** Description changed: WORKAROUND: - This is the workaround for users of Ubuntu 10.04 who have upgraded their - kernel, or users of Ubuntu 11.04/11.10 who have downgraded bcmwl to - version 5.60. + This is for users of Ubuntu 10.04 who have upgraded their kernel, or + users of Ubuntu 11.04/11.10 who have downgraded bcmwl to version 5.60. + + Users of Ubuntu 10.04 and 11.04, if you have upgraded your kernels to + 3.0 or later then this workaround will not be sufficient. Bug 830282 + prevents bcmwl v5.60 from working on linux kernel >=v3.0. Download and install the latest version of the bcmwl 5.60.* driver (from Ubuntu 10.10 updates): i386: https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/bcmwl/5.60.48.36+bdcom-0ubuntu5/+build/1781446 amd64: https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/bcmwl/5.60.48.36+bdcom-0ubuntu5/+build/1781445 TEST CASE: This is the test case for Ubuntu 10.04, which is still not fixed as of July 2011. sudo apt-add-repository ppa:kernel-ppa/ppa && sudo apt-get update sudo apt-get install linux-image-generic-lts-backport-natty linux-headers-generic-lts-backport-natty sudo apt-get install bcmwl-kernel-source You will get an error: Error! Bad return status for module build on kernel: ... Consult the make.log in the build directory ... for more information. dpkg: error processing bcmwl-kernel-source (--configure): subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 10 Errors were encountered while processing: bcmwl-kernel-source E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1) Now verify: $ grep error /var/lib/dkms/bcmwl/*/build/make.log /var/lib/dkms/bcmwl/5.60.48.36+bdcom/build/src/include/linuxver.h:23:28: error: linux/autoconf.h: No such file or directory ORIGINAL BUG REPORT: On 10.10 this error occurs when installing the 2.6.34-2 kernel ProblemType: Package DistroRelease: Ubuntu 10.10 Package: bcmwl-kernel-source 5.60.48.36+bdcom-0ubuntu3 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.32-21.32-generic 2.6.32.11+drm33.2 Uname: Linux 2.6.32-21-generic x86_64 NonfreeKernelModules: wl Architecture: amd64 Date: Fri May 14 17:39:32 2010 ErrorMessage: bcmwl kernel module failed to build InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 9.10 "Karmic Koala" - Release amd64 (20091027) PackageVersion: 5.60.48.36+bdcom-0ubuntu3 SourcePackage: bcmwl Title: package bcmwl-kernel-source 5.60.48.36+bdcom-0ubuntu3 failed to install/upgrade: bcmwl kernel module failed to build
** Description changed: WORKAROUND: This is for users of Ubuntu 10.04 who have upgraded their kernel, or - users of Ubuntu 11.04/11.10 who have downgraded bcmwl to version 5.60. + users of Ubuntu 11.04 who have downgraded bcmwl to version 5.60. - Users of Ubuntu 10.04 and 11.04, if you have upgraded your kernels to - 3.0 or later then this workaround will not be sufficient. Bug 830282 - prevents bcmwl v5.60 from working on linux kernel >=v3.0. + If you have linux kernel 3.0 or later then this workaround will not be + sufficient. Bug 830282 prevents bcmwl v5.60 from working on linux kernel + >=v3.0. Download and install the latest version of the bcmwl 5.60.* driver (from Ubuntu 10.10 updates): i386: https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/bcmwl/5.60.48.36+bdcom-0ubuntu5/+build/1781446 amd64: https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/bcmwl/5.60.48.36+bdcom-0ubuntu5/+build/1781445 TEST CASE: This is the test case for Ubuntu 10.04, which is still not fixed as of July 2011. sudo apt-add-repository ppa:kernel-ppa/ppa && sudo apt-get update sudo apt-get install linux-image-generic-lts-backport-natty linux-headers-generic-lts-backport-natty sudo apt-get install bcmwl-kernel-source You will get an error: Error! Bad return status for module build on kernel: ... Consult the make.log in the build directory ... for more information. dpkg: error processing bcmwl-kernel-source (--configure): subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 10 Errors were encountered while processing: bcmwl-kernel-source E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1) Now verify: $ grep error /var/lib/dkms/bcmwl/*/build/make.log /var/lib/dkms/bcmwl/5.60.48.36+bdcom/build/src/include/linuxver.h:23:28: error: linux/autoconf.h: No such file or directory ORIGINAL BUG REPORT: On 10.10 this error occurs when installing the 2.6.34-2 kernel ProblemType: Package DistroRelease: Ubuntu 10.10 Package: bcmwl-kernel-source 5.60.48.36+bdcom-0ubuntu3 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.32-21.32-generic 2.6.32.11+drm33.2 Uname: Linux 2.6.32-21-generic x86_64 NonfreeKernelModules: wl Architecture: amd64 Date: Fri May 14 17:39:32 2010 ErrorMessage: bcmwl kernel module failed to build InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 9.10 "Karmic Koala" - Release amd64 (20091027) PackageVersion: 5.60.48.36+bdcom-0ubuntu3 SourcePackage: bcmwl Title: package bcmwl-kernel-source 5.60.48.36+bdcom-0ubuntu3 failed to install/upgrade: bcmwl kernel module failed to build -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/580594 Title: bcmwl kernel module failed to build (error: linux/autoconf.h: No such file or directory) To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/bcmwl/+bug/580594/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list [email protected] https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
