Hi.
I’m using ubuntu Unity 24.04 and I require a newer version of the wireless driver: broadcom-sta-dkms.
I currently have version : ‘6.30.223.271-23ubuntu1’ and this will not compile with kernel 6.14.
I require the newest version: ‘6.30.223.271-23ubuntu1.1’
Where can I find: ‘broadcom-sta-dkms_6.30.223.271-23ubuntu1.1_all.deb’ ?
Thanks,
M…
It is in the noble-updates repository (in the restricted component), just make sure to have this enabled in your software sources and you should get it automatically …
Hi & thanks for the super prompt response.
I downloaded
‘broadcom-sta-dkms_6.30.223.271-23ubuntu1.1_all.deb’
from:
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/noble/amd64/broadcom-sta-dkms/6.30.223.271-23ubuntu1.1
when I try to install, I get this:
Error: Breaks existing package ‘bcmwl-kernel-source’ dependency broadcom-sta-dkms (=6.30.223.271-23ubuntu1)
What’s going on ?
and also when I do this:
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install broadcom-sta-dkms
I get:
broadcom-sta-dkms is already the newest version (6.30.223.271-23ubuntu1)
but this is NOT the latest version.
and, as far as I can see, I have the noble-updates repository Enabled.
Thanks,
M…
They are built from the same source package and have a hard-locked dependency between each other, so you would have to install bcmwl-kernel-source 6.30.223.271-23ubuntu1.1 too …
does it actually cover the restricted pocket or just main and universe ?
Hi.
I can now see that my noble updates are for ‘Main’ only.
If I click on ‘Add…’,
what do I enter to allow for the ‘restricted’ and ‘universe’ noble updates?
Hi.
Yes I was referring to Software & Updates application.
Under the Ubuntu Software tab, I have everything ticked [Including Proprietary drivers for devices (restricted)], except for ‘Source Code’, exactly as your response above.
So what gives ?
Thanks,
M…
Hi.
Any ideas ?
Thanks,
M…
Maybe sudo apt update && sudo apt install broadcom-sta-dkms
Hi.
I tried:
sudo apt update && sudo apt install broadcom-sta-dkms
and got this:
Cleaning build area...
make -j8 KERNELRELEASE=6.14.0-24-generic KVER=6.14.0-24-generic...(bad exit status: 2)
ERROR: Cannot create report: [Errno 17] File exists: '/var/crash/broadcom-sta-dkms.0.crash'
Error! Bad return status for module build on kernel: 6.14.0-24-generic (x86_64)
Consult /var/lib/dkms/broadcom-sta/6.30.223.271/build/make.log for more information.
dkms autoinstall on 6.14.0-24-generic/x86_64 succeeded for virtualbox
dkms autoinstall on 6.14.0-24-generic/x86_64 failed for broadcom-sta(10)
Error! One or more modules failed to install during autoinstall.
dkms autoinstall on 6.14.0-24-generic/x86_64 failed for broadcom-sta(10)
Error! One or more modules failed to install during autoinstall.
Refer to previous errors for more information.
* dkms: autoinstall for kernel 6.14.0-24-generic
...fail!
run-parts: /etc/kernel/postinst.d/dkms exited with return code 11
dpkg: error processing package linux-image-6.14.0-24-generic (--configure):
installed linux-image-6.14.0-24-generic package post-installation script subprocess returned error exit status 11
No apport report written because MaxReports is reached already
..
E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1)
The problem is that Kernel 6.14 won’t compile the older version of Broadcom. If I boot with Kernel 6.14, I get a “Kernel Panic”. That’s why I need the newest version of Broadcom.
For now, I cannot use the GUI to get Software Updates as it wipes out older Kernels. I can only run with Kernel 6.11. (Thanks to refind, I can choose which kernel to boot with.)
If I lose Kernel 6.11 I’m toast.
So how to get the latest version of broadcom: ‘broadcom-sta-dkms_6.30.223.271-23ubuntu1.1_all.deb’
I have had no luck trying to contact Broadcom.
