Public bug reported: b43-fwcutter is dependent on a web resource that may not be available when doing an upgrade on a closed network with a local package repo. This makes the upgrade to 9.04 fail and breaks wireless on people who are unfortunate enough to have a Broadcom wireless card.
This was an upgrade from ubuntu 8.10 to 9.04. $ sudo dpkg --configure -a Setting up b43-fwcutter (1:011-5) ... --2009-04-28 12:19:23-- http://downloads.openwrt.org/sources/wl_apsta-3.130.20.0.o Resolving downloads.openwrt.org... failed: Name or service not known. wget: unable to resolve host address `downloads.openwrt.org' dpkg: error processing b43-fwcutter (--configure): subprocess post-installation script returned error exit status 1 Errors were encountered while processing: b43-fwcutter ** Affects: b43-fwcutter (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided Status: New -- Cannot upgrade if offline or if openwrt.org goes down or changes paths to driver https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/401170 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
