package firmware-b43legacy-installer 4.178.10.4-5 failed to install/upgrade due to unsupported hardware

From your log file (VarLogDistUpgradeApttermlog.gz) it seems that you have an unsupported card:

Setting up firmware-b43legacy-installer (4.178.10.4-5) ...^M
Not supported card here (PCI id 14e4:4315)!^M
Use b43 firmware. This is just for the b43legacy driver.^M
Aborting.^M
dpkg: error processing firmware-b43legacy-installer (--configure):^M
 subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1^M

I have the same issue, STA works for me in 10.10 but not 11.04.

Me too, this machine has had 9.04, 9.10, 10.04 & 10.10 all with the wireless working, and now in Natty it doesn't work. Here's the output from the apt-get line when I attempted to reinstall the drivers just in case.

sudo apt-get install firmware-b43-installer
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information... Done
The following extra packages will be installed:
  b43-fwcutter
The following NEW packages will be installed
  b43-fwcutter firmware-b43-installer
0 upgraded, 2 newly installed, 0 to remove and 0 not upgraded.
Need to get 3,632 B/18.2 kB of archives.
After this operation, 131 kB of additional disk space will be used.
Do you want to continue [Y/n]? y
Get:1 http://gb.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ natty/multiverse firmware-b43-installer all 4.150.10.5-5 [3,632 B]
Fetched 3,632 B in 0s (14.4 kB/s)
Selecting previously deselected package b43-fwcutter.
(Reading database ... 326813 files and directories currently installed.)
Unpacking b43-fwcutter (from .../b43-fwcutter_1%3a013-3_i386.deb) ...
Selecting previously deselected package firmware-b43-installer.
Unpacking firmware-b43-installer (from .../firmware-b43-installer_4.150.10.5-5_all.deb) ...
Processing triggers for man-db ...
Setting up b43-fwcutter (1:013-3) ...
Setting up firmware-b43-installer (4.150.10.5-5) ...
Not supported low-power chip with PCI id 14e4:4315!
Aborting.
dpkg: error processing firmware-b43-installer (--configure):
 subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1
Errors were encountered while processing:
 firmware-b43-installer
E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1)

Up to date currently and STA will not work, I have a USB Adapter i am using but it likes to overheat... I need my b43 card to be handling wireless not my cheap overheating USB Adapter...

Here is a work around for ya, use 10.10's bcmwl-kernal-source: http://packages.ubuntu.com/maverick/bcmwl-kernel-source

Remove the old one, and after you install the one from maverick be sure to hop on synaptic, find bcmwl-kernal-source again and goto "Packages > Lock Version" after you have found and highlighted it. This is to prevent any accidental upgrades back to natty's version which would once again break it.

Once all is done you could restart, or just wait patiently for it to refresh and connect/supply nearest wifi locations.

Source: "http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=1700897&highlight=BCM4312+Natty&page=2" Post 14.
(Worked for me, I have a bcm4312.)

This workaround has temporarily fixed things for me so that the wifi is usable.

hello
I have a bcm4312 abd I have'nt wifi with ubuntu 11.4
It was working with 10.4
What can I do ?
Caroline (french)

you have to have bcmwl-kernel-source from 10.10 installed, the 11.04
version is broke.
Download it from: http://packages.ubuntu.com/maverick/bcmwl-kernel-source
After you download it, remove 11.04's version from repo, I usually use
synaptic to search for it, then install the 10.10 version (You don't need to
bcmwl-kernel-source's dependencies from 11.04, those are fine). After thats
installed, go back into synaptic, find bcmwl-kernel-source again and this
time, select it, and goto "Package > Lock Version" to prevent it being
upgraded back to the broken natty version. After all that, restart your
computer and it should be working again.
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On Sun, May 8, 2011 at 4:02 PM, caroline <email address hidden> wrote:

> hello
> I have a bcm4312 abd I have'nt wifi with ubuntu 11.4
> It was working with 10.4
> What can I do ?
> Caroline (french)
>
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Thank you all running. I have already solved this problem.

2011/5/9 caroline <email address hidden>

> hello
> I have a bcm4312 abd I have'nt wifi with ubuntu 11.4
> It was working with 10.4
> What can I do ?
> Caroline (french)
>
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> You received this bug notification because you are a direct subscriber
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>
> Title:
> package firmware-b43legacy-installer 4.178.10.4-5 failed to
> install/upgrade due to unsupported hardware
>
> Status in “b43-fwcutter” package in Ubuntu:
> Triaged
>
> Bug description:
> All of the bug reports collected here deal with the package
> installation failing due to unsupported hardware.
>
> Binary package hint: b43-fwcutter
>
> it failed
>
> ProblemType: PackageDistroRelease: Ubuntu 11.04
> Package: firmware-b43legacy-installer 4.178.10.4-5
> ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.38-1.28-generic 2.6.38-rc2
> Uname: Linux 2.6.38-1-generic i686
> NonfreeKernelModules: wl
> Architecture: i386
> Date: Tue Feb 1 11:55:39 2011
> ErrorMessage: ErrorMessage: subprocess installed post-installation script
> returned error exit status 1
> PackageArchitecture: allSourcePackage: b43-fwcutter
> Title: package firmware-b43legacy-installer 4.178.10.4-5 failed to
> install/upgrade: ErrorMessage: subprocess installed post-installation script
> returned error exit status 1
>
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All of the bug reports collected here deal with the package installation failing due to unsupported hardware.

