@Sami: the compilation is done automatically by the installer. You can either plug in Ethernet or reboot and chose Advanced Ubuntu boot option, scroll down to the previous ver. of the Kernel (4.13) and boot with it normally to get the WiFi connection back. Then "See https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Testing/EnableProposed for documentation on how to enable and use -proposed" - just a couple of steps that don't affect your overall system if you "Create the file /etc/apt/preferences.d /proposed-updates with this content:...". Then sudo apt-get update and sudo apt-get install broadcom-sta-dkms/xenial-proposed. This should successfully compile for both 4.13 and 4.15 kernels. Then reboot normally and forget about this incident till the kernel testing flow breaks again next year or whenever.
-- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Kernel Packages, which is subscribed to bcmwl in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1757008 Title: bcmwl-kernel-source: bcmwl kernel module failed to build [error: implicit declaration of function ‘init_timer’] Status in bcmwl package in Ubuntu: Confirmed Status in broadcom-sta package in Ubuntu: Confirmed Bug description: The module fails to build, as it is missing the necessary patches for the latest HWE kernel. ProblemType: Package DistroRelease: Ubuntu 16.04 Package: bcmwl-kernel-source 6.30.223.271+bdcom-0ubuntu1~1.2 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.13.0-36.40~16.04.1-generic 4.13.13 Uname: Linux 4.13.0-36-generic x86_64 NonfreeKernelModules: wl ApportVersion: 2.20.1-0ubuntu2.15 Architecture: amd64 DKMSKernelVersion: 4.15.0-13-generic Date: Mon Mar 19 15:02:46 2018 DuplicateSignature: dkms:bcmwl-kernel-source:6.30.223.271+bdcom-0ubuntu1~1.2:/var/lib/dkms/bcmwl/6.30.223.271+bdcom/build/src/wl/sys/wl_linux.c:2359:2: error: implicit declaration of function ‘init_timer’ [-Werror=implicit-function-declaration] InstallationDate: Installed on 2017-06-05 (287 days ago) InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 16.04.2 LTS "Xenial Xerus" - Release amd64 (20170215.2) PackageVersion: 6.30.223.271+bdcom-0ubuntu1~1.2 RelatedPackageVersions: dpkg 1.18.4ubuntu1.4 apt 1.2.26 SourcePackage: bcmwl Title: bcmwl-kernel-source 6.30.223.271+bdcom-0ubuntu1~1.2: bcmwl kernel module failed to build UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install) To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/bcmwl/+bug/1757008/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~kernel-packages Post to : kernel-packages@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~kernel-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp
