Broadcom 802.11 Linux STA wireless driver crash after kernel update

[Thibault Richard]

Binary package hint: linux-image-2.6.32-28-generic

Hello,

Since the last kernel update, the proprietary driver Broadcom 802.11 Linux STA wireless driver is no longer working

I've noticed the file /lib/modules/2.6.32-28-generic/updates/dkms/wl.ko is 0 bytes long

I've seen that by consulting /var/log/jockey.log :

DEBUG: got handler kmod:wl([BroadcomWLHandler, nonfree, disabled] Broadcom STA wireless driver)
WARNING: modinfo for module wl failed: ERROR: modinfo: could not open /lib/modules/2.6.32-28-generic/updates/dkms/wl.ko: Invalid argument

Best Regards

Thibault

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 10.04
Package: linux-image-2.6.32-28-generic 2.6.32-28.55
Regression: Yes
Reproducible: Yes
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.32-28.55-generic 2.6.32.27+drm33.12
Uname: Linux 2.6.32-28-generic x86_64
NonfreeKernelModules: fglrx
AlsaVersion: Advanced Linux Sound Architecture Driver Version 1.0.21.
Architecture: amd64
ArecordDevices:
 **** List of CAPTURE Hardware Devices ****
 card 0: Intel [HDA Intel], device 0: STAC92xx Analog [STAC92xx Analog]
   Subdevices: 2/2
   Subdevice #0: subdevice #0
   Subdevice #1: subdevice #1
AudioDevicesInUse:
 USER PID ACCESS COMMAND
 /dev/snd/controlC0: thibault 1592 F.... pulseaudio
CRDA: Error: [Errno 2] Aucun fichier ou dossier de ce type
Card0.Amixer.info:
 Card hw:0 'Intel'/'HDA Intel at 0xfebdc000 irq 16'
   Mixer name : 'IDT 92HD73D1X5'
   Components : 'HDA:111d7674,102802ae,00100202'
   Controls : 33
   Simple ctrls : 21
Card1.Amixer.info:
 Card hw:1 'HDMI'/'HDA ATI HDMI at 0xfe9ec000 irq 17'
   Mixer name : 'ATI R6xx HDMI'
   Components : 'HDA:1002aa01,00aa0100,00100100'
   Controls : 4
   Simple ctrls : 1
Card1.Amixer.values:
 Simple mixer control 'IEC958',0
   Capabilities: pswitch pswitch-joined penum
   Playback channels: Mono
   Mono: Playback [off]
Date: Sat Jan 29 11:36:51 2011
HibernationDevice: RESUME=UUID=87214bbd-2cc6-457c-83bd-bfb47dec859f
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 9.10 "Karmic Koala" - Release amd64 (20091027)
IwConfig:
 lo no wireless extensions.

 eth0 no wireless extensions.
MachineType: Dell Inc. Dell XPS430
ProcCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-2.6.32-28-generic root=UUID=6310d293-baf2-46e5-8561-de3ac1066571 ro quiet splash
ProcEnviron:
 LANG=fr_BE.utf8
 SHELL=/bin/bash
RelatedPackageVersions: linux-firmware 1.34.3
RfKill:

SourcePackage: linux
dmi.bios.date: 02/20/2009
dmi.bios.vendor: Dell Inc.
dmi.bios.version: A01
dmi.board.name: 0G254H
dmi.board.vendor: Dell Inc.
dmi.board.version: A00
dmi.chassis.type: 7
dmi.chassis.vendor: Dell Inc.
dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnDellInc.:bvrA01:bd02/20/2009:svnDellInc.:pnDellXPS430:pvr:rvnDellInc.:rn0G254H:rvrA00:cvnDellInc.:ct7:cvr:
dmi.product.name: Dell XPS430
dmi.sys.vendor: Dell Inc.

[Thibault Richard (thibs)]

This also affects package bcmwl-kernel-source

[penalvch (penalvch)]

Thibault Richard, thank you for reporting this and helping make Ubuntu better. This bug was reported a while ago and there hasn't been any activity in it recently. We were wondering if this is still an issue? Can you try with the latest development release of Ubuntu? ISO CD images are available from http://cdimage.ubuntu.com/releases/ .

If it remains an issue, could you run the following command in the development release from a Terminal (Applications->Accessories->Terminal). It will automatically gather and attach updated debug information to this report.

apport-collect -p linux <replace-with-bug-number>

Also, if you could test the latest upstream kernel available that would be great. It will allow additional upstream developers to examine the issue. Refer to https://wiki.ubuntu.com/KernelMainlineBuilds . Once you've tested the upstream kernel, please remove the 'needs-upstream-testing' tag. This can be done by clicking on the yellow pencil icon next to the tag located at the bottom of the bug description and deleting the 'needs-upstream-testing' text. Please let us know your results.

Thanks in advance.

[Launchpad Janitor (janitor)]

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