Broadcom 802.11 Linux STA driver

[patch] bcmwl fails to build with dkms on lucid 2.6.32-HEAD kernels

Bug #458757 reported by Michael Casadevall
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Broadcom 802.11 Linux STA driver
New
Undecided
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bcmwl (Ubuntu)
Fix Released
High
Alberto Milone

Bug Description

Working with apw on prep work for lucid kernel, we determined that the wl driver doesn't properly build on 32 series kernels due to kernel header issues. The included debdiff adds an additional patch to the dkms build system to add linux/sched.h as a header file.

This is not needed for karmic.

Tags: lucid
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Michael Casadevall (mcasadevall) wrote :

debdiff attached.

Note it targets unreleased as a. lucid does not exist (yet), b. this is likely going into the bazaar branch for broadcom.

tags: added: lucid
Changed in bcmwl (Ubuntu):
status: New → Confirmed
importance: Undecided → Wishlist
importance: Wishlist → Medium
importance: Medium → High
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Aritra Dalal (aritra-dalal) wrote :

How do I apply this .debdiff file? I am installing the .32 series kernel in Karmic but my wireless driver wont build with dkms with the error attached in the attached error log.

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Andy Whitcroft (apw) wrote :

@Alberto -- I think you own the master branch for the bcmwl driver source. Seems this little fix is needed for this dkms package to work on the lucid. We need that real soon now as the boot speed test platform has this h/w in it. Is there anything we need to do to get this shoved through.

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Alberto Milone (albertomilone) wrote :

Thanks for bringing this to my attention.

I'll integrate the patch.

Changed in bcmwl (Ubuntu):
assignee: nobody → Alberto Milone (albertomilone)
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Alberto Milone (albertomilone) wrote :

I have modified the debdiff a bit and I'll upload it soon

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Launchpad Janitor (janitor) wrote :

This bug was fixed in the package bcmwl - 5.10.91.9+bdcom-0ubuntu5

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bcmwl (5.10.91.9+bdcom-0ubuntu5) lucid; urgency=low

  [ Michael Casadevall ]
  * debian/patches/0006-broadcom-sta-5.10.91.9-linux-2.6.32.patch:
    - Fix the build for 2.6.32-HEAD (LP: #458757)

  [ Alberto Milone ]
  * debian/dkms.conf.in:
    - Make sure that Michael's patch is applied only for 2.6.32
      kernels.
 -- Alberto Milone <email address hidden> Wed, 18 Nov 2009 12:48:41 +0100

Changed in bcmwl (Ubuntu):
status: Confirmed → Fix Released
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