Thanks,
M…
What result for apt policy broadcom-sta-dkms and please post URL from terminal for cat /var/lib/dkms/broadcom-sta/6.30.223.271/build/make.log| nc termbin.com 9999
mg@MGDesktopUnity:~$ apt policy broadcom-sta-dkms
broadcom-sta-dkms:
Installed: 6.30.223.271-23ubuntu1
Candidate: 6.30.223.271-23ubuntu1
Version table:
*** 6.30.223.271-23ubuntu1 500
500 http://cz.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu noble/restricted amd64 Packages
500 http://cz.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu noble/restricted i386 Packages
500 http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu noble/restricted amd64 Packages
500 http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu noble/restricted i386 Packages
100 /var/lib/dpkg/status
>
mg@MGDesktopUnity:~$ cat /var/lib/dkms/broadcom-sta/6.30.223.271/build/make.log| nc termbin.com 9999
Can you sudo apt install inxi && inxi -r There must be something wrong with your repos
This failed:
mg@MGDesktopUnity:~$ sudo apt install inxi && inxi -r
[sudo] password for mg:
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree... Done
Reading state information... Done
inxi is already the newest version (3.3.34-1-1).
The following packages were automatically installed and are no longer required:
libfilezilla42t64 libfilezilla47 linux-headers-6.14.0-24-generic
linux-headers-6.14.0-27-generic linux-headers-6.14.0-29-generic
linux-hwe-6.14-headers-6.14.0-24 linux-hwe-6.14-headers-6.14.0-27
linux-hwe-6.14-headers-6.14.0-29 linux-hwe-6.14-tools-6.14.0-24 linux-hwe-6.14-tools-6.14.0-27
linux-hwe-6.14-tools-6.14.0-29 linux-image-6.14.0-24-generic linux-image-6.14.0-27-generic
linux-image-6.14.0-29-generic linux-modules-6.14.0-24-generic linux-modules-6.14.0-27-generic
linux-modules-6.14.0-29-generic linux-modules-extra-6.14.0-24-generic
linux-modules-extra-6.14.0-27-generic linux-modules-extra-6.14.0-29-generic
linux-tools-6.14.0-24-generic linux-tools-6.14.0-27-generic linux-tools-6.14.0-29-generic
virtinst
Use 'sudo apt autoremove' to remove them.
0 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 0 to remove and 0 not upgraded.
10 not fully installed or removed.
After this operation, 0 B of additional disk space will be used.
Do you want to continue? [Y/n] y
Setting up linux-headers-6.14.0-33-generic (6.14.0-33.33~24.04.1) ...
/etc/kernel/header_postinst.d/dkms:
* dkms: running auto installation service for kernel 6.14.0-33-generic
Sign command: /usr/bin/kmodsign
Binary update-secureboot-policy not found, modules won't be signed
Building module:
Cleaning build area...
make -j8 KERNELRELEASE=6.14.0-33-generic KVER=6.14.0-33-generic...(bad exit status: 2)
ERROR: Cannot create report: [Errno 17] File exists: '/var/crash/broadcom-sta-dkms.0.crash'
Error! Bad return status for module build on kernel: 6.14.0-33-generic (x86_64)
Consult /var/lib/dkms/broadcom-sta/6.30.223.271/build/make.log for more information.
dkms autoinstall on 6.14.0-33-generic/x86_64 succeeded for virtualbox
dkms autoinstall on 6.14.0-33-generic/x86_64 failed for broadcom-sta(10)
Error! One or more modules failed to install during autoinstall.
Refer to previous errors for more information.
* dkms: autoinstall for kernel 6.14.0-33-generic
...fail!
run-parts: /etc/kernel/header_postinst.d/dkms exited with return code 11
dpkg: error processing package linux-headers-6.14.0-33-generic (--configure):
installed linux-headers-6.14.0-33-generic package post-installation script subprocess returned error exit status 11
Setting up linux-headers-6.14.0-27-generic (6.14.0-27.27~24.04.1) ...
