Cannot install Broadcom wireless driver on Dell mini12

Bug #701677 reported by John Sewell
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Bug Description

Using Ubuntu 10.10 (from pendrive)

ProblemType: Package
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 10.10
Package: bcmwl-kernel-source 5.60.48.36+bdcom-0ubuntu5
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.35-22.33-generic 2.6.35.4
Uname: Linux 2.6.35-22-generic i686
AptOrdering:
 initramfs-tools: Configure
 bcmwl-kernel-source: Configure
Architecture: i386
Date: Tue Jan 11 21:24:50 2011
ErrorMessage: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1
LiveMediaBuild: Ubuntu 10.10 "Maverick Meerkat" - Release i386 (20101007)
SourcePackage: bcmwl
Title: package bcmwl-kernel-source 5.60.48.36+bdcom-0ubuntu5 failed to install/upgrade: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1

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John Sewell (jsewell69) wrote :
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Naveen Agarwal (nav.coder) wrote :

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.

The fix has been released in natty as mentioned in #9 comment of bug 571392.Download and install bcmwl-kernel-source package(version 5.100.82.38+bdcom-0ubuntu2) using this link:
http://packages.ubuntu.com/natty/i386/bcmwl-kernel-source/download

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