I've done a lot of work trying to get the patch to work, including trying to resolve the subsequent problem where the wl.ko module builds but fails to load because rcu_read_unlock_special cannot be used on the current 3.8.0-30-lowlatency kernel. This issue is reported in https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux-lowlatency/+bug/1154036.
Exasperated after digging around and finding far more knowledgeable people than me were stumped, I gave up. I edited my local copy of 0001-MODULE_LICENSE.patch to replace the string "Mixed/Proprietary" with "GPL". The broadcom wireless driver is now working on my system. I look forward to removing the kludge as soon as this bug is fixed properly. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1156138 Title: bcmwl-kernel-source fails to build on lowlatency kernel [FATAL: modpost: GPL-incompatible module wl.ko uses GPL-only symbol '__rcu_read_unlock'] To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/bcmwl/+bug/1156138/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