/etc/kernel/header_postinst.d/dkms:
* dkms: running auto installation service for kernel 6.14.0-27-generic
Sign command: /usr/bin/kmodsign
Binary update-secureboot-policy not found, modules won't be signed
Building module:
Cleaning build area...
make -j8 KERNELRELEASE=6.14.0-27-generic KVER=6.14.0-27-generic...(bad exit status: 2)
ERROR: Cannot create report: [Errno 17] File exists: '/var/crash/broadcom-sta-dkms.0.crash'
Error! Bad return status for module build on kernel: 6.14.0-27-generic (x86_64)
Consult /var/lib/dkms/broadcom-sta/6.30.223.271/build/make.log for more information.
dkms autoinstall on 6.14.0-27-generic/x86_64 succeeded for virtualbox
dkms autoinstall on 6.14.0-27-generic/x86_64 failed for broadcom-sta(10)
Error! One or more modules failed to install during autoinstall.
Refer to previous errors for more information.
* dkms: autoinstall for kernel 6.14.0-27-generic
...fail!
run-parts: /etc/kernel/header_postinst.d/dkms exited with return code 11
dpkg: error processing package linux-headers-6.14.0-27-generic (--configure):
installed linux-headers-6.14.0-27-generic package post-installation script subprocess returned error exit status 11
Setting up linux-headers-6.14.0-29-generic (6.14.0-29.29~24.04.1) ...
/etc/kernel/header_postinst.d/dkms:
* dkms: running auto installation service for kernel 6.14.0-29-generic
Sign command: /usr/bin/kmodsign
Binary update-secureboot-policy not found, modules won't be signed
Building module:
Cleaning build area...
make -j8 KERNELRELEASE=6.14.0-29-generic KVER=6.14.0-29-generic...(bad exit status: 2)
ERROR: Cannot create report: [Errno 17] File exists: '/var/crash/broadcom-sta-dkms.0.crash'
Error! Bad return status for module build on kernel: 6.14.0-29-generic (x86_64)
Consult /var/lib/dkms/broadcom-sta/6.30.223.271/build/make.log for more information.
dkms autoinstall on 6.14.0-29-generic/x86_64 succeeded for virtualbox
dkms autoinstall on 6.14.0-29-generic/x86_64 failed for broadcom-sta(10)
Error! One or more modules failed to install during autoinstall.
Refer to previous errors for more information.
* dkms: autoinstall for kernel 6.14.0-29-generic
...fail!
run-parts: /etc/kernel/header_postinst.d/dkms exited with return code 11
dpkg: error processing package linux-headers-6.14.0-29-generic (--configure):
installed linux-headers-6.14.0-29-generic package post-installation script subprocess returned error exit status 11
Setting up linux-image-6.14.0-27-generic (6.14.0-27.27~24.04.1) ...
Setting up linux-image-6.14.0-33-generic (6.14.0-33.33~24.04.1) ...
I: /boot/initrd.img is now a symlink to initrd.img-6.14.0-33-generic
Setting up linux-image-6.14.0-29-generic (6.14.0-29.29~24.04.1) ...
I: /boot/initrd.img.old is now a symlink to initrd.img-6.14.0-29-generic
dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of linux-headers-generic-hwe-24.04:
linux-headers-generic-hwe-24.04 depends on linux-headers-6.14.0-33-generic; however:
Package linux-headers-6.14.0-33-generic is not configured yet.
dpkg: error processing package linux-headers-generic-hwe-24.04 (--configure):
dependency problems - leaving unconfigured
Setting up linux-headers-6.14.0-24-generic (6.14.0-24.24~24.04.3) ...