Binary package hint: b43-fwcutter

it failed

ProblemType: PackageDistroRelease: Ubuntu 11.04
Package: firmware-b43legacy-installer 4.178.10.4-5
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.38-1.28-generic 2.6.38-rc2
Uname: Linux 2.6.38-1-generic i686
NonfreeKernelModules: wl
Architecture: i386
Date: Tue Feb 1 11:55:39 2011
ErrorMessage: ErrorMessage: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1
PackageArchitecture: allSourcePackage: b43-fwcutter
Title: package firmware-b43legacy-installer 4.178.10.4-5 failed to install/upgrade: ErrorMessage: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1

This bug affects the wireless Broadcom 1370 on Dell 610, and Broadcom 1390 on Dell 1501 laptops under Ubuntu 11.04. Both worked fine under 9 and 10 versions.

my error is FW-b43-installer 4.150.105 failed to install.

what should I do?

I have a Dell Vostro 3300, everything works fine in my computer (except the externar VGA that I have other bug report opened).

I just register this bug because Ubuntu told me to do it.

It seems the right solution depends on your card. If I understand correctly, my BCM4306 rev 2 card is not supported by the bcmwl driver, so the solution above is not relevant for me even if it works for many others.

If I were to guess at the problem, the firmware-b43legacy-installer is fooled by a component of the output of lspci:
lspci -vvnn | grep 14e4
02:03.0 Network controller [0280]: Broadcom Corporation BCM4306 802.11b/g Wireless LAN Controller [14e4:4320] (rev 02)

I think the 14e4:4320 makes b43legacy-installer convinced this is a BCM4320 card, which is b43 and not b43legacy. Hence it refuses to install. However, this page:
http://linuxwireless.org/en/users/Drivers/b43
suggests that this output is expected and that one really is supposed to use the b43legacy firmware.

After first ensuring that b43-fwcutter was installed, I followed the "manual" instructions later on that page:
export FIRMWARE_INSTALL_DIR="/lib/firmware"
wget http://downloads.openwrt.org/sources/wl_apsta-3.130.20.0.o
sudo b43-fwcutter -w "$FIRMWARE_INSTALL_DIR" wl_apsta-3.130.20.0.o

After a reboot, I had to manually start the driver:
sudo modprobe b43legacy

But then it seems to work (it finds and connects to my network). I will insert "b43legacy" into /etc/modules to get this to happen automatically at boot.

It also states in the error message that a low power chip is not supported. I am running Ubuntu on an HP Mini netbook.

Dell Inspiron 5150 w/Broadcom BCM4306 v.2 running 11.04 in Classic mode

@MasterNetra - thank you for your solution however, not only did not work, but it took my eth0 down with no way to bring it back until removing the 10.04 bcmwl-kernel-source. I was 'close' as the wireless icon showed up; still no wireless connection.

As @Tim Holy said, that this does not seem to work with the 'legacy' Broadcom BCM4306 v.2

lspci -vvnn | grep 14e4
02:02.0 Network controller [0280]: Broadcom Corporation BCM4306 802.11b/g Wireless LAN Controller [14e4:4320] (rev 02)

BTW, system was working perfectly well running 10.04LTS, w/wireless and NVIDIA video card working as expected. Decided to upgrade (!) going to 10.10 first then to 11.04. After several attempts (system crashed due to problems w/NVIDIA video card (still "Drive active but not currently in use") I decided to download 11.04 (for a fresh install) losing all data I had.
Worked around the NVIDIA issue by not running Unity but in Classic mode w/no effects --not sure I want to deal with grub again.

Solution at http://linuxwireless.org/en/users/Drivers/b43 and https://help.ubuntu.com/community/WifiDocs/Driver/bcm43xx#b43 - Internet access does not seem to work either.

So far this migration to 11.04, dealing w/NVIDIA and the Broadcom drivers issues, has been a nightmare.

