Adding additional drivers fails for Broadcom B43

Bug #639740 reported by Michael Jonker
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Bug Description

Fresh install of Maverick (with latest updates) on machine where wireless worked 100% in Lucid:

The system/administration/additional drivers dialogue goes through the normal motions and detects my Broadcom B43. Trying to activate the driver brings up the message "Sorry, Installation of this driver failed"

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 10.10
Package: jockey-gtk 0.5.10-0ubuntu2
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.35-21.31-generic 2.6.35.4
Uname: Linux 2.6.35-21-generic x86_64
Architecture: amd64
Date: Wed Sep 15 17:44:34 2010
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 10.10 "Maverick Meerkat" - Beta amd64 (20100901.1)
MachineType: Compaq-Presario GB391AA-ABU SR5079UK
PackageArchitecture: all
ProcCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-2.6.35-21-generic root=UUID=c98f931e-85de-4225-b26d-91046504b4c3 ro quiet splash
ProcEnviron:
 LANG=en_IE.utf8
 SHELL=/bin/bash
SourcePackage: jockey
dmi.bios.date: 04/11/2007
dmi.bios.vendor: Phoenix Technologies, LTD
dmi.bios.version: 5.16
dmi.board.name: LEONITE
dmi.board.vendor: ASUSTek Computer INC.
dmi.board.version: 5.00
dmi.chassis.type: 3
dmi.chassis.vendor: Hewlett-Packard
dmi.chassis.version: 1111
dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnPhoenixTechnologies,LTD:bvr5.16:bd04/11/2007:svnCompaq-Presario:pnGB391AA-ABUSR5079UK:pvr:rvnASUSTekComputerINC.:rnLEONITE:rvr5.00:cvnHewlett-Packard:ct3:cvr1111:
dmi.product.name: GB391AA-ABU SR5079UK
dmi.sys.vendor: Compaq-Presario

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