No apport report written because MaxReports is reached already
/etc/kernel/header_postinst.d/dkms:
* dkms: running auto installation service for kernel 6.14.0-24-generic
Sign command: /usr/bin/kmodsign
Binary update-secureboot-policy not found, modules won't be signed
Building module:
Cleaning build area...
make -j8 KERNELRELEASE=6.14.0-24-generic KVER=6.14.0-24-generic...(bad exit status: 2)
ERROR: Cannot create report: [Errno 17] File exists: '/var/crash/broadcom-sta-dkms.0.crash'
Error! Bad return status for module build on kernel: 6.14.0-24-generic (x86_64)
Consult /var/lib/dkms/broadcom-sta/6.30.223.271/build/make.log for more information.
dkms autoinstall on 6.14.0-24-generic/x86_64 succeeded for virtualbox
dkms autoinstall on 6.14.0-24-generic/x86_64 failed for broadcom-sta(10)
Error! One or more modules failed to install during autoinstall.
Refer to previous errors for more information.
* dkms: autoinstall for kernel 6.14.0-24-generic
...fail!
run-parts: /etc/kernel/header_postinst.d/dkms exited with return code 11
dpkg: error processing package linux-headers-6.14.0-24-generic (--configure):
installed linux-headers-6.14.0-24-generic package post-installation script subprocess returned error exit status 11
No apport report written because MaxReports is reached already
Setting up linux-image-6.14.0-24-generic (6.14.0-24.24~24.04.3) ...
dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of linux-generic-hwe-24.04:
linux-generic-hwe-24.04 depends on linux-headers-generic-hwe-24.04 (= 6.14.0-33.33~24.04.1); however:
Package linux-headers-generic-hwe-24.04 is not configured yet.
dpkg: error processing package linux-generic-hwe-24.04 (--configure):
dependency problems - leaving unconfigured
No apport report written because MaxReports is reached already
Processing triggers for linux-image-6.14.0-27-generic (6.14.0-27.27~24.04.1) ...
/etc/kernel/postinst.d/dkms:
* dkms: running auto installation service for kernel 6.14.0-27-generic
Sign command: /usr/bin/kmodsign
Binary update-secureboot-policy not found, modules won't be signed
Building module:
Cleaning build area...
make -j8 KERNELRELEASE=6.14.0-27-generic KVER=6.14.0-27-generic...(bad exit status: 2)
ERROR: Cannot create report: [Errno 17] File exists: '/var/crash/broadcom-sta-dkms.0.crash'
Error! Bad return status for module build on kernel: 6.14.0-27-generic (x86_64)
Consult /var/lib/dkms/broadcom-sta/6.30.223.271/build/make.log for more information.
dkms autoinstall on 6.14.0-27-generic/x86_64 succeeded for virtualbox
dkms autoinstall on 6.14.0-27-generic/x86_64 failed for broadcom-sta(10)
Error! One or more modules failed to install during autoinstall.
Refer to previous errors for more information.
* dkms: autoinstall for kernel 6.14.0-27-generic
...fail!
run-parts: /etc/kernel/postinst.d/dkms exited with return code 11
dpkg: error processing package linux-image-6.14.0-27-generic (--configure):
installed linux-image-6.14.0-27-generic package post-installation script subprocess returned error exit status 11
No apport report written because MaxReports is reached already
Processing triggers for linux-image-6.14.0-33-generic (6.14.0-33.33~24.04.1) ...
/etc/kernel/postinst.d/dkms:
* dkms: running auto installation service for kernel 6.14.0-33-generic
Sign command: /usr/bin/kmodsign
Binary update-secureboot-policy not found, modules won't be signed
Building module:
Cleaning build area...
make -j8 KERNELRELEASE=6.14.0-33-generic KVER=6.14.0-33-generic...(bad exit status: 2)
ERROR: Cannot create report: [Errno 17] File exists: '/var/crash/broadcom-sta-dkms.0.crash'
Error! Bad return status for module build on kernel: 6.14.0-33-generic (x86_64)
Consult /var/lib/dkms/broadcom-sta/6.30.223.271/build/make.log for more information.
dkms autoinstall on 6.14.0-33-generic/x86_64 succeeded for virtualbox
dkms autoinstall on 6.14.0-33-generic/x86_64 failed for broadcom-sta(10)
Error! One or more modules failed to install during autoinstall.
