I can confirm that workaround in #12 works for me on upgrading a macbook pro early 2015 from 15.04 to 15.10.
-- 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/1173372 Title: apt-get hangs: DKMS: install completed. Status in bcmwl package in Ubuntu: Invalid Bug description: result of bug a) DKMS: install completed. b) can no longer use apt-get nor GUI "update manager" steps to reproduce: - get working dell laptop with broadcom wifi hardware, update firmware - wipe with DBAN CD - install 12.04 version of Ubuntu - use GUI app to update, "update manager" - reboot - open terminal sudo apt-get update sudo apt-get --reinstall install bcmwl-kernel-source results: a) DKMS: install completed. b) can no longer use apt-get nor GUI "update manager" notes: ====================================================== I followed the docs on https://help.ubuntu.com/community/WifiDocs/Driver/bcm43xx?action=login&login=1 My hardware should support the b43 - Open source driver For Chip ID BCM4306 (rev 03) BCM4311 ===================================================== below is text dump from terminal id@id-laptop:~$ sudo -s [sudo] password for id: root@id-laptop:~# apt-get update Hit http://us.archive.ubuntu.com precise Release.gpg Get:1 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com precise-updates Release.gpg [198 B] Get:2 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com precise-backports Release.gpg [198 B] Hit http://us.archive.ubuntu.com precise Release Get:3 http://security.ubuntu.com precise-security Release.gpg [198 B] Get:4 http://extras.ubuntu.com precise Release.gpg [72 B] Get:5 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com precise-updates Release [49.6 kB] Get:6 http://security.ubuntu.com precise-security Release [49.6 kB] Get:7 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com precise-backports Release [49.6 kB] Hit http://extras.ubuntu.com precise Release Hit http://us.archive.ubuntu.com precise/main Sources Hit http://us.archive.ubuntu.com precise/restricted Sources Hit http://us.archive.ubuntu.com precise/universe Sources Hit http://us.archive.ubuntu.com precise/multiverse Sources Hit http://us.archive.ubuntu.com precise/main i386 Packages Hit http://us.archive.ubuntu.com precise/restricted i386 Packages Hit http://us.archive.ubuntu.com precise/universe i386 Packages Hit http://us.archive.ubuntu.com precise/multiverse i386 Packages Hit http://us.archive.ubuntu.com precise/main TranslationIndex Hit http://extras.ubuntu.com precise/main Sources Hit http://us.archive.ubuntu.com precise/multiverse TranslationIndex Get:8 http://security.ubuntu.com precise-security/main Sources [69.9 kB] Hit http://us.archive.ubuntu.com precise/restricted TranslationIndex Hit http://us.archive.ubuntu.com precise/universe TranslationIndex Get:9 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com precise-updates/main Sources [379 kB] Hit http://extras.ubuntu.com precise/main i386 Packages Ign http://extras.ubuntu.com precise/main TranslationIndex Get:10 http://security.ubuntu.com precise-security/restricted Sources [2,494 B] Get:11 http://security.ubuntu.com precise-security/universe Sources [24.0 kB] Get:12 http://security.ubuntu.com precise-security/multiverse Sources [1,389 B] Get:13 http://security.ubuntu.com precise-security/main i386 Packages [259 kB] Ign http://extras.ubuntu.com precise/main Translation-en_US Ign http://extras.ubuntu.com precise/main Translation-en Get:14 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com precise-updates/restricted Sources [5,467 B] Get:15 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com precise-updates/universe Sources [85.4 kB] Get:16 http://security.ubuntu.com precise-security/restricted i386 Packages [4,620 B] Get:17 http://security.ubuntu.com precise-security/universe i386 Packages [73.4 kB] Get:18 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com precise-updates/multiverse Sources [6,562 B] Get:19 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com precise-updates/main i386 Packages [612 kB] Get:20 http://security.ubuntu.com precise-security/multiverse i386 Packages [2,368 B] Hit http://security.ubuntu.com precise-security/main TranslationIndex Hit http://security.ubuntu.com precise-security/multiverse TranslationIndex Hit http://security.ubuntu.com precise-security/restricted TranslationIndex Hit http://security.ubuntu.com precise-security/universe TranslationIndex Hit http://security.ubuntu.com precise-security/main Translation-en Hit http://security.ubuntu.com precise-security/multiverse