install_bcm43xx_firmware.sh doesn't work from behind a proxy, paralyzes dpkg

[Sergey "Shnatsel" Davidoff]

Binary package hint: b43-fwcutter

/usr/share/b43-fwcutter/install_bcm43xx_firmware.sh fails to download firmware and returns an error if the machine is behind a proxy. This causes the postinst script of the package return an error, which paralyzes dpkg (it refuses to unstall/upgrade/remove/etc any packages).

The script should honor the global GNOME proxy settings to operate normally.

Apport postinst script crash info is attached.

ProblemType: Package
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 10.04
Package: b43-fwcutter 1:012-1build1
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.32-28.55-generic 2.6.32.27+drm33.12
Uname: Linux 2.6.32-28-generic i686
AptOrdering:
 b43-fwcutter: Install
 b43-fwcutter: Configure
Architecture: i386
Date: Sat Apr 23 13:55:31 2011
ErrorMessage: подпроцесс установлен сценарий post-installation возвратил код ошибки 4
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 10.04.1 LTS "Lucid Lynx" - Release i386 (20100816.1)
SourcePackage: b43-fwcutter
Title: package b43-fwcutter 1:012-1build1 failed to install/upgrade: подпроцесс установлен сценарий post-installation возвратил код ошибки 4

[Sergey "Shnatsel" Davidoff (shnatsel)]

Somebody merge my fix please!

[Launchpad Janitor (janitor)]

This bug was fixed in the package b43-fwcutter - 1:014-3ubuntu1

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b43-fwcutter (1:014-3ubuntu1) oneiric; urgency=low

  * Fix downloading from behind a proxy (LP: #769442)
 -- Sergey "Shnatsel" Davidoff <email address hidden> Sun, 24 Apr 2011 21:33:27 +0400

[Marc Deslauriers (mdeslaur)]

SRU request for natty:

Impact: package will not download firmware if behind a proxy server, leading to a package installation failure.
Package has been fixed by implementing the same apt proxy logic that flashplugin-nonfree and msttcorefonts use.
See attached minimal debdiff.

Thanks!

[Martin Pitt (pitti)]

Accepted b43-fwcutter into natty-proposed, the package will build now and be available in a few hours. Please test and give feedback here. See https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Testing/EnableProposed for documentation how to enable and use -proposed. Thank you in advance!

[Sergey "Shnatsel" Davidoff (shnatsel)]

Martin, looks like the upload is rejected:

Rejected:
The following files are already published in Primary Archive for Ubuntu:
firmware-b43-lpphy-installer_4.174.64.19-5_all.deb
       %sfirmware-b43-installer_4.150.10.5-5_all.deb
       %sfirmware-b43legacy-installer_4.178.10.4-5_all.deb

b43-fwcutter (1:013-3ubuntu0.1) natty-proposed; urgency=low

 * Fix downloading from behind a proxy (LP: #769442)

Date: Sun, 24 Apr 2011 21:33:27 +0400
Changed-By: Sergey "Shnatsel" Davidoff <email address hidden>
Maintainer: Ubuntu/amd64 Build Daemon <email address hidden>

[Rolf Leggewie (r0lf)]

natty has seen the end of its life and is no longer receiving any updates. Marking the natty task for this ticket as "Won't Fix".