package bcmwl-kernel-source 5.100.82.38+bdcom-0ubuntu1 failed to install/upgrade: bcmwl kernel module failed to build

[Robert Clark]

This error occurred when running update-manager.

ProblemType: Package
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 11.04
Package: bcmwl-kernel-source 5.100.82.38+bdcom-0ubuntu1
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.37-11.25-generic 2.6.37-rc7
Uname: Linux 2.6.37-11-generic i686
NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia wl
Architecture: i386
Date: Fri Jan 7 09:11:19 2011
ErrorMessage: bcmwl kernel module failed to build
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 10.04 "Lucid Lynx" - Alpha i386 (20100113)
PackageVersion: 5.100.82.38+bdcom-0ubuntu1
SourcePackage: bcmwl
Title: package bcmwl-kernel-source 5.100.82.38+bdcom-0ubuntu1 failed to install/upgrade: bcmwl kernel module failed to build

[Kristóf Kiszel (ulysses)]

Part of the console output of 'sudo apt-get dist-upgrade'

Configure: bcmwl-kernel-source (5.100.82.38+bdcom-0ubuntu1) ...
Loading new bcmwl-5.100.82.38+bdcom DKMS files...
Building only for 2.6.37-12-generic
Building for architecture i686
Building initial module for 2.6.37-12-generic

Error! Bad return status for module build on kernel: 2.6.37-12-generic (i686)
Consult the make.log in the build directory
/var/lib/dkms/bcmwl/5.100.82.38+bdcom/build/ for more information.

I attached the make.log to the comment.

ulysses@locris:~$ apt-cache policy bcmwl-kernel-source
bcmwl-kernel-source:
  Telepítve: 5.100.82.38+bdcom-0ubuntu1
  Jelölt: 5.100.82.38+bdcom-0ubuntu1
  Verziótáblázat:
 *** 5.100.82.38+bdcom-0ubuntu1 0
        500 http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ natty/restricted i386 Packages
        100 /var/lib/dpkg/status

ulysses@locris:~$ uname -a
Linux locris 2.6.37-12-generic #26-Ubuntu SMP Wed Jan 5 18:42:49 UTC 2011 i686 GNU/Linux

[Anton Gladky (gladky-anton)]

This bug broke my wireless connection. Dell Mini 10v. Downgrading to 2.6.37-11 did not solve the problem.

[Andrzej Kłapeć (solidslash)]

Please fix this bugger asap. This one kills my wireless.