Public bug reported: With a 4.0 kernel provided by http://kernel.ubuntu.com/~kernel- ppa/mainline/v4.0-vivid/ , bcmwl-kernel-source fails to compile. /var/lib/dkms/bcmwl/6.30.223.248+bdcom/build/make.log is attached, key problems excerpted below:
/var/lib/dkms/bcmwl/6.30.223.248+bdcom/build/src/wl/sys/wl_cfg80211_hybrid.c: In function ‘wl_cfg80211_get_station’: /var/lib/dkms/bcmwl/6.30.223.248+bdcom/build/src/wl/sys/wl_cfg80211_hybrid.c:1444:20: error: ‘STATION_INFO_TX_BITRATE’ undeclared (first use in this function) sinfo->filled |= STATION_INFO_TX_BITRATE; /var/lib/dkms/bcmwl/6.30.223.248+bdcom/build/src/wl/sys/wl_cfg80211_hybrid.c:1444:20: note: each undeclared identifier is reported only once for each function it appears in /var/lib/dkms/bcmwl/6.30.223.248+bdcom/build/src/wl/sys/wl_cfg80211_hybrid.c:1457:20: error: ‘STATION_INFO_SIGNAL’ undeclared (first use in this function) sinfo->filled |= STATION_INFO_SIGNAL; The need to run a 4.0 kernel is because the 3.19.0 kernel in Vivid will corrupt and fail on a btrfs system. Either 3.19.5 or 4.0 are required to avoid this corruption: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux/+bug/1445252 ** Affects: bcmwl (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided Status: New ** Attachment added: "make log for bcmwl-kernel-source against 4.0" https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1447788/+attachment/4382293/+files/make.log -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Kernel Packages, which is subscribed to bcmwl in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1447788 Title: Bcmwl-kernel-source doesn't compile against 4.0 Status in bcmwl package in Ubuntu: New Bug description: With a 4.0 kernel provided by http://kernel.ubuntu.com/~kernel- ppa/mainline/v4.0-vivid/ , bcmwl-kernel-source fails to compile. /var/lib/dkms/bcmwl/6.30.223.248+bdcom/build/make.log is attached, key problems excerpted below: /var/lib/dkms/bcmwl/6.30.223.248+bdcom/build/src/wl/sys/wl_cfg80211_hybrid.c: In function ‘wl_cfg80211_get_station’: /var/lib/dkms/bcmwl/6.30.223.248+bdcom/build/src/wl/sys/wl_cfg80211_hybrid.c:1444:20: error: ‘STATION_INFO_TX_BITRATE’ undeclared (first use in this function) sinfo->filled |= STATION_INFO_TX_BITRATE; /var/lib/dkms/bcmwl/6.30.223.248+bdcom/build/src/wl/sys/wl_cfg80211_hybrid.c:1444:20: note: each undeclared identifier is reported only once for each function it appears in /var/lib/dkms/bcmwl/6.30.223.248+bdcom/build/src/wl/sys/wl_cfg80211_hybrid.c:1457:20: error: ‘STATION_INFO_SIGNAL’ undeclared (first use in this function) sinfo->filled |= STATION_INFO_SIGNAL; The need to run a 4.0 kernel is because the 3.19.0 kernel in Vivid will corrupt and fail on a btrfs system. Either 3.19.5 or 4.0 are required to avoid this corruption: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux/+bug/1445252 To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/bcmwl/+bug/1447788/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~kernel-packages Post to : kernel-packages@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~kernel-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp
