I reinstalled ubuntu 11.04 yesterday and the wifi started without any
problems.



On Thu, Jul 7, 2011 at 8:53 PM, Daniel van Vugt <email address hidden> wrote:

> Actually, this fix is already committed in lp:ubuntu/natty-
> proposed/bcmwl
>
> It just hasn't been released yet because bug 793890 is holding it up.
>
> ** Changed in: bcmwl (Ubuntu Natty)
>       Status: In Progress => Fix Committed
>
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> duplicate bug report (801053).
> https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/776439
>
> Title:
>  package bcmwl-kernel-source 5.100.82.38+bdcom-0ubuntu3 failed to
>  install/upgrade: subprocess installed pre-removal script returned
>  error exit status 3
>
> Status in “bcmwl” package in Ubuntu:
>  Fix Released
> Status in “bcmwl” source package in Natty:
>   Fix Committed
>
> Bug description:
>  SRU information for this bug:
>
>  Rationale
>  The pre-removal script assumes that there are instances of the bcmwl
> module installed in the dkms tree prior to removal. In most cases this would
> be true, but there are instances, such as in this bug, where the bcmwl
> module is not in the tree, likely due to something the user has done. This
> stable update checks to make sure there are instances of the module to
> remove before actually doing so, making sure the package is removable in all
> circumstances.
>
>  Impact
>  This bug is likely to affect a low number of users, but does guard against
> further breakage should something on a user's system break in the meantime.
>
>  Regression potential
>  The regression potential is low to none, given that an extra check is
> added.
>
>  How to reproduce (can be done on any system, even one without broadcom
> wireless hardware)
>  1. Install the bcmwl-kernel-source package.
>  2. Remove the module from the dkms tree using "sudo dkms remove -m bcmwl
> -v 5.100.82.38+bdcom --all
>  3. Remove the bcmwl-kernel-source package.
>
>  You should get the error that the original bug reporter described.
>
>  Once the updated package is installed, you should be able to follow
>  the above steps and receive no error.
>
>  Original bug report follows:
>
>  trying to uninstall bcmwl-kernel-source with apt-get remove
>
>  Reading package lists... Done
>  Building dependency tree
>  Reading state information... Done
>  The following packages will be REMOVED:
>    bcmwl-kernel-source
>  0 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 1 to remove and 4 not upgraded.
>  After this operation, 3,367 kB disk space will be freed.
>  Do you want to continue [Y/n]?
>  (Reading database ... 163429 files and directories currently installed.)
>  Removing bcmwl-kernel-source ...
>  Removing all DKMS Modules
>
>  Error! There are no instances of module: bcmwl
>  5.100.82.38+bdcom located in the DKMS tree.
>  dpkg: error processing bcmwl-kernel-source (--remove):
>   subprocess installed pre-removal script returned error exit status 3
>  Errors were encountered while processing:
>   bcmwl-kernel-source
>  E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1)
>
>  ProblemType: Package
>  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 11.04
>  Package: bcmwl-kernel-source 5.100.82.38+bdcom-0ubuntu3
>  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.38-8.42-generic-pae 2.6.38.2
>  Uname: Linux 2.6.38-8-generic-pae i686
>  NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia
>  AptOrdering: bcmwl-kernel-source: Remove
>  Architecture: i386
>  Date: Tue May  3 10:46:33 2011
>  ErrorMessage: subprocess installed pre-removal script returned error exit
> status 3
>  InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 11.04 "Natty Narwhal" - Release i386
> (20110427.1)
>  SourcePackage: bcmwl
>  Title: package bcmwl-kernel-source 5.100.82.38+bdcom-0ubuntu3 failed to
> install/upgrade: subprocess installed pre-removal script returned error exit
> status 3
>  UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)
>
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Regards,
Ashwin Raut