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Thanks for this tip:

mg@MGDesktopUnity:~$ mokutil --sb-state
SecureBoot disabled

M…

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Hi.

I had big problems earlier this year when OS Updates tried to install
Kernel 6.17 (Kernel Panic). As per GPmitch back then:
“the problem is a failure of QA to make sure the virtualbox-dkms (and
broadcom-sta-dkms) package successfully build its kernel module to
work with the 6.17 kernel in noble”

So back then, I upgraded to Broadcom 6.3 and VirtualBox 7.2. However, I was never able to upgrade from Kernel 6.14 —> 6.17.

I don’t know if this has anything to do with my getting ‘Package
Operation Failure’. The older Broadcom was an issue back then, but I
am running the latest version of Broadcom which I require. I mention broadcom because avb66 said:

"There is no broadcom-sta-dkms in the noble-proposed as of now."
I don’t understand how or if broadcom is causing my Package Operation Failure.

I am running Kernel 6.14, with NO Secure Boot:

mokutil --sb-state
SecureBoot disabled

So to recapitulate: OS Updates gives me this:`

…

dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of linux-headers-generic-hwe-24.04:

linux-headers-generic-hwe-24.04 depends on linux-headers-7.0.0-30-generic; however:

Package linux-headers-7.0.0-30-generic is not configured yet.

dpkg: error processing package linux-headers-generic-hwe-24.04 (–configure):

dependency problems - leaving unconfigured

Errors were encountered while processing:

linux-headers-7.0.0-30-generic
linux-headers-generic-hwe-24.04

E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1)

Would updating to Kernel 6.17 resolve my problem, and if so, how can I
update to Kernel 6.17 ?

Thanks,
M…

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There should be broadcom-sta-dkms 6.30.223.271-23ubuntu1.3 in noble-proposed now and that does compile with the 7.0 kernels.

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Hi.

lspci -nn -d 14e4:

05:00.0 Network controller [0280]: Broadcom Inc. and subsidiaries BCM4352 802.11ac Dual Band Wirele
ss Network Adapter [14e4:43b1] (rev 03)

This is identical on my 24.04 and 26.04 systems. Yet I have no ethernet or wifi on the 26.04 system.

Thanks,
M…

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Can you use USB tethering to a smartphone to install broadcom-sta-dkms on the 26.04 system?

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Hi - I haven’t thought about USB tethering - that’s a good idea.

BUT

lspci -nn -d 14e4:    ON BOTH 24.04 AND   26.04
05:00.0 Network controller [0280]: Broadcom Inc. and subsidiaries BCM4352 802.11ac Dual Band Wireless
Network Adapter [14e4:43b1] (rev 03)

So it appears that Broadcom software is up to date on the 26.04 system.

Thanks,
M…

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The lspci command just talks to your Mainboard controller and asks it what chips are attached to it…

(There is an option that makes it also ask the kernel which drivers are in use (and list them), but your above default output only talks to hardware)

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What is the command ?

Thanks,
M…

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try lspci -k that should list all devices with their respective kernel modules (drivers) …

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