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I did an update which included a kernel upgrade and after that my Wifi and Ethernet stopped working. I tried some commands, including the command suggested by Ubuntu:

$ sudo apt-get install -f
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree       
Reading state information... Done
Correcting dependencies... Done
The following packages were automatically installed and are no longer required:
  linux-headers-4.15.0-23 linux-headers-4.15.0-23-generic
  linux-image-4.15.0-23-generic linux-modules-4.15.0-23-generic
  linux-modules-extra-4.15.0-23-generic linux-tools-4.15.0-23
  linux-tools-4.15.0-23-generic
Use 'sudo apt autoremove' to remove them.
The following additional packages will be installed:
  linux-modules-extra-4.15.0-29-generic
The following NEW packages will be installed:
  linux-modules-extra-4.15.0-29-generic
0 upgraded, 1 newly installed, 0 to remove and 1 not upgraded.
3 not fully installed or removed.
Need to get 0 B/32.7 MB of archives.
After this operation, 171 MB of additional disk space will be used.
Do you want to continue? [Y/n] Y
(Reading database ... 325661 files and directories currently installed.)
Preparing to unpack .../linux-modules-extra-4.15.0-29-generic_4.15.0-29.31_amd64.deb ...
Unpacking linux-modules-extra-4.15.0-29-generic (4.15.0-29.31) ...
dpkg: error processing archive /var/cache/apt/archives/linux-modules-extra-4.15.0-29-generic_4.15.0-29.31_amd64.deb (--unpack):
 unable to open '/lib/modules/4.15.0-29-generic/kernel/drivers/media/radio/radio-raremono.ko.dpkg-new': Operation not permitted
Segmentation fault

The only way I can connect is by rebooting and from the GRUB menu choosing the previous kernel. So how can I solve this "segmentation fault". Or fix that "operation not permitted"?

