bcmwl-kernel-source 5.100.82.38+bdcom-0ubuntu6: bcmwl kernel module failed to build
Affects | Status | Importance | Assigned to | Milestone | |
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bcmwl (Ubuntu) |
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Bug Description
1. Ubuntu 12.04
2. Tried installing the following: bcmwl-kernel-
3. I read that the current bcmwl-kernel-source has been causing issues with wireless network detection, and this workaround was suggested.
4. Instead, the following occurred during attempted install through the terminal:
sudo apt-get install bcmwl-kernel-
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information... Done
The following NEW packages will be installed:
bcmwl-
0 upgraded, 1 newly installed, 0 to remove and 0 not upgraded.
Need to get 1,151 kB of archives.
After this operation, 3,514 kB of additional disk space will be used.
Get:1 http://
Fetched 1,151 kB in 1s (859 kB/s)
Selecting previously unselected package bcmwl-kernel-
(Reading database ... 257474 files and directories currently installed.)
Unpacking bcmwl-kernel-source (from .../bcmwl-
Setting up bcmwl-kernel-source (5.100.
Loading new bcmwl-5.
Building only for 3.8.0-29-generic
Building for architecture x86_64
Building initial module for 3.8.0-29-generic
Error! Bad return status for module build on kernel: 3.8.0-29-generic (x86_64)
Consult /var/lib/
update-initramfs: deferring update (trigger activated)
Processing triggers for initramfs-tools ...
update-initramfs: Generating /boot/initrd.
ProblemType: Package
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 12.04
Package: bcmwl-kernel-source 5.100.82.
ProcVersionSign
Uname: Linux 3.8.0-29-generic x86_64
ApportVersion: 2.0.1-0ubuntu17.4
Architecture: amd64
DKMSKernelVersion: 3.8.0-29-generic
Date: Wed Sep 4 08:48:07 2013
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 12.04.3 LTS "Precise Pangolin" - Release amd64 (20130820.1)
MarkForUpload: True
PackageVersion: 5.100.82.
SourcePackage: bcmwl
Title: bcmwl-kernel-source 5.100.82.
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)
tags: | removed: need-duplicate-check |
Thank you for taking the time to report this bug and helping to make Ubuntu better. This particular bug has already been reported and is a duplicate of bug 994255, so it is being marked as such. Please look at the other bug report to see if there is any missing information that you can provide, or to see if there is a workaround for the bug. Additionally, any further discussion regarding the bug should occur in the other report. Feel free to continue to report any other bugs you may find.