bcmwl-kernel-source 5.100.82.38+bdcom-0ubuntu6: bcmwl kernel module failed to build

Bug #1225757 reported by Leo Macdonald
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Bug Description

Updated from 10.04 LTS to 12.04.3 LTS via DVD
Only issue is now the wireless driver is not working, and attempts to apt-get --reinstall lead to failure

ProblemType: Package
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 12.04
Package: bcmwl-kernel-source (not installed)
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.8.0-30.44~precise1-generic 3.8.13.6
Uname: Linux 3.8.0-30-generic x86_64
NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia
ApportVersion: 2.0.1-0ubuntu17.4
Architecture: amd64
DKMSKernelVersion: 3.8.0-30-generic
Date: Sun Sep 15 13:50:22 2013
MarkForUpload: True
PackageVersion: 5.100.82.38+bdcom-0ubuntu6
SourcePackage: bcmwl
Title: bcmwl-kernel-source 5.100.82.38+bdcom-0ubuntu6: bcmwl kernel module failed to build
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

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Leo Macdonald (soviet-water) wrote :
tags: removed: need-duplicate-check
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Daniel van Vugt (vanvugt) wrote :

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 994255, 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.

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