bcmwl-kernel-source 6.20.155.1+bdcom-0ubuntu0.0.1: bcmwl kernel module failed to build, crashes on install from Ubuntu 12.04.3 to .4 updates on Asus G750JW-DB71 laptop

[David Gibbs]

The software updates for critical package bcmwl install FAILED. I expected it to NOT FAIL.

Initial install on Asus G750JW-DB71 notebook was Ubuntu 12.04.3 LTS from CD (because 12.04.4 and 13.10 would hang while installing). It had no Broadcom wireless driver working so I manually added the BCM43xx driver found in hybrid-v35_64-nodebug-pcoem-6_30_223_95.tar.gz and got the wireless working.

At this point I checked for software updates keeping the critical security updates (which included this package whose install failed) but uncheck all the recommended updates. I also previously tried it without the BCM manual driver installation where it also fails but the jockey log file ended with complaints about a missing wl driver (see attached jockey.log.1 file).

I installed on the internal WDC 1TB disk using partitions 2 & 3; partitioned as follows :
sda1 101MB NTFS
sda2 10GB EXT4 / for Ubuntu
sda3 13744 GB linux-swap for Ubuntu

Asus ROG G750JW-DB71 Notebook
4th generation (Haswell) Intel Core i7-4700HQ 3.40GHz
12GB DDR3
1TB HDD
2GB Nvidia GTX765M
17.3" Full HD LED Display 1920x1080
SVGA 1680x1050 (Dual display mode using generic 12.04 LTS driver)

ProblemType: Package
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 12.04
Package: bcmwl-kernel-source 6.20.155.1+bdcom-0ubuntu0.0.1
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.8.0-29.42~precise1-generic 3.8.13.5
Uname: Linux 3.8.0-29-generic x86_64
ApportVersion: 2.0.1-0ubuntu17.6
Architecture: amd64
DKMSKernelVersion: 3.8.0-37-generic
Date: Fri Mar 28 19:28:48 2014
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 12.04.3 LTS "Precise Pangolin" - Release amd64 (20130820.1)
MarkForUpload: True
PackageVersion: 6.20.155.1+bdcom-0ubuntu0.0.1
SourcePackage: bcmwl
Title: bcmwl-kernel-source 6.20.155.1+bdcom-0ubuntu0.0.1: 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 1095751, 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.