nvidia-current 295.40-0ubuntu1.1: nvidia-current kernel module failed to build

[Jorge Castro]

When trying to install the quantal kernel for backport testing I get this error

ProblemType: Package
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 12.04
Package: nvidia-current 295.40-0ubuntu1.1
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.5.0-10.10~precise1-generic 3.5.1
Uname: Linux 3.5.0-10-generic x86_64
ApportVersion: 2.0.1-0ubuntu12
Architecture: amd64
CompizPlugins: [core,composite,opengl,compiztoolbox,decor,vpswitch,snap,mousepoll,resize,place,move,wall,grid,regex,imgpng,session,gnomecompat,animation,fade,unitymtgrabhandles,workarounds,scale,expo,ezoom,unityshell]
CompositorRunning: None
DKMSKernelVersion: 3.5.0-10-generic
Date: Thu Aug 16 14:54:58 2012
DistUpgraded: Fresh install
DistroCodename: precise
DistroVariant: ubuntu
DkmsStatus: nvidia-current, 295.40: added
GraphicsCard:
 NVIDIA Corporation G86 [GeForce 9400 GT] [10de:042c] (rev a1) (prog-if 00 [VGA controller])
   Subsystem: Device [196e:0561]
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 12.04 LTS "Precise Pangolin" - Release amd64 (20120425)
MachineType: Acer Veriton M430
PackageVersion: 295.40-0ubuntu1.1
ProcKernelCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-3.5.0-10-generic root=UUID=598c0697-4f06-43e8-8063-fd5e068e94ae ro quiet splash vt.handoff=7
SourcePackage: nvidia-graphics-drivers
Title: nvidia-current 295.40-0ubuntu1.1: nvidia-current kernel module failed to build
UnitySupportTest:
 Error: command ['/usr/lib/nux/unity_support_test', '-p', '-f'] failed with exit code 5: Xlib: extension "GLX" missing on display ":0".
 Error: GLX is not available on the system
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)
dmi.bios.date: 04/21/2010
dmi.bios.vendor: American Megatrends Inc.
dmi.bios.version: P01-A2
dmi.board.asset.tag: To Be Filled By O.E.M.
dmi.board.name: RS880M05
dmi.board.vendor: Acer
dmi.chassis.type: 3
dmi.chassis.vendor: Acer
dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnAmericanMegatrendsInc.:bvrP01-A2:bd04/21/2010:svnAcer:pnVeritonM430:pvr:rvnAcer:rnRS880M05:rvr:cvnAcer:ct3:cvr:
dmi.product.name: Veriton M430
dmi.sys.vendor: Acer
version.compiz: compiz 1:0.9.7.8-0ubuntu1.2
version.ia32-libs: ia32-libs N/A
version.libdrm2: libdrm2 2.4.38-0ubuntu1
version.libgl1-mesa-dri: libgl1-mesa-dri 8.0.3-0ubuntu2
version.libgl1-mesa-dri-experimental: libgl1-mesa-dri-experimental N/A
version.libgl1-mesa-glx: libgl1-mesa-glx 8.0.3-0ubuntu2
version.xserver-xorg-core: xserver-xorg-core 2:1.11.4-0ubuntu10.6
version.xserver-xorg-input-evdev: xserver-xorg-input-evdev 1:2.7.0-0ubuntu1.2
version.xserver-xorg-video-ati: xserver-xorg-video-ati 1:6.14.99~git20111219.aacbd629-0ubuntu2
version.xserver-xorg-video-intel: xserver-xorg-video-intel 2:2.17.0-1ubuntu4
version.xserver-xorg-video-nouveau: xserver-xorg-video-nouveau 1:0.0.16+git20111201+b5534a1-1build3

[Ubuntu QA Website (ubuntuqa)]

This bug has been reported on the Ubuntu Package testing tracker.

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http://packages.qa.ubuntu.com/qatracker/reports/bugs/1037724

[Daniel van Vugt (vanvugt)]

Thank you for taking the time to report this bug and helping to make Ubuntu better. This particular bug has already been reported and is a duplicate of bug 993506, so it is being marked as such. Please look at the other bug report to see if there is any missing information that you can provide, or to see if there is a workaround for the bug. Additionally, any further discussion regarding the bug should occur in the other report. Feel free to continue to report any other bugs you may find.