Public bug reported: After installing broadcom-sta-dkms and rebooting, driver fails to load. Reviewing dmesg produces the following output
[ 23.947380] wl: loading out-of-tree module taints kernel. [ 23.947387] wl: module license 'MIXED/Proprietary' taints kernel. [ 23.957699] wl: module verification failed: signature and/or required key missing - tainting kernel [ 24.019188] wl driver 6.30.223.271 (r587334) failed with code 21 lspci output: 05:00.0 Network controller: Broadcom Limited BCM4311 802.11a/b/g (rev 01) Subsystem: Dell Wireless 1490 Dual Band WLAN Mini-Card Control: I/O+ Mem+ BusMaster+ SpecCycle- MemWINV- VGASnoop- ParErr- Stepping- SERR- FastB2B- DisINTx- Status: Cap+ 66MHz- UDF- FastB2B- ParErr- DEVSEL=fast >TAbort- <TAbort- <MAbort- >SERR- <PERR- INTx- Latency: 0, Cache Line Size: 32 bytes Interrupt: pin A routed to IRQ 18 Region 0: Memory at c0200000 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=16K] Capabilities: [40] Power Management version 2 Flags: PMEClk- DSI- D1+ D2+ AuxCurrent=375mA PME(D0-,D1-,D2-,D3hot-,D3cold-) Status: D0 NoSoftRst- PME-Enable- DSel=0 DScale=2 PME- Capabilities: [58] MSI: Enable- Count=1/1 Maskable- 64bit- Address: 00000000 Data: 0000 Capabilities: [d0] Express (v1) Legacy Endpoint, MSI 00 DevCap: MaxPayload 128 bytes, PhantFunc 0, Latency L0s <4us, L1 unlimited ExtTag+ AttnBtn- AttnInd- PwrInd- RBE- FLReset- DevCtl: Report errors: Correctable- Non-Fatal- Fatal- Unsupported- RlxdOrd- ExtTag- PhantFunc- AuxPwr- NoSnoop- MaxPayload 128 bytes, MaxReadReq 128 bytes DevSta: CorrErr- UncorrErr+ FatalErr- UnsuppReq+ AuxPwr- TransPend- LnkCap: Port #0, Speed 2.5GT/s, Width x1, ASPM L0s, Exit Latency L0s <4us, L1 <64us ClockPM- Surprise- LLActRep- BwNot- ASPMOptComp- LnkCtl: ASPM Disabled; RCB 64 bytes Disabled- CommClk+ ExtSynch- ClockPM- AutWidDis- BWInt- AutBWInt- LnkSta: Speed 2.5GT/s, Width x1, TrErr- Train- SlotClk+ DLActive- BWMgmt- ABWMgmt- Capabilities: [100 v1] Advanced Error Reporting UESta: DLP- SDES- TLP- FCP- CmpltTO- CmpltAbrt- UnxCmplt- RxOF- MalfTLP- ECRC- UnsupReq+ ACSViol- UEMsk: DLP- SDES- TLP- FCP- CmpltTO- CmpltAbrt- UnxCmplt- RxOF- MalfTLP- ECRC- UnsupReq- ACSViol- UESvrt: DLP+ SDES- TLP- FCP+ CmpltTO- CmpltAbrt- UnxCmplt- RxOF+ MalfTLP+ ECRC- UnsupReq- ACSViol- CESta: RxErr- BadTLP- BadDLLP- Rollover- Timeout- NonFatalErr- CEMsk: RxErr- BadTLP- BadDLLP- Rollover- Timeout- NonFatalErr- AERCap: First Error Pointer: 14, GenCap+ CGenEn- ChkCap+ ChkEn- Capabilities: [13c v1] Virtual Channel Caps: LPEVC=0 RefClk=100ns PATEntryBits=1 Arb: Fixed- WRR32- WRR64- WRR128- Ctrl: ArbSelect=Fixed Status: InProgress- VC0: Caps: PATOffset=00 MaxTimeSlots=1 RejSnoopTrans- Arb: Fixed- WRR32- WRR64- WRR128- TWRR128- WRR256- Ctrl: Enable+ ID=0 ArbSelect=Fixed TC/VC=ff Status: NegoPending- InProgress- Kernel driver in use: b43-pci-bridge Kernel modules: ssb, wl kernel version:4.8.0-58-generic #63~16.04.1-Ubuntu SMP Mon Jun 26 18:08:51 UTC 2017 x86_64 x86_64 x86_64 GNU/Linux ProblemType: Bug DistroRelease: Ubuntu 16.04 Package: broadcom-sta-dkms 6.30.223.271-3~16.04.1 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.8.0-58.63~16.04.1-generic 4.8.17 Uname: Linux 4.8.0-58-generic x86_64 NonfreeKernelModules: wl ApportVersion: 2.20.1-0ubuntu2.10 Architecture: amd64 CurrentDesktop: LXDE Date: Sun Jul 23 20:55:06 2017 InstallationDate: Installed on 2015-04-25 (820 days ago) InstallationMedia: Lubuntu 15.04 "Vivid Vervet" - Release amd64 (20150422) PackageArchitecture: all SourcePackage: broadcom-sta UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to xenial on 2017-06-09 (44 days ago) ** Affects: broadcom-sta (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided Status: New ** Tags: amd64 apport-bug xenial -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1705960 Title: Broadcom wl driver fails to load To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/broadcom-sta/+bug/1705960/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs