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bcmwl package

  1. Bug #1757008
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Ben64 (ben64) wrote : bcmwl-kernel-source 6.30.223.271+bdcom-0ubuntu1~1.2: bcmwl kernel module failed to build

The module fails to build, as it is missing the necessary patches for the latest HWE kernel.

ProblemType: Package
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 16.04
Package: bcmwl-kernel-source 6.30.223.271+bdcom-0ubuntu1~1.2
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.13.0-36.40~16.04.1-generic 4.13.13
Uname: Linux 4.13.0-36-generic x86_64
NonfreeKernelModules: wl
ApportVersion: 2.20.1-0ubuntu2.15
Architecture: amd64
DKMSKernelVersion: 4.15.0-13-generic
Date: Mon Mar 19 15:02:46 2018
DuplicateSignature: dkms:bcmwl-kernel-source:6.30.223.271+bdcom-0ubuntu1~1.2:/var/lib/dkms/bcmwl/6.30.223.271+bdcom/build/src/wl/sys/wl_linux.c:2359:2: error: implicit declaration of function ‘init_timer’ [-Werror=implicit-function-declaration]
InstallationDate: Installed on 2017-06-05 (287 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 16.04.2 LTS "Xenial Xerus" - Release amd64 (20170215.2)
PackageVersion: 6.30.223.271+bdcom-0ubuntu1~1.2
RelatedPackageVersions:
 dpkg 1.18.4ubuntu1.4
 apt 1.2.26
SourcePackage: bcmwl
Title: bcmwl-kernel-source 6.30.223.271+bdcom-0ubuntu1~1.2: bcmwl kernel module failed to build
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)