Ubuntu
b43-fwcutter package

package firmware-b43-installer 1:019-4 failed to install/upgrade: installed firmware-b43-installer package post-installation script subprocess returned error exit status 1

Bug #1902836 reported by Sanjoy Choudhury
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This bug affects 2 people
Affects Status Importance Assigned to Milestone
b43-fwcutter (Ubuntu)
Confirmed
Undecided
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Bug Description

my wifi was turing off after some time, ubuntu network settings said no wifi harware found, thenn i installed firmware-b43-installer and now it does not show any wifi netwrok. i am using LAN for now.

ProblemType: Package
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 20.04
Package: firmware-b43-installer 1:019-4
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 5.4.0-52.57-generic 5.4.65
Uname: Linux 5.4.0-52-generic x86_64
NonfreeKernelModules: wl
ApportVersion: 2.20.11-0ubuntu27.10
AptOrdering:
 b43-fwcutter:amd64: Install
 firmware-b43-installer:amd64: Install
 NULL: ConfigurePending
Architecture: amd64
CasperMD5CheckResult: skip
Date: Wed Nov 4 13:29:02 2020
ErrorMessage: installed firmware-b43-installer package post-installation script subprocess returned error exit status 1
InstallationDate: Installed on 2020-11-04 (0 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 20.04.1 LTS "Focal Fossa" - Release amd64 (20200731)
PackageArchitecture: all
Python3Details: /usr/bin/python3.8, Python 3.8.5, python3-minimal, 3.8.2-0ubuntu2
PythonDetails: N/A
RelatedPackageVersions:
 dpkg 1.19.7ubuntu3
 apt 2.0.2ubuntu0.1
SourcePackage: b43-fwcutter
Title: package firmware-b43-installer 1:019-4 failed to install/upgrade: installed firmware-b43-installer package post-installation script subprocess returned error exit status 1
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

Revision history for this message
Sanjoy Choudhury (sanjoyxd) wrote :
Ubuntu Foundations Team Bug Bot (crichton)
affects: ubuntu → b43-fwcutter (Ubuntu)
Revision history for this message
Launchpad Janitor (janitor) wrote :

Status changed to 'Confirmed' because the bug affects multiple users.

Changed in b43-fwcutter (Ubuntu):
status: New → Confirmed
Revision history for this message
Dagmar P (dagmar-petermann) wrote :

It seems to be the same bug.
I got WiFi again by blocking/blacklist all WLan-drivers (the b43 packages ...) except STA-packages.
But with every update process, daily, it tries to update/install the b43-firmware. That takes long, and gives back an error report every time.

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