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[Bug 1228730] Re: bcmwl-kernel-source 6.20.155.1+bdcom-0ubuntu0.0.1: bcmwl kernel module failed to build

 

*** This bug is a duplicate of bug 1095751 ***
    https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1095751

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** This bug has been marked a duplicate of bug 1095751
   bcmwl fails to build with 3.8 kernels [error: ‘struct cfg80211_ibss_params’ has no member named ‘channel’]

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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:
  ouboming@ouboming-Inspiron-1012:~$ modprobe wl
  FATAL: Module wl not found.
  ouboming@ouboming-Inspiron-1012:~$ sudo apt-get install --reinstall bcmwl-kernel-source
  [sudo] password for ouboming: 
  Sorry, try again.
  [sudo] password for ouboming: 
  Reading package lists... Done
  Building dependency tree       
  Reading state information... Done
  The following package was automatically installed and is no longer required:
    thunderbird-globalmenu
  Use 'apt-get autoremove' to remove them.
  0 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 1 reinstalled, 0 to remove and 2 not upgraded.
  Need to get 0 B/1,301 kB of archives.
  After this operation, 0 B of additional disk space will be used.
  (Reading database ... 143772 files and directories currently installed.)
  Preparing to replace bcmwl-kernel-source 6.20.155.1+bdcom-0ubuntu0.0.1 (using .../bcmwl-kernel-source_6.20.155.1+bdcom-0ubuntu0.0.1_i386.deb) ...
  Removing all DKMS Modules
  Done.
  Unpacking replacement bcmwl-kernel-source ...
  Setting up bcmwl-kernel-source (6.20.155.1+bdcom-0ubuntu0.0.1) ...
  Loading new bcmwl-6.20.155.1+bdcom DKMS files...
  Building only for 3.8.0-29-generic
  Building for architecture i686
  Building initial module for 3.8.0-29-generic
  Error! Bad return status for module build on kernel: 3.8.0-29-generic (i686)
  Consult /var/lib/dkms/bcmwl/6.20.155.1+bdcom/build/make.log for more information.
  FATAL: Module wl not found.
  update-initramfs: deferring update (trigger activated)
  Processing triggers for initramfs-tools ...
  update-initramfs: Generating /boot/initrd.img-3.8.0-29-generic

  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 i686
  ApportVersion: 2.0.1-0ubuntu17.4
  Architecture: i386
  DKMSKernelVersion: 3.8.0-29-generic
  Date: Sat Sep 21 19:33:13 2013
  InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 12.04.3 LTS "Precise Pangolin" - Release i386 (20130820.1)
  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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