bcmwl-kernel-source 5.100.82.38 bdcom-0ubuntu4: bcmwl kernel module failed to build

[Dan Hinds]

Fresh install of Lubuntu Beta2, updated system and rebooted, tried to install additional driver for bcm4311 wifi

ProblemType: Package
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 11.10
Package: bcmwl-kernel-source 5.100.82.38+bdcom-0ubuntu4
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.0.0-11.18-generic 3.0.4
Uname: Linux 3.0.0-11-generic i686
ApportVersion: 1.23-0ubuntu1
Architecture: i386
DKMSKernelVersion: 3.0.0-11-generic
Date: Sat Sep 24 16:23:26 2011
DuplicateSignature:
 DKMS make.log for bcmwl-5.100.82.38+bdcom for kernel 3.0.0-11-generic (i686)
 make: Entering directory `/usr/src/linux-headers-3.0.0-11-generic'
 make: Makefile: No such file or directory
 make: *** No rule to make target `Makefile'. Stop.
 make: Leaving directory `/usr/src/linux-headers-3.0.0-11-generic'
InstallationMedia: Lubuntu 11.10 "Oneiric Ocelot" - Beta i386 (20110921.1)
PackageVersion: 5.100.82.38+bdcom-0ubuntu4
SourcePackage: bcmwl
Title: bcmwl-kernel-source 5.100.82.38+bdcom-0ubuntu4: bcmwl kernel module failed to build
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

[Daniel van Vugt (vanvugt)]

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 841753, 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. Feel free to continue to report any other bugs you may find.

[Christian Krause (christian-krause-5)]

I tried

http://pkgs.org/ubuntu-11.10/ubuntu-restricted-amd64/bcmwl-kernel-source_5.100.82.38+bdcom-0ubuntu4_amd64.deb.html#download

and it works well - wouldn't it be easier to just use this more up to date kernel module?