I used both "b43-installer" and "b43-legacy-installer". System froze, but when I rebooted, It worked perfectly! Thanks a lot.

il realy need to have an answer to this problem.. all my updating can not go up to the end because of this package firmware-b43legacy-installer 4.178.10.4-5 failed to install/upgrade due to unsupported hardware

Hello,
Sorry, for the late answer.
But the computer do not start again after upgrade to the new ubuntu release.
Due to B43Legacy.
So can not test this solution.
With best regard,
J-P
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Objet: [Bug 711397] Re: package firmware-b43legacy-installer 4.178.10.4-5 failed to install/upgrade due to unsupported hardware

il realy need to have an answer to this problem.. all my updating can
not go up to the end because of this
package firmware-b43legacy-installer 4.178.10.4-5 failed to
install/upgrade due to unsupported hardware

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Title:
  package firmware-b43legacy-installer 4.178.10.4-5 failed to
  install/upgrade due to unsupported hardware

Status in “b43-fwcutter” package in Ubuntu:
  Triaged

Bug description:
  All of the bug reports collected here deal with the package
  installation failing due to unsupported hardware.

  Binary package hint: b43-fwcutter

  it failed

  ProblemType: PackageDistroRelease: Ubuntu 11.04
  Package: firmware-b43legacy-installer 4.178.10.4-5
  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.38-1.28-generic 2.6.38-rc2
  Uname: Linux 2.6.38-1-generic i686
  NonfreeKernelModules: wl
  Architecture: i386
  Date: Tue Feb 1 11:55:39 2011
  ErrorMessage: ErrorMessage: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1
  PackageArchitecture: allSourcePackage: b43-fwcutter
  Title: package firmware-b43legacy-installer 4.178.10.4-5 failed to install/upgrade: ErrorMessage: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1

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Escuse me. I am not an expert. The system is doing well already. I do not understand the technical issues.

If I have another trouble, I will send you my comments.

Thank you for your help

Jesús Alveano

>________________________________
>De: francis assongmi <email address hidden>
>Para: <email address hidden>
>Enviado: Viernes, agosto 26, 2011 8:07 A.M.
>Asunto: [Bug 711397] Re: package firmware-b43legacy-installer 4.178.10.4-5 failed to install/upgrade due to unsupported hardware
>
>il realy need to have an answer to this problem.. all my updating can
>not go up to the end because of this
>package firmware-b43legacy-installer 4.178.10.4-5 failed to
>install/upgrade due to unsupported hardware
>
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>Title:
>  package firmware-b43legacy-installer 4.178.10.4-5 failed to
>  install/upgrade due to unsupported hardware
>
>Status in “b43-fwcutter” package in Ubuntu:
>  Triaged
>
>Bug description:
>  All of the bug reports collected here deal with the package
>  installation failing due to unsupported hardware.
>
>  Binary package hint: b43-fwcutter
>
>  it failed
>
>  ProblemType: PackageDistroRelease: Ubuntu 11.04
>  Package: firmware-b43legacy-installer 4.178.10.4-5
>  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.38-1.28-generic 2.6.38-rc2
>  Uname: Linux 2.6.38-1-generic i686
>  NonfreeKernelModules: wl
>  Architecture: i386
>  Date: Tue Feb  1 11:55:39 2011
>  ErrorMessage: ErrorMessage: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1
>  PackageArchitecture: allSourcePackage: b43-fwcutter
>  Title: package firmware-b43legacy-installer 4.178.10.4-5 failed to install/upgrade: ErrorMessage: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1
>
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>

Francis, Sorry if you have been waiting on me for this, I thought we emails
were just a big mailing list and any error I reported would just to some
database and most likely be ignored(I'm used to windows after all). I just
starting to play with ubuntu on an old computer I happen to have lying
around and only get around to playing with it so often. I got my computer
working on that although I'm not entirely sure which thing I did worked. I
tried a couple things on the dell mini forum that got it working for me. I
had thought obuntu would have been easier to setup on the dell mini since
some of them shipped with it. I still can't get the video out to work.

thanks

Ken

On Fri, Aug 26, 2011 at 6:07 AM, francis assongmi <<email address hidden>
> wrote:

