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bcmwl package

  1. Bug #395630
  2. Comment #10

Comment 10 for bug 395630

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Xavier Gnata (xavier-gnata-gmail) wrote : Re: [Bug 395630] Re: Broadcom STA module is not loadable on karmic due to unknown symbols

On 11/16/2009 07:15 PM, QuentinHartman wrote:
> removing linux-backports-modules-2.6.31-15-generic also worked for me,
> however, I need that installed to allow the modules for vmware
> workstation to build properly. So the process that I run through anytime
> the kernel or vmware changes is:
>
> -Install backports-modules
> -rebuild vmware kernel modules
> -uninstall backports
> -rebuild bcmwl (if the kernel is what changed)
>
>

That's not a solution ;)

backports-modules should stop to provide modules with a incompatible ABI compare to the one which is in the kernel mainline....but I assume it is not that easy.

Xavier