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[fossfreedom <1216288@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

I can confirm that if I manually build the saucy deb on this precise
raring HWE, the wireless works fine.

Therefore, I would suggest that the saucy broadcom source package should
be backported to precise so that HWE upgraders dont suffer the same
issues.

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Title:
  bcmwl-kernel-source 6.20.155.1+bdcom-0ubuntu0.0.1: bcmwl kernel module
  failed to build

Status in “bcmwl” package in Ubuntu:
  New

Bug description:
  the following error was seen in
  /var/lib/dkms/bcmwl/6.20.155.1+bdcom/build/make.log

  dad@emachine:/home/home/dad$ more /var/lib/dkms/bcmwl/6.20.155.1+bdcom/build/make.log
  DKMS make.log for bcmwl-6.20.155.1+bdcom for kernel 3.8.0-29-generic (x86_64)
  Sat Aug 24 11:48:35 BST 2013
  make: Entering directory `/usr/src/linux-headers-3.8.0-29-generic'
  CFG80211 API is prefered for this kernel version
  Using CFG80211 API
    LD      /var/lib/dkms/bcmwl/6.20.155.1+bdcom/build/built-in.o
    CC [M]  /var/lib/dkms/bcmwl/6.20.155.1+bdcom/build/src/shared/linux_osl.o
    CC [M]  /var/lib/dkms/bcmwl/6.20.155.1+bdcom/build/src/wl/sys/wl_linux.o
    CC [M]  /var/lib/dkms/bcmwl/6.20.155.1+bdcom/build/src/wl/sys/wl_iw.o
    CC [M]  /var/lib/dkms/bcmwl/6.20.155.1+bdcom/build/src/wl/sys/wl_cfg80211.o
  /var/lib/dkms/bcmwl/6.20.155.1+bdcom/build/src/wl/sys/wl_cfg80211.c: In function
   ‘wl_cfg80211_join_ibss’:
  /var/lib/dkms/bcmwl/6.20.155.1+bdcom/build/src/wl/sys/wl_cfg80211.c:705:26: erro
  r: ‘struct cfg80211_ibss_params’ has no member named ‘channel’
  /var/lib/dkms/bcmwl/6.20.155.1+bdcom/build/src/wl/sys/wl_cfg80211.c: At top leve
  l:
  /var/lib/dkms/bcmwl/6.20.155.1+bdcom/build/src/wl/sys/wl_cfg80211.c:1560:2: warn
  ing: initialisation from incompatible pointer type [enabled by default]
  /var/lib/dkms/bcmwl/6.20.155.1+bdcom/build/src/wl/sys/wl_cfg80211.c:1560:2: warn
  ing: (near initialisation for ‘wl_cfg80211_ops.scan’) [enabled by default]
  /var/lib/dkms/bcmwl/6.20.155.1+bdcom/build/src/wl/sys/wl_cfg80211.c:1565:2: warn
  ing: initialisation from incompatible pointer type [enabled by default]
  /var/lib/dkms/bcmwl/6.20.155.1+bdcom/build/src/wl/sys/wl_cfg80211.c:1565:2: warn
  ing: (near initialisation for ‘wl_cfg80211_ops.set_tx_power’) [enabled by defaul
  t]
  /var/lib/dkms/bcmwl/6.20.155.1+bdcom/build/src/wl/sys/wl_cfg80211.c:1566:2: warn
  ing: initialisation from incompatible pointer type [enabled by default]
  /var/lib/dkms/bcmwl/6.20.155.1+bdcom/build/src/wl/sys/wl_cfg80211.c:1566:2: warn
  ing: (near initialisation for ‘wl_cfg80211_ops.get_tx_power’) [enabled by defaul
  t]
  /var/lib/dkms/bcmwl/6.20.155.1+bdcom/build/src/wl/sys/wl_cfg80211.c: In function
   ‘wl_update_bss_info’:
  /var/lib/dkms/bcmwl/6.20.155.1+bdcom/build/src/wl/sys/wl_cfg80211.c:1991:11: err
  or: ‘struct cfg80211_bss’ has no member named ‘information_elements’
  /var/lib/dkms/bcmwl/6.20.155.1+bdcom/build/src/wl/sys/wl_cfg80211.c:1992:15: err
  or: ‘struct cfg80211_bss’ has no member named ‘len_information_elements’
  make[1]: *** [/var/lib/dkms/bcmwl/6.20.155.1+bdcom/build/src/wl/sys/wl_cfg80211.
  o] Error 1
  make: *** [_module_/var/lib/dkms/bcmwl/6.20.155.1+bdcom/build] Error 2
  make: Leaving directory `/usr/src/linux-headers-3.8.0-29-generic'
  dad@emachine:/home/home/dad$

  ProblemType: Package
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 12.04
  Package: bcmwl-kernel-source 6.20.155.1+bdcom-0ubuntu0.0.1
  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.8.0-29.42~precise1-generic 3.8.13.5
  Uname: Linux 3.8.0-29-generic x86_64
  ApportVersion: 2.0.1-0ubuntu17.4
  Architecture: amd64
  DKMSKernelVersion: 3.8.0-29-generic
  Date: Sat Aug 24 11:49:14 2013
  MarkForUpload: True
  PackageVersion: 6.20.155.1+bdcom-0ubuntu0.0.1
  SourcePackage: bcmwl
  Title: bcmwl-kernel-source 6.20.155.1+bdcom-0ubuntu0.0.1: bcmwl kernel module failed to build
  UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

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