Refer to previous errors for more information.
* dkms: autoinstall for kernel 6.14.0-33-generic
...fail!
run-parts: /etc/kernel/postinst.d/dkms exited with return code 11
dpkg: error processing package linux-image-6.14.0-33-generic (--configure):
installed linux-image-6.14.0-33-generic package post-installation script subprocess returned error exit status 11
No apport report written because MaxReports is reached already
Processing triggers for linux-image-6.14.0-29-generic (6.14.0-29.29~24.04.1) ...
/etc/kernel/postinst.d/dkms:
* dkms: running auto installation service for kernel 6.14.0-29-generic
Sign command: /usr/bin/kmodsign
Binary update-secureboot-policy not found, modules won't be signed
Building module:
Cleaning build area...
make -j8 KERNELRELEASE=6.14.0-29-generic KVER=6.14.0-29-generic...(bad exit status: 2)
ERROR: Cannot create report: [Errno 17] File exists: '/var/crash/broadcom-sta-dkms.0.crash'
Error! Bad return status for module build on kernel: 6.14.0-29-generic (x86_64)
Consult /var/lib/dkms/broadcom-sta/6.30.223.271/build/make.log for more information.
dkms autoinstall on 6.14.0-29-generic/x86_64 succeeded for virtualbox
dkms autoinstall on 6.14.0-29-generic/x86_64 failed for broadcom-sta(10)
Error! One or more modules failed to install during autoinstall.
Refer to previous errors for more information.
* dkms: autoinstall for kernel 6.14.0-29-generic
...fail!
run-parts: /etc/kernel/postinst.d/dkms exited with return code 11
dpkg: error processing package linux-image-6.14.0-29-generic (--configure):
installed linux-image-6.14.0-29-generic package post-installation script subprocess returned error exit status 11
No apport report written because MaxReports is reached already
Processing triggers for linux-image-6.14.0-24-generic (6.14.0-24.24~24.04.3) ...
/etc/kernel/postinst.d/dkms:
* dkms: running auto installation service for kernel 6.14.0-24-generic
Sign command: /usr/bin/kmodsign
Binary update-secureboot-policy not found, modules won't be signed
Building module:
Cleaning build area...
make -j8 KERNELRELEASE=6.14.0-24-generic KVER=6.14.0-24-generic...(bad exit status: 2)
ERROR: Cannot create report: [Errno 17] File exists: '/var/crash/broadcom-sta-dkms.0.crash'
Error! Bad return status for module build on kernel: 6.14.0-24-generic (x86_64)
Consult /var/lib/dkms/broadcom-sta/6.30.223.271/build/make.log for more information.
dkms autoinstall on 6.14.0-24-generic/x86_64 succeeded for virtualbox
dkms autoinstall on 6.14.0-24-generic/x86_64 failed for broadcom-sta(10)
Error! One or more modules failed to install during autoinstall.
Refer to previous errors for more information.
* dkms: autoinstall for kernel 6.14.0-24-generic
...fail!
run-parts: /etc/kernel/postinst.d/dkms exited with return code 11
dpkg: error processing package linux-image-6.14.0-24-generic (--configure):
installed linux-image-6.14.0-24-generic package post-installation script subprocess returned error exit status 11
No apport report written because MaxReports is reached already
Errors were encountered while processing:
linux-headers-6.14.0-33-generic
linux-headers-6.14.0-27-generic
linux-headers-6.14.0-29-generic
linux-headers-generic-hwe-24.04
linux-headers-6.14.0-24-generic
linux-generic-hwe-24.04
linux-image-6.14.0-27-generic
linux-image-6.14.0-33-generic
linux-image-6.14.0-29-generic
linux-image-6.14.0-24-generic
E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1)
mg@MGDesktopUnity:~$
I bet this is caused by your sources.list not having noble-updates but I am not sure how to fix it as my apt policy broadcom-sta-dkms shows
apt policy broadcom-sta-dkms
broadcom-sta-dkms:
Installed: 6.30.223.271-23ubuntu1.1
Candidate: 6.30.223.271-23ubuntu1.1
Version table:
*** 6.30.223.271-23ubuntu1.1 500
500 http://mirrors.us.kernel.org/ubuntu noble-updates/restricted amd64 Packages
500 http://mirrors.us.kernel.org/ubuntu noble-updates/restricted i386 Packages
100 /var/lib/dpkg/status
6.30.223.271-23ubuntu1 500
500 http://mirrors.us.kernel.org/ubuntu noble/restricted amd64 Packages
500 http://mirrors.us.kernel.org/ubuntu noble/restricted i386 Packages```Hi Mike,
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Thanks!
