openvswitch-datapath-dkms 1.4.0-1ubuntu1.5: openvswitch kernel module failed to build

[Reginald Dancy]

I received the following error upon installation:

Error! Bad return status for module build on kernel:3.8.0-29-generic (i686)

ProblemType: Package
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 12.04
Package: openvswitch-datapath-dkms 1.4.0-1ubuntu1.5
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.8.0-29.42~precise1-generic 3.8.13.5
Uname: Linux 3.8.0-29-generic i686
ApportVersion: 2.0.1-0ubuntu17.4
Architecture: i386
DKMSKernelVersion: 3.8.0-29-generic
Date: Mon Oct 14 16:55:31 2013
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 12.04.3 LTS "Precise Pangolin" - Release i386 (20130820.1)
MarkForUpload: True
PackageArchitecture: all
PackageVersion: 1.4.0-1ubuntu1.5
SourcePackage: openvswitch
Title: openvswitch-datapath-dkms 1.4.0-1ubuntu1.5: openvswitch kernel module failed to build
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

[Launchpad Janitor (janitor)]

Status changed to 'Confirmed' because the bug affects multiple users.

[James Page (james-page)]

1.4.0 won't ever be compat with 3.8 kernel.

Please read http://javacruft.wordpress.com/2013/08/21/openvswitch-for-ubuntu-12-04-3-lts/ for details of what you need to install to make ovs work on the lts-raring backport kernel.