.board.name: To be filled by O.E.M.
dmi.board.vendor: LENOVO
dmi.board.version: To be filled by O.E.M.
dmi.chassis.type: 3
dmi.chassis.vendor: To Be Filled By O.E.M.
dmi.chassis.
dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnLENOVO:
dmi.product.name: YANGTIAN
dmi.product.
dmi.sys.vendor: LENOVO
Changed in linux (Ubuntu): | |
status: | New → Confirmed |
Changed in linux (Ubuntu): | |
assignee: | Anthony Wong (anthonywong) → Alberto Milone (albertomilone) |
affects: | linux (Ubuntu) → bcmwl (Ubuntu) |
Changed in bcmwl (Ubuntu): | |
importance: | Undecided → Medium |
tags: | added: blocks-hwcert-enablement |
Changed in bcmwl (Ubuntu): | |
status: | Incomplete → Confirmed |
Changed in bcmwl (Ubuntu Precise): | |
status: | New → Confirmed |
importance: | Undecided → Medium |
assignee: | nobody → Alberto Milone (albertomilone) |
Changed in bcmwl (Ubuntu Precise): | |
status: | Confirmed → Incomplete |
Changed in bcmwl (Ubuntu): | |
status: | Confirmed → Incomplete |
Changed in bcmwl (Ubuntu): | |
status: | Incomplete → Fix Released |
Changed in bcmwl (Ubuntu Precise): | |
status: | Incomplete → Fix Released |
This is due to the kernel currently run is linux-image- 3.2.0-24- generic 3.2.0.24.26, but linux-headers- generic does not update yet.
$ dpkg -l | grep header 3.2.0-23 3.2.0-23.36 Header files related to Linux kernel version 3.2.0 3.2.0-23- generic 3.2.0-23.36 Linux kernel headers for version 3.2.0 on 64 bit x86 SMP generic 3.2.0.23.25 Generic Linux kernel headers
ii linux-headers-
ii linux-headers-
ii linux-headers-
Update linux-headers- generic and linux-headers- 3.2.0-24- generic/ linux-headers- 3.2.0-24 will be installed, and then broadcom STA driver can be installed without any problem.