[SOLVED] Broadcom 43b1 driver 3.10.x and up

[gehzumteufel]

I just updated my kernel, and in attempting to rebuild the wl module for my wireless card (broadcom 43b1), I am getting these errors. Anyone have any ideas on how to fix?

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DKMS make.log for b43b1-6.30.223.95 for kernel 3.10.7-gentoo (x86_64)
Fri Aug 23 09:33:15 PDT 2013
/bin/sh: line 0: [: : integer expression expected
/bin/sh: line 0: [: : integer expression expected
Wireless Extension is the only possible API for this kernel version
Using Wireless Extension API
KBUILD_NOPEDANTIC=1 make -C /lib/modules/`uname -r`/build M=`pwd`
make[1]: Entering directory `/usr/src/linux-3.10.7-gentoo'
CFG80211 API is prefered for this kernel version
Using CFG80211 API
  LD /var/lib/dkms/b43b1/6.30.223.95/build/built-in.o
  CC [M] /var/lib/dkms/b43b1/6.30.223.95/build/src/shared/linux_osl.o
  CC [M] /var/lib/dkms/b43b1/6.30.223.95/build/src/wl/sys/wl_linux.o
/var/lib/dkms/b43b1/6.30.223.95/build/src/wl/sys/wl_linux.c: In function 'wl_tkip_printstats':
/var/lib/dkms/b43b1/6.30.223.95/build/src/wl/sys/wl_linux.c:3246:7: warning: passing argument 1 of 'wl->tkipmodops->print_stats' from incompatible pointer type [enabled by default]
/var/lib/dkms/b43b1/6.30.223.95/build/src/wl/sys/wl_linux.c:3246:7: note: expected 'struct seq_file *' but argument is of type 'char *'
/var/lib/dkms/b43b1/6.30.223.95/build/src/wl/sys/wl_linux.c:3249:4: warning: passing argument 1 of 'wl->tkipmodops->print_stats' from incompatible pointer type [enabled by default]
/var/lib/dkms/b43b1/6.30.223.95/build/src/wl/sys/wl_linux.c:3249:4: note: expected 'struct seq_file *' but argument is of type 'char *'
/var/lib/dkms/b43b1/6.30.223.95/build/src/wl/sys/wl_linux.c: In function 'wl_reg_proc_entry':
/var/lib/dkms/b43b1/6.30.223.95/build/src/wl/sys/wl_linux.c:3470:2: error: implicit declaration of function 'create_proc_entry' [-Werror=implicit-function-declaration]
/var/lib/dkms/b43b1/6.30.223.95/build/src/wl/sys/wl_linux.c:3470:22: warning: assignment makes pointer from integer without a cast [enabled by default]
/var/lib/dkms/b43b1/6.30.223.95/build/src/wl/sys/wl_linux.c:3475:16: error: dereferencing pointer to incomplete type
/var/lib/dkms/b43b1/6.30.223.95/build/src/wl/sys/wl_linux.c:3476:16: error: dereferencing pointer to incomplete type
/var/lib/dkms/b43b1/6.30.223.95/build/src/wl/sys/wl_linux.c:3477:16: error: dereferencing pointer to incomplete type
cc1: some warnings being treated as errors
make[2]: *** [/var/lib/dkms/b43b1/6.30.223.95/build/src/wl/sys/wl_linux.o] Error 1
make[1]: *** [_module_/var/lib/dkms/b43b1/6.30.223.95/build] Error 2
make[1]: Leaving directory `/usr/src/linux-3.10.7-gentoo'
make: *** [all] Error 2

The driver is the one contained in this bug report: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+sour ... omments/29

It was working in 3.8.13 fine. There is one other person in the above bug that is having the same issue.

edit//changed title and marked as solved. This build issue pertains to the create_proc_entry being deprecated.

[gehzumteufel]

For anyone else with the same driver, you can apply the patch in comment #27 https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+sour ... ug/1157880.