Re: Broadcom-sta (aka wl) --> Error! Bad return status for module build on kernel

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On 28 Feb, Lukas Singer wrote:
> On Sat, Feb 28, 2015 at 06:19:20PM +0300, Andrey Skvortsov wrote:
> > On 28 Feb, Lukas Singer wrote:
> > > Hi Kernelnewbies,
> > > 
> > > i am doing the eudytpula challenge, currently on task #2.
> > > it is about building your own kernel and booting it.
> > > 
> > > i successfully build the kernel and i am able to boot it but i have issues with my wlan driver.
> > > 
> > > when i run `$ sudo make install´ i get this error:
> > >   Error! Bad return status for module build on kernel: 4.0.0-rc1-eudyptula-20150228+ (x86_64)
> > >   Consult /var/lib/dkms/broadcom-sta/5.100.82.112/build/make.log for more information.
> > > 

> > > 
> > > i am on a debian system. lenovo edge e-135 notebook.
> > > my current kernel comes from the official debian stable packages:
> > >    ~/linux/linux $ uname -r
> > >   3.2.0-4-amd64
> > > 
> > > this is my wlan device:
> > >    ~/linux/linux $ lspci -nn | grep Network
> > >   02:00.0 Network controller [0280]: Broadcom Corporation BCM4313 802.11b/g/n Wireless LAN Controller [14e4:4727] (rev 01)
> > > 
> > > i cannot go without wlan.
> > > can anybody help?
> > > 
> > > thanks in advance,
> > > 
> > > lukas
> > 
> > Hi, Lukas.
> > 
> > Have you tried brcmsmac in-kernel driver?
> > I am not sure about support status for BCM4313, but
> > drivers/net/wireless/brcm80211/brcmsmac have a lot of code related t BCM4313.
> > I have BCM4312 and am using successfully in-kernel driver instead of Broadcom's out-of-tree driver.
> > 
> 
> Hi Andrey,
> 
> i tried it again, it works perferctly! thanks.
> i also tried the brcmsmac driver from the debian repositories under my
> old 3.2 kernel and there it still was slow as hell, seems that the
> wireless guys did a very good job improving this driver!
> 

Congrats. That is another reason to run latest kernel.

-- 
Best regards,
Andrey Skvortsov

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