Translation-en Hit http://security.ubuntu.com precise-security/restricted Translation-en Hit http://security.ubuntu.com precise-security/universe Translation-en Get:21 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com precise-updates/restricted i386 Packages [10.0 kB] Get:22 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com precise-updates/universe i386 Packages [197 kB] Get:23 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com precise-updates/multiverse i386 Packages [13.8 kB] Hit http://us.archive.ubuntu.com precise-updates/main TranslationIndex Hit http://us.archive.ubuntu.com precise-updates/multiverse TranslationIndex Hit http://us.archive.ubuntu.com precise-updates/restricted TranslationIndex Hit http://us.archive.ubuntu.com precise-updates/universe TranslationIndex Hit http://us.archive.ubuntu.com precise/main Translation-en Get:24 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com precise-backports/main Sources [2,422 B] Get:25 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com precise-backports/restricted Sources [14 B] Get:26 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com precise-backports/universe Sources [24.2 kB] Get:27 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com precise-backports/multiverse Sources [2,669 B] Get:28 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com precise-backports/main i386 Packages [1,941 B] Get:29 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com precise-backports/restricted i386 Packages [14 B] Get:30 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com precise-backports/universe i386 Packages [24.3 kB] Get:31 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com precise-backports/multiverse i386 Packages [2,504 B] Hit http://us.archive.ubuntu.com precise-backports/main TranslationIndex Hit http://us.archive.ubuntu.com precise-backports/multiverse TranslationIndex Hit http://us.archive.ubuntu.com precise-backports/restricted TranslationIndex Hit http://us.archive.ubuntu.com precise-backports/universe TranslationIndex Hit http://us.archive.ubuntu.com precise/multiverse Translation-en Hit http://us.archive.ubuntu.com precise/restricted Translation-en Hit http://us.archive.ubuntu.com precise/universe Translation-en Hit http://us.archive.ubuntu.com precise-updates/main Translation-en Hit http://us.archive.ubuntu.com precise-updates/multiverse Translation-en Hit http://us.archive.ubuntu.com precise-updates/restricted Translation-en Hit http://us.archive.ubuntu.com precise-updates/universe Translation-en Hit http://us.archive.ubuntu.com precise-backports/main Translation-en Hit http://us.archive.ubuntu.com precise-backports/multiverse Translation-en Hit http://us.archive.ubuntu.com precise-backports/restricted Translation-en Hit http://us.archive.ubuntu.com precise-backports/universe Translation-en Fetched 1,955 kB in 10s (184 kB/s) Reading package lists... Done root@id-laptop:~# apt-get --reinstall install bcmwl-kernel-source Reading package lists... Done Building dependency tree Reading state information... Done The following packages were automatically installed and are no longer required: linux-headers-3.2.0-37 linux-headers-3.2.0-37-generic-pae linux-headers-3.5.0-23 linux-headers-3.5.0-23-generic Use 'apt-get autoremove' to remove them. 0 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 1 reinstalled, 0 to remove and 0 not upgraded. Need to get 1,301 kB of archives. After this operation, 0 B of additional disk space will be used. Get:1 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ precise-updates/restricted bcmwl-kernel-source i386 6.20.155.1+bdcom-0ubuntu0.0.1 [1,301 kB] Fetched 1,301 kB in 5s (242 kB/s) (Reading database ... 263261 files and directories currently installed.) Preparing to replace bcmwl-kernel-source 6.20.155.1+bdcom-0ubuntu0.0.1 (using .../bcmwl-kernel-source_6.20.155.1+bdcom-0ubuntu0.0.1_i386.deb) ... Removing all DKMS Modules Done. Unpacking replacement bcmwl-kernel-source ... Setting up bcmwl-kernel-source (6.20.155.1+bdcom-0ubuntu0.0.1) ... Loading new bcmwl-6.20.155.1+bdcom DKMS files... Building only for 3.5.0-27-generic Building for architecture i686 Building initial module for 3.5.0-27-generic Done. wl: Running module version sanity check. - Original module - No original module exists within this kernel - Installation - Installing to /lib/modules/3.5.0-27-generic/updates/dkms/ depmod.... DKMS: install completed. To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/bcmwl/+bug/1173372/+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
