I was building the kernel module with the wrong gcc version.
I was using gcc version 4.9 instead of the original gcc-4.8 from Ubuntu
LTS Trusty 14.04.5
Sorry for this bug which wasn't one.
** Changed in: bcmwl (Ubuntu)
Status: New => Invalid
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Title:
dpkg-reconfigure bcmwl-kernel-source : modprobe: ERROR: could not
insert 'wl': Exec format error
Status in bcmwl package in Ubuntu:
Invalid
Bug description:
Hi,
The bcmwl driver cannot be build upon the linux-header
v4.4.0-121-generic :
$ sudo dpkg-reconfigure bcmwl-kernel-source
[sudo] password for sebastien:
Removing all DKMS Modules
Done.
Loading new bcmwl-6.30.223.248+bdcom DKMS files...
Building only for 4.4.0-121-generic
Building for architecture x86_64
Building initial module for 4.4.0-121-generic
Done.
wl:
Running module version sanity check.
- Original module
- No original module exists within this kernel
- Installation
- Installing to /lib/modules/4.4.0-121-generic/updates/dkms/
depmod....
DKMS: install completed.
modprobe: ERROR: could not insert 'wl': Exec format error
update-initramfs: deferring update (trigger activated)
Traitement des actions différées (« triggers ») pour initramfs-tools
(0.103ubuntu4.10) ...
update-initramfs: Generating /boot/initrd.img-4.4.0-121-generic
Traitement des actions différées (« triggers ») pour shim-signed
(1.32~14.04.2+0.9+1474479173.6c180c6-1ubuntu1) ...
Secure Boot not enabled on this system.
ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 14.04
Package: bcmwl-kernel-source 6.30.223.248+bdcom-0ubuntu0.2
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.4.0-121.145~14.04.1-generic 4.4.117
Uname: Linux 4.4.0-121-generic x86_64
ApportVersion: 2.14.1-0ubuntu3.27
Architecture: amd64
CurrentDesktop: KDE
Date: Thu Apr 26 00:03:47 2018
InstallationDate: Installed on 2016-09-22 (580 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Kubuntu 14.04.5 LTS "Trusty Tahr" - Release amd64
(20160803)
SourcePackage: bcmwl
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)
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