I have provided the following PPA:
https://launchpad.net/~inaddy/+archive/ubuntu/lp1415880
With packages for Trusty / Vivid / Wily. ALL DKMS packages will work on
kernels:
3.13 (trusty), 3.19 (vivid / vivid-lts) and 4.2 (wily / wily-lts).
Please give us feedback wether this fixes (or mitigates) the issue.
Thank you
-Rafael Tinoco
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# Trusty
bcmwl (6.30.223.248+bdcom-0ubuntu0.2~lp1415880~1) trusty; urgency=medium
[ Rafael Tinoco ]
* Added needed patches for lts kernels (LP: #1415880)
[ Tim Gardner ]
* Add support for Linux 4.2
debian/patches/0018-cfg80211_disconnected.patch
A successful 4.2 based install depends on EXPORT_SYMBOL(flush_workqueue)
which will first appear in linux (4.2.0-3.3).
[ Simon Eisenmann ]
* debian/dkms.conf.in
debian/patches/0016-repair-make-warnings.patch
debian/patches/0017-add-support-for-Linux-4.0.patch
- Fixed make warnings
Credit for the patch goes to Krzysztof Kolasa.
- Add support for Linux 4.0 (LP: #1424676)
Credit for the patch goes to Krzysztof Kolasa.
# Vivid
[ Rafael Tinoco ]
* Added needed patches for lts kernels (LP: #1415880)
* Fixed null pointer reference (LP: #1415880)
d/p/0019-broadcom-sta-6.30.223.248-3.18-null-pointer-fix.patch
[ Tim Gardner ]
* Add support for Linux 4.2
debian/patches/0018-cfg80211_disconnected.patch
A successful 4.2 based install depends on EXPORT_SYMBOL(flush_workqueue)
which will first appear in linux (4.2.0-3.3).
[ Simon Eisenmann ]
* debian/dkms.conf.in
debian/patches/0016-repair-make-warnings.patch
debian/patches/0017-add-support-for-Linux-4.0.patch
- Fixed make warnings
Credit for the patch goes to Krzysztof Kolasa.
- Add support for Linux 4.0 (LP: #1424676)
Credit for the patch goes to Krzysztof Kolasa.
# Wily
bcmwl (6.30.223.248+bdcom-0ubuntu5~lp1415880~1) wily; urgency=medium
* Added needed patches for lts kernels (LP: #1415880)
* Fixed null pointer reference (LP: #1415880)
d/p/0019-broadcom-sta-6.30.223.248-3.18-null-pointer-fix.patch
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https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1415880
Title:
14e4:4365 bcmwl-kernel source: fix for null pointer crash
Status in Dell Sputnik:
Confirmed
Status in bcmwl package in Ubuntu:
In Progress
Bug description:
The bcmwl package as of now misses one patch for a bug that occurs
with BCM43142 and possibly other broadcom chipsets that will look like
random disconnects, poor wifi signal and kernel warnings, See also
#1379524.
Adding the patch is a fairly simple process:
* put the patch file in /usr/src/bcmwl-6.30.223.248+bdcom/patches
* add the following line to /usr/src/bcmwl-6.30.223.248+bdcom/dkms.conf
PATCH[7]="0014-null-pointer-crash.patch"
* run: /usr/lib/dkms/common.postinst bcmwl 6.30.223.248+bdcom
/usr/share/bcmwl x86_64 $(uname -r)
This has fixed the issue for me. Edit: I just wanted to add that I did
not write the patch; I merely downloaded it from a paste that was
linked from the respective AUR package.
ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 14.10
Package: bcmwl-kernel-source 6.30.223.248+bdcom-0ubuntu1 [modified:
usr/src/bcmwl-6.30.223.248+bdcom/dkms.conf]
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.16.0-29.39-generic 3.16.7-ckt2
Uname: Linux 3.16.0-29-generic x86_64
NonfreeKernelModules: wl
ApportVersion: 2.14.7-0ubuntu8.1
Architecture: amd64
CurrentDesktop: LXDE
Date: Thu Jan 29 13:15:17 2015
InstallationDate: Installed on 2015-01-26 (3 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Lubuntu 14.10 "Utopic Unicorn" - Release amd64 (20141022.1)
SourcePackage: bcmwl
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)
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