package bcmwl-kernel-source 5.60.48.36 bdcom-0ubuntu3 failed to install/upgrade: bcmwl kernel module failed to build

[Weston Boyd]

Attempting to install the package on:
Linux 2.6.36-020636rc5-generic #201009211328 SMP Tue Sep 21 14:39:02 UTC 2010 i686 GNU/Linux

From apt-get:

$ sudo apt-get install bcmwl-kernel-source
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information... Done
The following NEW packages will be installed:
  bcmwl-kernel-source
0 upgraded, 1 newly installed, 0 to remove and 5 not upgraded.
Need to get 0B/895kB of archives.
After this operation, 2,589kB of additional disk space will be used.
Selecting previously deselected package bcmwl-kernel-source.
(Reading database ... 202511 files and directories currently installed.)
Unpacking bcmwl-kernel-source (from .../bcmwl-kernel-source_5.60.48.36+bdcom-0ubuntu3_i386.deb) ...
Setting up bcmwl-kernel-source (5.60.48.36+bdcom-0ubuntu3) ...
Loading new bcmwl-5.60.48.36+bdcom DKMS files...
First Installation: checking all kernels...
Building only for 2.6.36-020636rc5-generic
Building for architecture i686
Building initial module for 2.6.36-020636rc5-generic

Error! Bad return status for module build on kernel: 2.6.36-020636rc5-generic (i686)
Consult the make.log in the build directory
/var/lib/dkms/bcmwl/5.60.48.36+bdcom/build/ for more information.
dpkg: error processing bcmwl-kernel-source (--configure):
 subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 10
Errors were encountered while processing:
 bcmwl-kernel-source
E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1)

ProblemType: Package
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 10.04
Package: bcmwl-kernel-source 5.60.48.36+bdcom-0ubuntu3
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.32-22.36-generic 2.6.32.11+drm33.2
Uname: Linux 2.6.32-22-generic i686
NonfreeKernelModules: wl
Architecture: i386
Date: Wed Sep 22 13:44:25 2010
ErrorMessage: bcmwl kernel module failed to build
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 10.04.1 LTS "Lucid Lynx" - Release i386 (20100816.1)
PackageVersion: 5.60.48.36+bdcom-0ubuntu3
SourcePackage: bcmwl
Title: package bcmwl-kernel-source 5.60.48.36+bdcom-0ubuntu3 failed to install/upgrade: bcmwl kernel module failed to build

[Weston Boyd (westokyo)]

make log:
DKMS make.log for bcmwl-5.60.48.36+bdcom for kernel 2.6.36-020636rc5-generic (i686)
Wed Sep 22 15:15:50 CDT 2010
make: Entering directory `/usr/src/linux-headers-2.6.36-020636rc5-generic'
  LD /var/lib/dkms/bcmwl/5.60.48.36+bdcom/build/built-in.o
  CC [M] /var/lib/dkms/bcmwl/5.60.48.36+bdcom/build/src/shared/linux_osl.o
In file included from /var/lib/dkms/bcmwl/5.60.48.36+bdcom/build/src/shared/linux_osl.c:19:
/var/lib/dkms/bcmwl/5.60.48.36+bdcom/build/src/include/linuxver.h:23:28: error: linux/autoconf.h: No such file or directory
make[1]: *** [/var/lib/dkms/bcmwl/5.60.48.36+bdcom/build/src/shared/linux_osl.o] Error 1
make: *** [_module_/var/lib/dkms/bcmwl/5.60.48.36+bdcom/build] Error 2
make: Leaving directory `/usr/src/linux-headers-2.6.36-020636rc5-generic'

[dazza5000 (darran-kelinske)]

Good work on reporting. Good details.

Just a note whoever picks this bug up: There are about 45 logged with this same error message that might be related.

[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 607617, 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.