ndiswrapper-dkms 1.57-1ubuntu1: ndiswrapper kernel module failed to build

Bug #1245657 reported by Darko
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Bug Description

Following the instructions found on
http://askubuntu.com/questions/100090/how-do-i-install-the-driver-for-my-linksys-ae1200-wireless-n-usb-adapter

I tried to install ndiswrapper-dkms package and it failed with the message:
Error! Bad return status for module build on kernel: 3.8.0-32-generic (x86_64)

The make.log says:
DKMS make.log for ndiswrapper-1.57 for kernel 3.8.0-32-generic (x86_64)
Mon Oct 28 20:53:59 CET 2013

Cannot find kernel build files in /usr/src/linux-headers-3.8.0-32-generic
Please give the path to kernel build directory with
the KBUILD=<path> argument to make

make: *** [config_check] Error 1

ProblemType: Package
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 12.04
Package: ndiswrapper-dkms 1.57-1ubuntu1
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.8.0-32.47~precise1-generic 3.8.13.10
Uname: Linux 3.8.0-32-generic x86_64
NonfreeKernelModules: fglrx
ApportVersion: 2.0.1-0ubuntu17.6
Architecture: amd64
DKMSKernelVersion: 3.8.0-32-generic
Date: Mon Oct 28 21:09:05 2013
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 12.04.3 LTS "Precise Pangolin" - Release amd64 (20130820.1)
MarkForUpload: True
PackageArchitecture: all
PackageVersion: 1.57-1ubuntu1
SourcePackage: ndiswrapper
Title: ndiswrapper-dkms 1.57-1ubuntu1: ndiswrapper kernel module failed to build
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

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Darko (ddarko-8) wrote :
tags: removed: need-duplicate-check
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Daniel van Vugt (vanvugt) wrote :

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 1090196, 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.

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