$ cat /proc/mounts
sysfs /sys sysfs rw,nosuid,nodev,noexec,relatime 0 0
proc /proc proc rw,nosuid,nodev,noexec,relatime 0 0
udev /dev devtmpfs rw,nosuid,relatime,size=1933644k,nr_inodes=483411,mode=755 0 0
devpts /dev/pts devpts rw,nosuid,noexec,relatime,gid=5,mode=620,ptmxmode=000 0 0
tmpfs /run tmpfs rw,nosuid,noexec,relatime,size=392836k,mode=755 0 0
/dev/sda2 / ext4 rw,relatime,errors=remount-ro,data=ordered 0 0
securityfs /sys/kernel/security securityfs rw,nosuid,nodev,noexec,relatime 0 0
tmpfs /dev/shm tmpfs rw,nosuid,nodev 0 0
tmpfs /run/lock tmpfs rw,nosuid,nodev,noexec,relatime,size=5120k 0 0
tmpfs /sys/fs/cgroup tmpfs ro,nosuid,nodev,noexec,mode=755 0 0
cgroup /sys/fs/cgroup/unified cgroup2 rw,nosuid,nodev,noexec,relatime,nsdelegate 0 0
cgroup /sys/fs/cgroup/systemd cgroup rw,nosuid,nodev,noexec,relatime,xattr,name=systemd 0 0
pstore /sys/fs/pstore pstore rw,nosuid,nodev,noexec,relatime 0 0
efivarfs /sys/firmware/efi/efivars efivarfs rw,nosuid,nodev,noexec,relatime 0 0
cgroup /sys/fs/cgroup/perf_event cgroup rw,nosuid,nodev,noexec,relatime,perf_event 0 0
cgroup /sys/fs/cgroup/memory cgroup rw,nosuid,nodev,noexec,relatime,memory 0 0
cgroup /sys/fs/cgroup/cpuset cgroup rw,nosuid,nodev,noexec,relatime,cpuset 0 0
cgroup /sys/fs/cgroup/cpu,cpuacct cgroup rw,nosuid,nodev,noexec,relatime,cpu,cpuacct 0 0
cgroup /sys/fs/cgroup/devices cgroup rw,nosuid,nodev,noexec,relatime,devices 0 0
cgroup /sys/fs/cgroup/freezer cgroup rw,nosuid,nodev,noexec,relatime,freezer 0 0
cgroup /sys/fs/cgroup/pids cgroup rw,nosuid,nodev,noexec,relatime,pids 0 0
cgroup /sys/fs/cgroup/net_cls,net_prio cgroup rw,nosuid,nodev,noexec,relatime,net_cls,net_prio 0 0
cgroup /sys/fs/cgroup/blkio cgroup rw,nosuid,nodev,noexec,relatime,blkio 0 0
cgroup /sys/fs/cgroup/hugetlb cgroup rw,nosuid,nodev,noexec,relatime,hugetlb 0 0
cgroup /sys/fs/cgroup/rdma cgroup rw,nosuid,nodev,noexec,relatime,rdma 0 0
systemd-1 /proc/sys/fs/binfmt_misc autofs rw,relatime,fd=35,pgrp=1,timeout=0,minproto=5,maxproto=5,direct,pipe_ino=13989 0 0
mqueue /dev/mqueue mqueue rw,relatime 0 0
debugfs /sys/kernel/debug debugfs rw,relatime 0 0
hugetlbfs /dev/hugepages hugetlbfs rw,relatime,pagesize=2M 0 0
fusectl /sys/fs/fuse/connections fusectl rw,relatime 0 0
configfs /sys/kernel/config configfs rw,relatime 0 0
/dev/loop1 /snap/gnome-calculator/178 squashfs ro,nodev,relatime 0 0
/dev/loop0 /snap/core/4830 squashfs ro,nodev,relatime 0 0
/dev/loop2 /snap/0ad/18 squashfs ro,nodev,relatime 0 0
/dev/loop3 /snap/vlc/365 squashfs ro,nodev,relatime 0 0
/dev/loop5 /snap/gnome-3-26-1604/64 squashfs ro,nodev,relatime 0 0
/dev/loop4 /snap/googler/50 squashfs ro,nodev,relatime 0 0
/dev/loop6 /snap/0ad/30 squashfs ro,nodev,relatime 0 0
/dev/loop7 /snap/nmap/29 squashfs ro,nodev,relatime 0 0
/dev/loop8 /snap/gnome-calculator/170 squashfs ro,nodev,relatime 0 0
/dev/loop9 /snap/notepad-plus-plus/77 squashfs ro,nodev,relatime 0 0
/dev/loop10 /snap/canonical-livepatch/41 squashfs ro,nodev,relatime 0 0
/dev/loop11 /snap/gnome-characters/103 squashfs ro,nodev,relatime 0 0
/dev/loop13 /snap/gtk-common-themes/319 squashfs ro,nodev,relatime 0 0
/dev/loop14 /snap/core/4650 squashfs ro,nodev,relatime 0 0
/dev/loop15 /snap/gnome-logs/34 squashfs ro,nodev,relatime 0 0
/dev/loop12 /snap/core/4917 squashfs ro,nodev,relatime 0 0
/dev/loop16 /snap/pdftk-smoser/18 squashfs ro,nodev,relatime 0 0
/dev/loop17 /snap/gnome-logs/31 squashfs ro,nodev,relatime 0 0
/dev/loop20 /snap/canonical-livepatch/39 squashfs ro,nodev,relatime 0 0
/dev/loop18 /snap/qcomicbook/1 squashfs ro,nodev,relatime 0 0
/dev/loop19 /snap/gnome-characters/96 squashfs ro,nodev,relatime 0 0
/dev/loop21 /snap/ufw/95 squashfs ro,nodev,relatime 0 0
/dev/loop22 /snap/skype/45 squashfs ro,nodev,relatime 0 0
/dev/loop24 /snap/communitheme/575 squashfs ro,nodev,relatime 0 0
/dev/loop27 /snap/audovia/57 squashfs ro,nodev,relatime 0 0
/dev/loop28 /snap/hashit/324 squashfs ro,nodev,relatime 0 0
/dev/loop29 /snap/gnome-logs/37 squashfs ro,nodev,relatime 0 0
/dev/loop33 /snap/gnome-3-26-1604/62 squashfs ro,nodev,relatime 0 0
/dev/loop25 /snap/toilet-deej/1 squashfs ro,nodev,relatime 0 0
/dev/loop26 /snap/ufw/14 squashfs ro,nodev,relatime 0 0
/dev/loop30 /snap/gnome-calculator/180 squashfs ro,nodev,relatime 0 0
/dev/loop31 /snap/gnome-characters/101 squashfs ro,nodev,relatime 0 0
/dev/loop32 /snap/communitheme/614 squashfs ro,nodev,relatime 0 0
/dev/loop23 /snap/communitheme/533 squashfs ro,nodev,relatime 0 0
/dev/loop34 /snap/vlc/190 squashfs ro,nodev,relatime 0 0
/dev/loop38 /snap/gnome-system-monitor/41 squashfs ro,nodev,relatime 0 0
/dev/loop42 /snap/gnome-system-monitor/45 squashfs ro,nodev,relatime 0 0
/dev/loop35 /snap/skype/41 squashfs ro,nodev,relatime 0 0
/dev/loop36 /snap/pdftk/1 squashfs ro,nodev,relatime 0 0
/dev/loop37 /snap/gnome-3-26-1604/70 squashfs ro,nodev,relatime 0 0
/dev/loop40 /snap/notepad-plus-plus/74 squashfs ro,nodev,relatime 0 0
/dev/loop39 /snap/notepad-plus-plus/70 squashfs ro,nodev,relatime 0 0
/dev/loop43 /snap/gnome-system-monitor/51 squashfs ro,nodev,relatime 0 0
/dev/loop41 /snap/skype/38 squashfs ro,nodev,relatime 0 0
/dev/loop44 /snap/freemind/2 squashfs ro,nodev,relatime 0 0
/dev/sda1 /boot/efi vfat rw,relatime,fmask=0077,dmask=0077,codepage=437,iocharset=iso8859-1,shortname=mixed,errors=remount-ro 0 0
binfmt_misc /proc/sys/fs/binfmt_misc binfmt_misc rw,relatime 0 0
tmpfs /run/user/119 tmpfs rw,nosuid,nodev,relatime,size=392832k,mode=700,uid=119,gid=125 0 0
tmpfs /run/snapd/ns tmpfs rw,nosuid,noexec,relatime,size=392836k,mode=755 0 0
nsfs /run/snapd/ns/canonical-livepatch.mnt nsfs rw 0 0
nsfs /run/snapd/ns/ufw.mnt nsfs rw 0 0
tmpfs /run/user/1000 tmpfs rw,nosuid,nodev,relatime,size=392832k,mode=700,uid=1000,gid=1000 0 0
gvfsd-fuse /run/user/1000/gvfs fuse.gvfsd-fuse rw,nosuid,nodev,relatime,user_id=1000,group_id=1000 0 0