Since inxi is already installed, post results for inxi -r
mg@MGDesktopUnity:~$ inxi -r
Repos:
No active apt repos in: /etc/apt/sources.list
Active apt repos in: /etc/apt/sources.list.d/archive_uri-http_cz_archive_ubuntu_com_ubuntu-noble.list
1: deb http://cz.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu noble restricted main
No active apt repos in: /etc/apt/sources.list.d/archive_uri-https_dl_winehq_org_wine-builds_ubuntu_-noble.list
Active apt repos in: /etc/apt/sources.list.d/google-chrome.list
1: deb [arch=amd64] https://dl.google.com/linux/chrome/deb/ stable main
Active apt repos in: /etc/apt/sources.list.d/surfshark.list
1: deb https://ocean.surfshark.com/debian stretch main
Active apt repos in: /etc/apt/sources.list.d/winehq.list
1: deb [signed-by=/usr/share/keyrings/winehq.gpg] http://dl.winehq.org/wine-builds/ubuntu/ noble main
Active apt repos in: /etc/apt/sources.list.d/cairo-dock-team-ubuntu-ppa-noble.sources
1: deb https://ppa.launchpadcontent.net/cairo-dock-team/ppa/ubuntu/ noble main
No active apt repos in: /etc/apt/sources.list.d/cardapio-team-ubuntu-cardapio-ppa-noble.sources
No active apt repos in: /etc/apt/sources.list.d/cardapio-team-ubuntu-unstable-noble.sources
Active apt repos in: /etc/apt/sources.list.d/giuspen-ubuntu-ppa-noble.sources
1: deb https://ppa.launchpadcontent.net/giuspen/ppa/ubuntu/ noble main
No active apt repos in: /etc/apt/sources.list.d/menulibre-dev-ubuntu-daily-noble.sources
Active apt repos in: /etc/apt/sources.list.d/touchegg-ubuntu-stable-noble.sources
1: deb https://ppa.launchpadcontent.net/touchegg/stable/ubuntu/ noble main
Active apt repos in: /etc/apt/sources.list.d/ubuntu-esm-apps.sources
1: deb https://esm.ubuntu.com/apps/ubuntu noble-apps-security main
Active apt repos in: /etc/apt/sources.list.d/ubuntu-esm-infra.sources
1: deb https://esm.ubuntu.com/infra/ubuntu noble-infra-security main
Active apt repos in: /etc/apt/sources.list.d/ubuntu.sources
1: deb http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ noble-security main universe restricted multiverse
2: deb http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu noble main universe restricted multiverse
No active apt repos in: /etc/apt/sources.list.d/umang-ubuntu-indicator-stickynotes-noble.sources
No active apt repos in: /etc/apt/sources.list.d/winehq-jammy.sources
Active apt repos in: /etc/apt/sources.list.d/xtradeb-ubuntu-apps-noble.sources
1: deb https://ppa.launchpadcontent.net/xtradeb/apps/ubuntu/ noble main
mg@MGDesktopUnity:~$
Is there noble-updates listed under Other Software in Software and Updates?
In Software&Updates, look under the “Other Software” tab for the nobel-updates and others like nobel-infra-updates and nobel-apps-updates.