Comment 17 for bug 776439

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aleks (aslota) wrote : Re: [Bug 776439] Re: package bcmwl-kernel-source 5.100.82.38+bdcom-0ubuntu3 failed to install/upgrade: subprocess installed pre-removal script returned error exit status 3

Actually it's another issue,
I have dual boot win7 and ubuntu, Lenovo laptop. I have to boot into win and
then turn on the wireless with the lenovo redycomm software. Then I reboot
into ubuntu and wireless works fine. So I guess it's actually a windows
problem :)
thanks

On Thu, Jun 2, 2011 at 11:02 AM, Daniel van Vugt <email address hidden> wrote:

> Sounds like a bad download, or you're out of disk space, or you need an
> apt-get clean...
>
> Try these (in any order, but try them all):
> 1. sudo apt-get clean
> 2. Download again from
> http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/pool/restricted/b/bcmwl/
> 3. Check you disk space with 'df -h'.
>
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> of a duplicate bug (786200).
> https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/776439
>
> Title:
> package bcmwl-kernel-source 5.100.82.38+bdcom-0ubuntu3 failed to
> install/upgrade: subprocess installed pre-removal script returned
> error exit status 3
>
> Status in “bcmwl” package in Ubuntu:
> Fix Released
>
> Bug description:
> trying to uninstall bcmwl-kernel-source with apt-get remove
>
> Reading package lists... Done
> Building dependency tree
> Reading state information... Done
> The following packages will be REMOVED:
> bcmwl-kernel-source
> 0 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 1 to remove and 4 not upgraded.
> After this operation, 3,367 kB disk space will be freed.
> Do you want to continue [Y/n]?
> (Reading database ... 163429 files and directories currently installed.)
> Removing bcmwl-kernel-source ...
> Removing all DKMS Modules
>
> Error! There are no instances of module: bcmwl
> 5.100.82.38+bdcom located in the DKMS tree.
> dpkg: error processing bcmwl-kernel-source (--remove):
> subprocess installed pre-removal script returned error exit status 3
> Errors were encountered while processing:
> bcmwl-kernel-source
> E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1)
>
> ProblemType: Package
> DistroRelease: Ubuntu 11.04
> Package: bcmwl-kernel-source 5.100.82.38+bdcom-0ubuntu3
> ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.38-8.42-generic-pae 2.6.38.2
> Uname: Linux 2.6.38-8-generic-pae i686
> NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia
> AptOrdering: bcmwl-kernel-source: Remove
> Architecture: i386
> Date: Tue May 3 10:46:33 2011
> ErrorMessage: subprocess installed pre-removal script returned error exit
> status 3
> InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 11.04 "Natty Narwhal" - Release i386
> (20110427.1)
> SourcePackage: bcmwl
> Title: package bcmwl-kernel-source 5.100.82.38+bdcom-0ubuntu3 failed to
> install/upgrade: subprocess installed pre-removal script returned error exit
> status 3
> UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)
>
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