Comment 45 for bug 1095751

Il 20/09/2013 16:02, tiwaz ha scritto:
> Hi Chenna,
> I also experienced the same problem and have reported it as well,
> that's why I keep receiving updates via the bug's mailing-list.
> I finally manged to solve the problem by doing the 2 simple steps below:
>
> 1. completely remove the problematic bcmwl-kernel packages:
> open terminal and run
> - - -
> sudo apt-get purge bcmwl-kernel-source broadcom-sta-common broadcom-sta-source
> - - -
>
> 2. download and install the latest, fixed .deb bcmwl-kernel packages
> download the right version from here (depending on having 32 or 64 bit
> architecture)
>
> http://packages.ubuntu.com/raring/bcmwl-kernel-source
>
> when download finished open and install the .deb file with Ubuntu
> Software Center
>
> 3. problem solved: no more crashes and error messages & wifi works like
> a charm.
>
> Sorry if the above is of no help to you, thought i'd drop a line or
> two to tell how I got it to work myself.
> Cheers,
> T
>
> On Fri, Sep 20, 2013 at 2:49 PM, chenna <email address hidden> wrote:
>> Hi Marty,
>> Don't know what is going wrong, mine is also 3.8.0-30-generic , HP-Pavilion dv4
>>
>> just reported the same, can u please help me to get rid off this
>> Bug #1228122 : bcmwl-kernel-source 6.20.155.1+bdcom-0ubuntu0.0.1:
>> bcmwl kernel module failed to build Edit
>>
>>
>> On Thu, Sep 19, 2013 at 10:11 PM, Marty Lucich <email address hidden> wrote:
>>> bcmwl-kernel-source version 6.20.155.1+bdcom-0ubuntu6
>>> just built and installed without error on my Dell D830 running 3.8.0-30-generic.
>>>
>>> Thanks!
>>>
>>> --
>>> You received this bug notification because you are subscribed to a
>>> duplicate bug report (1224714).
>>> https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1095751
>>>
>>> Title:
>>> bcmwl fails to build with 3.8 kernels [error: ‘struct
>>> cfg80211_ibss_params’ has no member named ‘channel’]
>>>
>>> Status in “bcmwl” package in Ubuntu:
>>> Fix Released
>>> Status in “broadcom-sta” package in Ubuntu:
>>> Confirmed
>>> Status in “bcmwl” source package in Precise:
>>> Fix Committed
>>> Status in “broadcom-sta” source package in Precise:
>>> Confirmed
>>>
>>> Bug description:
>>> Upcoming 3.8 kernels have broken this DKMS package.
>>>
>>> P
>>>
>>> SRU request:
>>>
>>> [Impact]
>>>
>>> * As a result of this bug, bcmwl-kernel-source will fail to build the
>>> module against linux-generic-lts-raring in Ubuntu 12.04.
>>>
>>> [Test Case]
>>>
>>> * Enable the precise-proposed repository and install bcmwl-kernel-
>>> source (6.20.155.1+bdcom-0ubuntu0.0.2).
>>>
>>> * Install linux-generic-lts-raring
>>>
>>> * If the package installs without errors from DKMS with both the
>>> linux-generic and lts-raring kernels, then the patches work correctly.
>>>
>>> [Regression Potential]
>>>
>>> * The patches that I backported from 13.10 will preserve the current
>>> driver behaviour on linux-generic (3.2) and linux-generic-lts-quantal
>>> (3.5), thanks to the use of specific macros in the code which check
>>> the kernel version. As a result, no regressions of any kind can be
>>> expected on these kernels.
>>>
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>>> https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/bcmwl/+bug/1095751/+subscriptions
>>
>> --
>> Thanks & Regards,
>> Chenna
>>
>> --
>> You received this bug notification because you are subscribed to a
>> duplicate bug report (1227553).
>> https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1095751
>>
>> Title:
>> bcmwl fails to build with 3.8 kernels [error: ‘struct
>> cfg80211_ibss_params’ has no member named ‘channel’]
>>
>> To manage notifications about this bug go to:
>> https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/bcmwl/+bug/1095751/+subscriptions
perfect, resolved.
Thank you!