$ readlink /proc/self/root
/

Now gets hung here ... sudo dpkg --configure -a Setting up bcmwl-kernel-source (6.30.223.271+bdcom-0ubuntu4) ... Removing old bcmwl-6.30.223.271+bdcom DKMS files...

-------- Uninstall Beginning -------- Module: bcmwl Version: 6.30.223.271+bdcom

Kernel: 4.15.0-24-generic (x86_64)

Status: This module version was INACTIVE for this kernel. depmod....

DKMS: uninstall completed.

Deleting module version: 6.30.223.271+bdcom

completely from the DKMS tree.

Done. Loading new bcmwl-6.30.223.271+bdcom DKMS files... Building for 4.15.0-24-generic 4.15.0-29-generic Building for architecture x86_64 Building initial module for 4.15.0-24-generic <<<<<<<<

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    Welcome to Ask Ubuntu! Could you please edit your question to include the output of ls -la /lib/modules/4.15.0-29-generic/kernel/drivers/media/radio and LC_MESSAGES=POSIX lsattr /lib/modules/4.15.0-29-generic/kernel/drivers/media/radio? Thanks.
    – David Foerster
    Jul 22, 2018 at 6:55
  • There is no media <<< file /lib/modules/4.15.0-29-generic/kernel/drivers$ ls acpi dca i2c mfd parport ptp uio video ata firmware infiniband misc pci scsi usb virtio bcma gpu input mtd pcmcia ssb uwb watchdog block hid md net platform target vfio xen char hv message nvme pps tty vhost
    – Paul Morillo
    Jul 22, 2018 at 16:09
  • Again, could you please edit your post when you want to add information? Especially file or program output listings (with the help of the {} button in the editor toolbar) will be much more readable there; alternatively you can use a pastie service for longer listings and include the link of your pastie in your question. Overall it’s best to have everything relevant in one place. Additionally, comments may be deleted for various reasons. Thanks.
    – David Foerster
    Jul 22, 2018 at 16:15
  • Please edit your question using the eponymous link directly below it when you want to add information. It would be confusing and out of place in the answer section, especially if you attach it to an existing answer.
    – David Foerster
    Jul 22, 2018 at 16:55
  • under the path you indicated I have no /media/radio <<< directory - files. Also I cannot install anything is there a way to get rid off that kernel?
    – Paul Morillo
    Jul 22, 2018 at 17:01

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I lost wifi (on an Acer Aspire One with Intel Centrino Wireless-N 100 wifi adapter), after an update from 4.15.0-23 to 4.15.0-29. Via the GRUB menu, I booted back into -23, in which wifi still works, and used that for several days.

From from this thread, I used

apt policy linux-generic

and found kernel 4.15.0-30 is now released. I updated to that + wifi works again.

I also removed -29 from the system with:

sudo apt remove linux-image-4.15.0-29-generic linux-headers-4.15.0-29-generic

and then

sudo update-grub2

So I now have kernel versions -23 and -30 on the system + in the GRUB menu.

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