package bcmwl-kernel-source 5.60.48.36 bdcom-0ubuntu3 failed to install/upgrade: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1

[Omar Sobh]

Installed to USB stick and everything boots fine. When I go to add the wireless drivers it seems to take an extremely long time and then produces an error that you see above. If I do not use a persistant file system and opt for just the LIVECD then the drivers will detect just fine. Not sure what happened between the LIVECD and creating a USB LIVECD with persistent storage space.

ProblemType: Package
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 10.04
Package: bcmwl-kernel-source 5.60.48.36+bdcom-0ubuntu3
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.32-21.32-generic 2.6.32.11+drm33.2
Uname: Linux 2.6.32-21-generic i686
Architecture: i386
Date: Fri Apr 30 13:37:52 2010
ErrorMessage: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1
LiveMediaBuild: Ubuntu 10.04 LTS "Lucid Lynx" - Release i386 (20100429)
SourcePackage: bcmwl
Title: package bcmwl-kernel-source 5.60.48.36+bdcom-0ubuntu3 failed to install/upgrade: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1

[MoLE (moleonthehill)]

Same scenario as above - using lucid amd64 iso on a 1gb USB stick with persistent file space, created using the 9.10 usb bootable iso creator.
This is on a dell studio 17 laptop.

[SebMKd (sebastien-cadet-gmail)]

Same issue here. Lucid on USB. Can't install drivers!

[newore (rawdirt)]

shows up while trying to add packages, post installation error

[newore (rawdirt)]

note that my packages statement above was from a system just loaded onto usb from release cd. updates had note been installed.

[newore (rawdirt)]

during the package upgrades, grub would not write to the usb device. on original installation, the usb image was written into the existing file structure, rather than reformating. grub wanted sdb (not sdb1??).

[Andy Juniper (ajuniper)]

same problems here, Dell Mini 9 running from Live CD (from USB device) with persistent storage.

[Artem Vladymirovych (artlaber)]

same in here... i wish it would be corrected

[Brian Murray (brian-murray)]

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 571392, 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. Please continue to report any other bugs you may find.