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Sudarshan (sid296) wrote : Re: [Bug 1095751] Re: bcmwl fails to build with 3.8 kernels [error: ‘struct cfg80211_ibss_params’ has no member named ‘channel’]

Hi,
I managed to fix the problem somehow. The steps I followed are provided in
the below link:

http://askubuntu.com/questions/347103/wireless-networks-are-not-showing-up-for-ubuntu-12-04-lts-in-hp-dv5-laptop

Regards,
Sudarshan

On Fri, Sep 20, 2013 at 7:32 PM, tiwaz <email address hidden> wrote:

> Hi Chenna,
> I also experienced the same problem and have reported it as well,
> that's why I keep receiving updates via the bug's mailing-list.
> I finally manged to solve the problem by doing the 2 simple steps below:
>
> 1. completely remove the problematic bcmwl-kernel packages:
> open terminal and run
> - - -
> sudo apt-get purge bcmwl-kernel-source broadcom-sta-common
> broadcom-sta-source
> - - -
>
> 2. download and install the latest, fixed .deb bcmwl-kernel packages
> download the right version from here (depending on having 32 or 64 bit
> architecture)
>
> http://packages.ubuntu.com/raring/bcmwl-kernel-source
>
> when download finished open and install the .deb file with Ubuntu
> Software Center
>
> 3. problem solved: no more crashes and error messages & wifi works like
> a charm.
>
> Sorry if the above is of no help to you, thought i'd drop a line or
> two to tell how I got it to work myself.
> Cheers,
> T
>
> On Fri, Sep 20, 2013 at 2:49 PM, chenna <email address hidden>
> wrote:
> > Hi Marty,
> > Don't know what is going wrong, mine is also 3.8.0-30-generic ,
> HP-Pavilion dv4
> >
> > just reported the same, can u please help me to get rid off this
> > Bug #1228122 : bcmwl-kernel-source 6.20.155.1+bdcom-0ubuntu0.0.1:
> > bcmwl kernel module failed to build Edit
> >
> >
> > On Thu, Sep 19, 2013 at 10:11 PM, Marty Lucich <email address hidden>
> wrote:
> >> bcmwl-kernel-source version 6.20.155.1+bdcom-0ubuntu6
> >> just built and installed without error on my Dell D830 running
> 3.8.0-30-generic.
> >>
> >> Thanks!
> >>
> >> --
> >> You received this bug notification because you are subscribed to a
> >> duplicate bug report (1224714).
> >> https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1095751
> >>
> >> Title:
> >> bcmwl fails to build with 3.8 kernels [error: ‘struct
> >> cfg80211_ibss_params’ has no member named ‘channel’]
> >>
> >> Status in “bcmwl” package in Ubuntu:
> >> Fix Released
> >> Status in “broadcom-sta” package in Ubuntu:
> >> Confirmed
> >> Status in “bcmwl” source package in Precise:
> >> Fix Committed
> >> Status in “broadcom-sta” source package in Precise:
> >> Confirmed
> >>
> >> Bug description:
> >> Upcoming 3.8 kernels have broken this DKMS package.
> >>
> >> P
> >>
> >> SRU request:
> >>
> >> [Impact]
> >>
> >> * As a result of this bug, bcmwl-kernel-source will fail to build the
> >> module against linux-generic-lts-raring in Ubuntu 12.04.
> >>
> >> [Test Case]
> >>
> >> * Enable the precise-proposed repository and install bcmwl-kernel-
> >> source (6.20.155.1+bdcom-0ubuntu0.0.2).
> >>
> >> * Install linux-generic-lts-raring
> >>
> >> * If the package installs without errors from DKMS with both the
> >> linux-generic and lts-raring kernels, then the patches work correctly.
> >>
> >> [Regression Potential]
> >>
> >> * The patches that I backported from 13.10 will preserve the current
> >> driver behaviour on linux-generic (3.2) and linux-generic-lts-quantal
> >> (3.5), thanks to the use of specific macros in the code which check
> >> the kernel version. As a result, no regressions of any kind can be
> >> expected on these kernels.
> >>
> >> To manage notifications about this bug go to:
> >>
> https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/bcmwl/+bug/1095751/+subscriptions
> >
> >
> > --
> > Thanks & Regards,
> > Chenna
> >
> > --
> > You received this bug notification because you are subscribed to a
> > duplicate bug report (1227553).
> > https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1095751
> >
> > Title:
> > bcmwl fails to build with 3.8 kernels [error: ‘struct
> > cfg80211_ibss_params’ has no member named ‘channel’]
> >
> > To manage notifications about this bug go to:
> >
> https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/bcmwl/+bug/1095751/+subscriptions
>
> --
> You received this bug notification because you are subscribed to a
> duplicate bug report (1227771).
> https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1095751
>
> Title:
> bcmwl fails to build with 3.8 kernels [error: ‘struct
> cfg80211_ibss_params’ has no member named ‘channel’]
>
> Status in “bcmwl” package in Ubuntu:
> Fix Released
> Status in “broadcom-sta” package in Ubuntu:
> Confirmed
> Status in “bcmwl” source package in Precise:
> Fix Committed
> Status in “broadcom-sta” source package in Precise:
> Confirmed
>
> Bug description:
> Upcoming 3.8 kernels have broken this DKMS package.
>
> P
>
> SRU request:
>
> [Impact]
>
> * As a result of this bug, bcmwl-kernel-source will fail to build the
> module against linux-generic-lts-raring in Ubuntu 12.04.
>
> [Test Case]
>
> * Enable the precise-proposed repository and install bcmwl-kernel-
> source (6.20.155.1+bdcom-0ubuntu0.0.2).
>
> * Install linux-generic-lts-raring
>
> * If the package installs without errors from DKMS with both the
> linux-generic and lts-raring kernels, then the patches work correctly.
>
> [Regression Potential]
>
> * The patches that I backported from 13.10 will preserve the current
> driver behaviour on linux-generic (3.2) and linux-generic-lts-quantal
> (3.5), thanks to the use of specific macros in the code which check
> the kernel version. As a result, no regressions of any kind can be
> expected on these kernels.
>
> To manage notifications about this bug go to:
> https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/bcmwl/+bug/1095751/+subscriptions
>