nvidia-experimental-310 310.14-0ubuntu0.3: nvidia-experimental-310 kernel module failed to build

[Chris J Arges]

nvidia-experimental-310 doesn't work with lts-raring-backports

$ uname -r
3.8.0-26-generic #38~precise2

$ sudo dpkg-reconfigure nvidia-experimental-310
Removing all DKMS Modules
Done.
update-initramfs: deferring update (trigger activated)
INFO:Enable nvidia-experimental-310
DEBUG:Parsing /usr/share/nvidia-common/quirks/dell_latitude
DEBUG:Parsing /usr/share/nvidia-common/quirks/put_your_quirks_here
DEBUG:Parsing /usr/share/nvidia-common/quirks/lenovo_thinkpad
Loading new nvidia-experimental-310-310.14 DKMS files...
Building only for 3.8.0-26-generic
Building for architecture x86_64
Building initial module for 3.8.0-26-generic
Error! Bad return status for module build on kernel: 3.8.0-26-generic (x86_64)
Consult /var/lib/dkms/nvidia-experimental-310/310.14/build/make.log for more information.

$ cat /var/lib/dkms/nvidia-experimental-310/310.14/build/make.log
DKMS make.log for nvidia-experimental-310-310.14 for kernel 3.8.0-26-generic (x86_64)
Sun Jul 14 13:34:21 CDT 2013
If you are using a Linux 2.4 kernel, please make sure
you either have configured kernel sources matching your
kernel or the correct set of kernel headers installed
on your system.

If you are using a Linux 2.6 kernel, please make sure
you have configured kernel sources matching your kernel
installed on your system. If you specified a separate
output directory using either the "KBUILD_OUTPUT" or
the "O" KBUILD parameter, make sure to specify this
directory with the SYSOUT environment variable or with
the equivalent nvidia-installer command line option.

Depending on where and how the kernel sources (or the
kernel headers) were installed, you may need to specify
their location with the SYSSRC environment variable or
the equivalent nvidia-installer command line option.

*** Unable to determine the target kernel version. ***

make: *** [select_makefile] Error 1

ProblemType: Package
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 12.04
Package: nvidia-experimental-310 310.14-0ubuntu0.3
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.8.0-26.38~precise2-generic 3.8.13.2
Uname: Linux 3.8.0-26-generic x86_64
NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia
ApportVersion: 2.0.1-0ubuntu17.3
Architecture: amd64
DKMSKernelVersion: 3.8.0-26-generic
Date: Sun Jul 14 13:30:53 2013
EcryptfsInUse: Yes
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 12.04.1 LTS "Precise Pangolin" - Release amd64 (20120823.1)
MarkForUpload: True
PackageVersion: 310.14-0ubuntu0.3
SourcePackage: nvidia-graphics-drivers-experimental-310
Title: nvidia-experimental-310 310.14-0ubuntu0.3: nvidia-experimental-310 kernel module failed to build
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)
modified.conffile..etc.modprobe.d.nvidia.experimental.310.hybrid.conf: [deleted]

[Chris J Arges (arges)]

Maybe this package should depends on linux-source, once I did apt-get source linux-image-`uname -r`, I was able to build the binary driver just fine.

[Chris J Arges (arges)]

Nevermind, it still didn't build after doing that.

[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 576648, 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.