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Message #15511
[Bug 1095751] Re: bcmwl fails to build with 3.8 kernels [error: ‘struct cfg80211_ibss_params’ has no member named ‘channel’]
The last time I tried to upgrade to the Raring HWE, the old v0.0.1 of
bcmwl did not work.
Great news.
I can confirm that bcmwl v6.20.155.1+bdcom-0ubuntu0.0.2 in proposed works correctly with LTS-Quantal kernel in precise.
The dkms module was correctly created.
Because of bug report https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/xorg-
lts-raring/+bug/1191563 I had to use this workaround to install the LTS-
Raring kernel in precise
- http://askubuntu.com/questions/336138/dependency-issues-while-trying-
to-upgrade-12-04-2-to-the-12-04-3-hwe-stack
However I can confirm that after installing the Raring HWE stack, my
broadcom works correctly.
Well done Alberto. Many thanks.
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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:
In Progress
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.
P
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]
* Enable the precise-proposed repository and install bcmwl-kernel-
source (6.20.155.1+bdcom-0ubuntu0.0.2).
* Install linux-generic-lts-raring
* If the package installs without errors from DKMS with both the
linux-generic and lts-raring kernels, 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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