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 <ft1...@gmail.com> 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 <kesavareddy.che...@gmail.com> > 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 <ma...@mailforce.net> > 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 > -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. 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 -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs