I can add that my system doesnt even handle 6.17.0.19 well so a fix for
6.17.0-14 would be very appreciated.


****hardware****
Cpu 4770k
Mb maximus vi impact z87
Ddr3 16gb

Is the solution to just try different packages until something
sticks/works? Is anyone actually testing this on any similar hardware on
the support side or is it up to us users?

On Sun, 22 Mar 2026, 17:49 Ludvig Aleman, <[email protected]>
wrote:

> This yielded no luck on my system and just made things worse. I'm now
> running my display at a lower resolution so something happened to my nvidia
> drivers. The iBus process also crashed immediately when i tried seeing if i
> had any other options than a wired connection.
>
> ****Hardware****
> Cpu: 4770k
> Mb: asus maximus vi impact z87
>
>
> On Sat, 21 Mar 2026, 17:15 Matias Larsson, <[email protected]>
> wrote:
>
>> Hello,
>>
>> This bug has been affecting me, so I tested the following on my PC
>> running Ubuntu 24.04. Version info etc. at the end of the message.
>>
>> - Enabled 'proposed' source (pocket) via Updates settings GUI, developer
>> options
>> - $ sudo apt update
>> - $ sudo apt install broadcom-sta-dkms/noble-proposed
>> - I was able to confirm that the kernel modules for this package built
>> successfully.
>>
>> Due to another bug
>> (https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/noble/+source/virtualbox/+bug/2136499
>> ),
>> I was unable to test further for a long time. But today I was able to
>> get that fix from -proposed as well.
>>
>> So now I can confirm that wifi connectivity works on 6.17.0-19-generic
>> using broadcom-sta-dkms from noble-proposed. I have noticed an odd issue
>> of unexpected prompts to "log in to network" and the wifi icon showing
>> the '?' symbol. But I have no idea if this is related to the kernel
>> modules. In any case, connectivity seems to work OK and I can now use
>> 6.17 kernel which solves the problem for me.
>>
>> Thank you for the fix and information!
>>
>> Version info:
>>
>> $ apt policy broadcom-sta-dkms
>> broadcom-sta-dkms:
>>   Installed: 6.30.223.271-23ubuntu1.2
>>   Candidate: 6.30.223.271-23ubuntu1.2
>>   Version table:
>>  *** 6.30.223.271-23ubuntu1.2 100
>>         100 http://se.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu
>> noble-proposed/restricted amd64 Packages
>>         100 http://se.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu
>> noble-proposed/restricted i386 Packages
>>         100 /var/lib/dpkg/status
>>      6.30.223.271-23ubuntu1.1 500
>>         500 http://se.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu noble-updates/restricted
>> amd64 Packages
>>         500 http://se.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu noble-updates/restricted
>> i386 Packages
>>      6.30.223.271-23ubuntu1 500
>>         500 http://se.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu noble/restricted amd64
>> Packages
>>         500 http://se.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu noble/restricted i386
>> Packages
>>
>> # (Reduced) System Details Report
>> ---
>>
>> ## Hardware Information:
>> - **Processor:** Intel® Core™ i5-7600K × 4
>>
>> ## Software Information:
>> - **OS Name:** Ubuntu 24.04.4 LTS
>> - **OS Build:** (null)
>> - **OS Type:** 64-bit
>> - **GNOME Version:** 46
>> - **Windowing System:** X11
>> - **Kernel Version:** Linux 6.17.0-19-generic
>>
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>> https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/2120508
>>
>> Title:
>>   [SRU] Kernel 6.17 support in broadcom-sta
>>
>> Status in broadcom-sta package in Ubuntu:
>>   Fix Released
>> Status in broadcom-sta source package in Noble:
>>   Fix Committed
>> Status in broadcom-sta source package in Plucky:
>>   Invalid
>> Status in broadcom-sta source package in Questing:
>>   Fix Released
>>
>> Bug description:
>>   [SRU Justification]
>>
>>   [ Impact ]
>>
>>   Failed to build against kernel v6.17-rc1.
>>
>>   [ Test Plan ]
>>
>>   1. Install kernels >= 6.17. For Noble, linux-oem-6.17 is available:
>>      $ sudo apt-get install --no-install-recommends --yes \
>>          linux-oem-6.17
>>
>>   2. For Questing and Noble, install also stock kernel to ensure we don't
>> break existing setup:
>>      $ sudo apt-get install --no-install-recommends --yes \
>>          linux-generic
>>
>>   3. Install broadcom-sta-dkms from noble -proposed pocket. The dkms
>>   should rebuild itself against the running kernel automatically; if not
>>   rebuild them manually with:
>>
>>      $ sudo dkms install --force broadcom-sta/6.30.223.271 -k $(uname -r)
>>      # With Questing
>>      $ dkms status
>>      broadcom-sta/6.30.223.271, 6.17.0-5-generic, x86_64: installed
>>      # With Noble
>>      $ dkms status
>>      broadcom-sta/6.30.223.271, 6.17.0-1002-oem, x86_64: installed
>>      broadcom-sta/6.30.223.271, 6.8.0-81-generic, x86_64: installed
>>
>>   4. Reboot to load the kernel module
>>   5. The wl module should be loaded automatically and wireless lan should
>> be usable as before.
>>   6. There should not be any UBSAN warning in dmesg, e.g.:
>>      ```
>>      [ 28.822952] UBSAN: array-index-out-of-bounds in
>> /var/lib/dkms/broadcom-wl/6.30.223.271/build/src/wl/sys/wl_linux.c:1938:4
>>      ```
>>
>>   [ Where problems could occur ]
>>
>>   This doesn't affect the rest part of the system, and it doesn't
>>   introduce functional changes.
>>
>>   [ Other Info ]
>>
>>   This affects series with kernels >= 6.17. Nominate Questing and Noble
>>   for fixing.
>>
>>   Kernel 6.17 will not be introduced in Plucky
>>
>>   ========== original bug report ==========
>>
>>   A patch to fix building for kernel 6.17-rc1 is at
>>
>> https://gist.github.com/joanbm/4e7f18febc2c25f5fdf8143a739dccd1?permalink_comment_id=5717588#gistcomment-5717588
>>
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