> il realy need to have an answer to this problem.. all my updating can
> not go up to the end because of this
> package firmware-b43legacy-installer 4.178.10.4-5 failed to
> install/upgrade due to unsupported hardware
>
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> You received this bug notification because you are subscribed to a
> duplicate bug report (790490).
> https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/711397
>
> Title:
> package firmware-b43legacy-installer 4.178.10.4-5 failed to
> install/upgrade due to unsupported hardware
>
> Status in “b43-fwcutter” package in Ubuntu:
> Triaged
>
> Bug description:
> All of the bug reports collected here deal with the package
> installation failing due to unsupported hardware.
>
> Binary package hint: b43-fwcutter
>
> it failed
>
> ProblemType: PackageDistroRelease: Ubuntu 11.04
> Package: firmware-b43legacy-installer 4.178.10.4-5
> ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.38-1.28-generic 2.6.38-rc2
> Uname: Linux 2.6.38-1-generic i686
> NonfreeKernelModules: wl
> Architecture: i386
> Date: Tue Feb 1 11:55:39 2011
> ErrorMessage: ErrorMessage: subprocess installed post-installation script
> returned error exit status 1
> PackageArchitecture: allSourcePackage: b43-fwcutter
> Title: package firmware-b43legacy-installer 4.178.10.4-5 failed to
> install/upgrade: ErrorMessage: subprocess installed post-installation script
> returned error exit status 1
>
> To manage notifications about this bug go to:
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actually my wireless works fine even after that happened. Natty boots up fine, installed fine. It just gave that error. What I'm seeing now is that it is popping up when obviously downloading new stuff from the software center.

Once again my wireless works fine. Sorry for the lack of info, I am just learning Linux and stuff.

HP DV2000 with Broadcom BCM4311: wireless worked fine in previous versions. Currently have Windows 7, Ubuntu 9.1, and 10.4 running in other partitions and wireless works fine everywhere else. I noticed that previous versions use B43-FWCutter by default and Natty seems to default to STA - which will not work.

MasterNetra (designerkline)'s comment at #6 works best for me, simply by reverting to 10.10's version via the Sources list and Synaptic Package manager.

This, on a Dell Inspiron 1300 with BCM4318...

This bug is ONLY about the BCM4312 aka 14e4:4315. It does not apply to other Broadcom cards. Please post your comments about BCM4306, BCM4318 and BCM4311 somewhere else.

I just found that 14e4:4315 works fine when installing firmware-b43-lpphy-installer instead of firmware-b43-installer.
14e4:4315 is the only known LP-PHY device which is working with the b43 driver. So this applies to 14e4:4315 only.

You can check the PCI ID of your device with:
lspci -nn | grep 14e4

so is there a way to install the correct firmaware or does it not exist?

________________________________
From: Albert Pool &lt;<email address hidden>&gt;
To: <email address hidden>
Sent: Wednesday, October 26, 2011 9:05 AM
Subject: [Bug 711397] Re: package firmware-b43legacy-installer 4.178.10.4-5 failed to install/upgrade due to unsupported hardware

I just found that 14e4:4315 works fine when installing firmware-b43-lpphy-installer instead of firmware-b43-installer.
14e4:4315 is the only known LP-PHY device which is working with the b43 driver. So this applies to 14e4:4315 only.

You can check the PCI ID of your device with:
lspci -nn | grep 14e4

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Title:
  package firmware-b43legacy-installer 4.178.10.4-5 failed to
  install/upgrade due to unsupported hardware

Status in “b43-fwcutter” package in Ubuntu:
  Triaged

Bug description:
  All of the bug reports collected here deal with the package
  installation failing due to unsupported hardware.

  Binary package hint: b43-fwcutter

  it failed

  ProblemType: PackageDistroRelease: Ubuntu 11.04
  Package: firmware-b43legacy-installer 4.178.10.4-5
  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.38-1.28-generic 2.6.38-rc2
  Uname: Linux 2.6.38-1-generic i686
  NonfreeKernelModules: wl
  Architecture: i386
  Date: Tue Feb  1 11:55:39 2011
  ErrorMessage: ErrorMessage: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1
  PackageArchitecture: allSourcePackage: b43-fwcutter
  Title: package firmware-b43legacy-installer 4.178.10.4-5 failed to install/upgrade: ErrorMessage: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1

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Hello out there.
I'm affraid I'm getting too old for Ubuntu. I've worked with Ubuntu since 7.04, and it worked fine - but problems increased upp trough 8.04, 9.04 10.04 and now in 11.04 it seems to me, that problems can't be solved since opdates can't be done.
I've reported problems to Ubuntu bugs, but I've got no answer that I'm able to youse.

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Not supported low-power chip with PCI id 14e4:4315!
Aborting.
dpkg: error processing firmware-b43-installer (--configure):
 subprocess installed post-installation script returned error ...

All the same to me!
I'm told to uninstall the bcmwl-kernel, but when I do, I'm told that synaptic can't uninstall it!
The other problem I have: I've just bought a new printer (Canon Pixma IP4850), but it do'nt work vith Ubuntu 11.04. :>( What the H-- shal I do? throw it out and by a new one - but how do I know, if a new printer works under Ubuntu xx.xx ?????
I hope one day, LINUX wil be as less of trubble as APPLE and WINDOWS, then I'll be able to recomend it to friends and family. - Until then, I have to discourage from Ubuntu as well as any LINUX-aplication!
I do'nt expres an answer - but if anyone have the courage - I'll give it a chance.
E.rik