package bcmwl-kernel-source 5.60.48.36+bdcom-0ubuntu3 failed to install/upgrade: bcmwl kernel module failed to build on Ubuntu 12.04

[somesh mahanty]

Ubuntu 12.04 Lts 32 bit, installed using Wubi on Windows Vista.

I had the installation disc of 10.04. When my ubuntu 12.04 said that it needed the drivers for the wlan, I remebered them being on my 10.04 installation disc pool/main/restricted folder. The file was

bcmwl-kernel-source_5.60.48.36+bdcom-0ubuntu3_i386.deb

to satisfy the depencies I installed "fakeroot" and some other .deb files from the cd. When I tied to install this, it installed but gave me an incomplete installation error.

ProblemType: Package
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 12.04
Package: bcmwl-kernel-source 5.60.48.36+bdcom-0ubuntu3
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.2.0-29.46-generic-pae 3.2.24
Uname: Linux 3.2.0-29-generic-pae i686
ApportVersion: 2.0.1-0ubuntu12
Architecture: i386
Date: Fri Feb 15 16:06:49 2013
ErrorMessage: bcmwl kernel module failed to build
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 12.04.1 LTS "Precise Pangolin" - Release i386 (20120817.3)
PackageVersion: N/A
SourcePackage: bcmwl
Title: package bcmwl-kernel-source 5.60.48.36+bdcom-0ubuntu3 failed to install/upgrade: bcmwl kernel module failed to build
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

[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 580594, 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.