Fixing broadcom-sta-dkms on Ubuntu 24.04 Noble Numbat

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Failed upgrading your HWE kernel because of broadcom-sta-dkms?

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Note

This is no longer needed – fixed driver package is now distributed through noble-updates and Linux 7.0 will be the last major HWE kernel version update for Ubuntu Noble.

cd /tmp
wget https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/pool/restricted/b/broadcom-sta/broadcom-sta-dkms_6.30.223.271-23ubuntu1.3_all.deb
sudo apt install ./broadcom-sta-dkms_6.30.223.271-23ubuntu1.3_all.deb

Kernel version incompatibility is a common headache for DKMS packages.

Ubuntu 24.04.4 HWE kernel
- Linux 6.17 from Ubuntu 25.10 Questing Quokka
- fixed by broadcom-sta (6.30.223.271-23ubuntu1.2)
  - originally in noble-proposed
Ubuntu 24.04.5 HWE kernel
- Linux 7.0 from Ubuntu 26.04 Resolute Raccoon
- fixed by broadcom-sta (6.30.223.271-23ubuntu1.3)
  - originally in noble-proposed
  - includes fixes for Linux 6.17

Linux Mint 22 is based on Ubuntu Noble thus this fix also applies.

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Bug #2120508 “[SRU] Kernel 6.17 support in broadcom-sta” : Bugs : broadcom-sta package : Ubuntu
broadcom-sta package : Ubuntu
Git : Code : broadcom-sta package : Ubuntu

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