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Comment 22 for bug 1095751

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Leonardo (alexleonardopuerres) wrote : Re: [Bug 1095751] Re: bcmwl fails to build with 3.8 kernels [error: ‘struct cfg80211_ibss_params’ has no member named ‘channel’]

Gracias aplicare lo mencionado...
Muy amable por la molestio y te felicito por tan exelente sistema
operativo...
en verdad Gracias....
Espero algun dia aportar en algo...

2013/9/11 Alberto Milone <email address hidden>

> SRU request:
>
> [Impact]
>
> * As a result of this bug, bcmwl-kernel-source will fail to build the
> module against linux-generic-lts-raring in Ubuntu 12.04.
>
> [Test Case]
>
> * Install linux-generic-lts-raring
>
> * Enable the precise-proposed repository and install bcmwl-kernel-
> source (6.20.155.1+bdcom-0ubuntu0.0.2).
>
> * If the package installs without errors from DKMS, then the patches
> work correctly.
>
> [Regression Potential]
>
> * The patches that I backported from 13.10 will preserve the current
> driver behaviour on linux-generic (3.2) and linux-generic-lts-quantal
> (3.5), thanks to the use of specific macros in the code which check the
> kernel version. As a result, no regressions of any kind can be expected
> on these kernels.
>
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> duplicate bug report (1223148).
> https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1095751
>
> Title:
> bcmwl fails to build with 3.8 kernels [error: ‘struct
> cfg80211_ibss_params’ has no member named ‘channel’]
>
> Status in “bcmwl” package in Ubuntu:
> Fix Released
> Status in “broadcom-sta” package in Ubuntu:
> Confirmed
> Status in “bcmwl” source package in Precise:
> In Progress
> Status in “broadcom-sta” source package in Precise:
> Confirmed
>
> Bug description:
> Upcoming 3.8 kernels have broken this DKMS package.
>
> ProblemType: Bug
> DistroRelease: Ubuntu 13.04
> Package: bcmwl-kernel-source 6.20.155.1+bdcom-0ubuntu2
> ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.8.0-0.1~apw2-generic 3.8.0-rc2
> Uname: Linux 3.8.0-0-generic x86_64
> ApportVersion: 2.7-0ubuntu2
> Architecture: amd64
> Date: Thu Jan 3 17:59:26 2013
> InstallationDate: Installed on 2012-11-07 (57 days ago)
> InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 12.10 "Quantal Quetzal" - Alpha amd64
> (20120627)
> MarkForUpload: True
> SourcePackage: bcmwl
> UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)
>
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