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[Rafael David Tinoco <rafael.tinoco@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

I have provided the following PPA:

https://launchpad.net/~inaddy/+archive/ubuntu/lp1415880

With packages for Trusty / Vivid / Wily. ALL DKMS packages will work on
kernels:

3.13 (trusty), 3.19 (vivid / vivid-lts) and 4.2 (wily / wily-lts).

Please give us feedback wether this fixes (or mitigates) the issue.

Thank you

-Rafael Tinoco

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# Trusty

bcmwl (6.30.223.248+bdcom-0ubuntu0.2~lp1415880~1) trusty; urgency=medium

  [ Rafael Tinoco ]

  * Added needed patches for lts kernels (LP: #1415880)

  [ Tim Gardner ]

  * Add support for Linux 4.2
    debian/patches/0018-cfg80211_disconnected.patch
    A successful 4.2 based install depends on EXPORT_SYMBOL(flush_workqueue)
    which will first appear in linux (4.2.0-3.3).

  [ Simon Eisenmann ]

  * debian/dkms.conf.in
    debian/patches/0016-repair-make-warnings.patch
    debian/patches/0017-add-support-for-Linux-4.0.patch
    - Fixed make warnings
      Credit for the patch goes to Krzysztof Kolasa.
    - Add support for Linux 4.0 (LP: #1424676)
      Credit for the patch goes to Krzysztof Kolasa.

# Vivid

  [ Rafael Tinoco ]

  * Added needed patches for lts kernels (LP: #1415880)
  * Fixed null pointer reference (LP: #1415880)
    d/p/0019-broadcom-sta-6.30.223.248-3.18-null-pointer-fix.patch

  [ Tim Gardner ]

  * Add support for Linux 4.2
    debian/patches/0018-cfg80211_disconnected.patch
    A successful 4.2 based install depends on EXPORT_SYMBOL(flush_workqueue)
    which will first appear in linux (4.2.0-3.3).

  [ Simon Eisenmann ]

  * debian/dkms.conf.in
    debian/patches/0016-repair-make-warnings.patch
    debian/patches/0017-add-support-for-Linux-4.0.patch
    - Fixed make warnings
      Credit for the patch goes to Krzysztof Kolasa.
    - Add support for Linux 4.0 (LP: #1424676)
      Credit for the patch goes to Krzysztof Kolasa.

# Wily

bcmwl (6.30.223.248+bdcom-0ubuntu5~lp1415880~1) wily; urgency=medium

  * Added needed patches for lts kernels (LP: #1415880)
  * Fixed null pointer reference (LP: #1415880)
    d/p/0019-broadcom-sta-6.30.223.248-3.18-null-pointer-fix.patch

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https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1415880

Title:
  14e4:4365 bcmwl-kernel source: fix for null pointer crash

Status in Dell Sputnik:
  Confirmed
Status in bcmwl package in Ubuntu:
  In Progress

Bug description:
  The bcmwl package as of now misses one patch for a bug that occurs
  with BCM43142 and possibly other broadcom chipsets that will look like
  random disconnects, poor wifi signal and kernel warnings, See also
  #1379524.

  Adding the patch is a fairly simple process:

  * put the patch file in /usr/src/bcmwl-6.30.223.248+bdcom/patches
  * add the following line to  /usr/src/bcmwl-6.30.223.248+bdcom/dkms.conf
  PATCH[7]="0014-null-pointer-crash.patch"
  * run: /usr/lib/dkms/common.postinst bcmwl 6.30.223.248+bdcom /usr/share/bcmwl x86_64 $(uname -r)

  This has fixed the issue for me. Edit: I just wanted to add that I did
  not write the patch; I merely downloaded it from a paste that was
  linked from the respective AUR package.

  ProblemType: Bug
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 14.10
  Package: bcmwl-kernel-source 6.30.223.248+bdcom-0ubuntu1 [modified: usr/src/bcmwl-6.30.223.248+bdcom/dkms.conf]
  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.16.0-29.39-generic 3.16.7-ckt2
  Uname: Linux 3.16.0-29-generic x86_64
  NonfreeKernelModules: wl
  ApportVersion: 2.14.7-0ubuntu8.1
  Architecture: amd64
  CurrentDesktop: LXDE
  Date: Thu Jan 29 13:15:17 2015
  InstallationDate: Installed on 2015-01-26 (3 days ago)
  InstallationMedia: Lubuntu 14.10 "Utopic Unicorn" - Release amd64 (20141022.1)
  SourcePackage: bcmwl
  UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

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