Comment 14 for bug 1101963

I thought I had been using bcmwl driver since I first got this bug and
found solution on Forum pages, however the Broadcom device is still kicking
up the bug

On 24 June 2013 06:31, Daniel van Vugt <email address hidden>wrote:

> Hi all,
>
> The "bcmwl-kernel-source" driver appears to be much newer. And it is
> maintained by Canonical, whereas broadcom-sta is not.
>
> Please try the newer driver that Canonical maintains:
> sudo apt-get install bcmwl-kernel-source
>
> See also: https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/bcmwl
>
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> duplicate bug report (1181538).
> https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1101963
>
> Title:
> broadcom-sta-dkms 5.100.82.112-8: broadcom-sta kernel module failed to
> build [error: ‘struct cfg80211_ibss_params’ has no member named
> ‘channel’]
>
> Status in “broadcom-sta” package in Ubuntu:
> Confirmed
>
> Bug description:
> Setting up broadcom-sta-dkms (5.100.82.112-8) ...
> Loading new broadcom-sta-5.100.82.112 DKMS files...
> First Installation: checking all kernels...
> Building only for 3.8.0-1-generic
> Building initial module for 3.8.0-1-generic
> Error! Bad return status for module build on kernel: 3.8.0-1-generic
> (x86_64)
> Consult /var/lib/dkms/broadcom-sta/5.100.82.112/build/make.log for more
> information.
>
> ProblemType: Package
> DistroRelease: Ubuntu 13.04
> Package: broadcom-sta-dkms 5.100.82.112-8
> ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.8.0-1.5-generic 3.8.0-rc4
> Uname: Linux 3.8.0-1-generic x86_64
> NonfreeKernelModules: wl
> ApportVersion: 2.8-0ubuntu2
> Architecture: amd64
> DKMSKernelVersion: 3.8.0-1-generic
> Date: Sun Jan 20 10:07:27 2013
> InstallationDate: Installed on 2012-10-31 (80 days ago)
> InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 12.10 "Quantal Quetzal" - Release amd64
> (20121017.5)
> MarkForUpload: True
> PackageArchitecture: all
> PackageVersion: 5.100.82.112-8
> SourcePackage: broadcom-sta
> Title: broadcom-sta-dkms 5.100.82.112-8: broadcom-sta kernel module
> failed to build
> UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)
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