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

[David Tampan]

i tried to install brodcom sta driver and give me back this bug.

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: Mon May 3 16:48:42 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

[Trevor (ths7)]

I also get this error attempting to install the hardware drivers for a broadcom wireless card using the hardware drivers icon in system -> administration

I started again with a cable network connection but it still failed. (the driver is supposed to be on the cd)

This was ok in 9.10. I also reported it in one of the alpha or beta builds of 10.04

I have copied & pasted logs from jockey, dpkg & bootstrap. Bootstrap complains about lzma not installed. I also get that when trying to re-install broadcom drivers using the synaptic package manager

heres the log from jockey

2010-05-09 09:27:22,240 DEBUG: updating <jockey.detection.LocalKernelModulesDriverDB instance at 0x9e4dcec>
2010-05-09 09:27:22,245 DEBUG: reading modalias file /lib/modules/2.6.32-21-generic/modules.alias
2010-05-09 09:27:22,973 DEBUG: reading modalias file /usr/share/jockey/modaliases/bcmwl
2010-05-09 09:27:22,974 DEBUG: reading modalias file /usr/share/jockey/modaliases/disable-upstream-nvidia
2010-05-09 09:27:23,034 DEBUG: reading modalias file /usr/share/jockey/modaliases/fglrx-modules.alias.override
2010-05-09 09:27:23,036 DEBUG: reading modalias file /usr/share/jockey/modaliases/nvidia-173
2010-05-09 09:27:23,040 DEBUG: reading modalias file /usr/share/jockey/modaliases/nvidia-96
2010-05-09 09:27:23,043 DEBUG: reading modalias file /usr/share/jockey/modaliases/nvidia-current
2010-05-09 09:27:23,049 WARNING: Could not open DriverDB cache /var/cache/jockey/driverdb-OpenPrintingDriverDB.cache: [Errno 2] No such file or directory: '/var/cache/jockey/driverdb-OpenPrintingDriverDB.cache'
2010-05-09 09:27:23,161 DEBUG: loading custom handler /usr/share/jockey/handlers/b43.py
2010-05-09 09:27:24,762 DEBUG: Instantiated Handler subclass __builtin__.B43LegacyHandler from name B43LegacyHandler
2010-05-09 09:27:24,763 DEBUG: Broadcom B43legacy wireless driver availability undetermined, adding to pool
2010-05-09 09:27:24,776 DEBUG: Instantiated Handler subclass __builtin__.B43Handler from name B43Handler
2010-05-09 09:27:24,776 DEBUG: Broadcom B43 wireless driver availability undetermined, adding to pool
2010-05-09 09:27:24,777 DEBUG: loading custom handler /usr/share/jockey/handlers/broadcom_wl.py
2010-05-09 09:27:24,791 WARNING: modinfo for module wl failed: ERROR: modinfo: could not find module wl

2010-05-09 09:27:24,812 DEBUG: Instantiated Handler subclass __builtin__.BroadcomWLHandler from name BroadcomWLHandler
2010-05-09 09:27:24,813 DEBUG: Broadcom STA wireless driver availability undetermined, adding to pool
2010-05-09 09:27:24,813 DEBUG: loading custom handler /usr/share/jockey/handlers/dvb_usb_firmware.py
2010-05-09 09:27:25,619 DEBUG: Could not instantiate Handler subclass __builtin__.DvbUsbFirmwareHandler from name DvbUsbFirmwareHandler
Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "/usr/lib/python2.6/dist-packages/jockey/detection.py", line 915, in get_handlers
    desc = inst.name()
  File "/usr/lib/python2.6/dist-packages/jockey/handlers.py", line 100, in name
    self._package_defaults()
  File "/usr/lib/python2.6/dist-packages/jockey/handlers.py", line 85, in _package_defaults
    (distro_name, distro_desc) = OSLib.inst.package_description(self.package)
  File "/usr/...

[Royston F. Pickering (trustroy)]

On my report it had at the end exit status 3 which is not the same as the others.

[Trevor (ths7)]

This might be initramfs package not installing properly without a live network connection

I did manage to get my wireless network going using dpkg & packages on the CD (see 590341) and the initramfs issue was from broken packages

[daniero (danielaso)]

Tried to install this in a USB stick created with Universal USB Installer

[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.