I have tried to install the broadcom drivers according to this thread ( Installing Broadcom Wireless Drivers )
when I try |I get this....
E: Could not get lock /var/lib/dpkg/lock - open (11: Resource temporarily unavailable)
E: Unable to lock the administration directory (/var/lib/dpkg/), is another process using it?
so i followed this thread to remove the lock ( http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=1015279 )
when I use the command... sudo sudo dpkg --configure -a ... my termanal freezes...
here is the terminal output up to were it freezes...
ryan@ryan-GC670AAR-ABA-a6120n:~$ sudo dpkg --configure -aSetting up bcmwl-kernel-source (6.20.155.1+bdcom-0ubuntu0.0.2) ...
Removing old bcmwl-6.20.155.1+bdcom DKMS files...
-------- Uninstall Beginning --------
Module: bcmwl
Version: 6.20.155.1+bdcom
Kernel: 3.8.0-31-generic (i686)
Status: Before uninstall, this module version was ACTIVE on this kernel.
wl.ko:
- Uninstallation
- Deleting from: /lib/modules/3.8.0-31-generic/updates/dkms/
- Original module
- No original module was found for this module on this kernel.
- Use the dkms install command to reinstall any previous module version.
depmod....
DKMS: uninstall completed.
Deleting module version: 6.20.155.1+bdcom
completely from the DKMS tree.
Done.
Loading new bcmwl-6.20.155.1+bdcom DKMS files...
Building only for 3.8.0-31-generic
Building for architecture i686
Building initial module for 3.8.0-31-generic
Done.
wl:
Running module version sanity check.
- Original module
- No original module exists within this kernel
- Installation
- Installing to /lib/modules/3.8.0-31-generic/updates/dkms/
depmod....
DKMS: install completed.
please hepl me, i am not a complete noob but also not really great at ubuntu
thanks
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