dkms no more compile module

Bug #1266026 reported by Le Gluon Du Net
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Bug Description

Hello,

each time there is a Ubuntu kernel update, some apps wich need a special kernel module does not start anymore (virtualbox, graphic drivers, cdemu...). I think dkms is broken on my system, please help!

$ dkms status
bbswitch, 0.7, 3.11.0-14-generic, x86_64: installedError! Could not locate dkms.conf file.
File: does not exist.

bbswitch, 0.7, 3.11.0-15-generic, x86_64: installed

$ uname -a
Linux tipingouin-home 3.11.0-15-generic #23-Ubuntu SMP Mon Dec 9 18:17:04 UTC 2013 x86_64 x86_64 x86_64 GNU/Linux

LGDN.

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 13.10
Package: dkms 2.2.0.3-1.1ubuntu4
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.11.0-15.23-generic 3.11.10
Uname: Linux 3.11.0-15-generic x86_64
NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia
ApportVersion: 2.12.5-0ubuntu2.2
Architecture: amd64
Date: Sat Jan 4 14:11:09 2014
InstallationDate: Installed on 2012-07-07 (546 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 12.04 LTS "Precise Pangolin" - Release amd64 (20120425)
MarkForUpload: True
PackageArchitecture: all
SourcePackage: dkms
UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to saucy on 2013-10-17 (79 days ago)

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Le Gluon Du Net (legluondunet) wrote :
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Le Gluon Du Net (legluondunet) wrote :

$ sudo dkms autoinstall
Error! Could not locate dkms.conf file.
File: does not exist.

$ locate dkms.conf
/etc/modprobe.d/dkms.conf
/usr/share/virtualbox/src/vboxhost/dkms.conf
/usr/src/bbswitch-0.7/dkms.conf
/usr/src/nvidia-331-331.20/dkms.conf
/usr/src/vhba-20130607/dkms.conf
/var/lib/dkms/bbswitch/0.7/build/dkms.conf
/var/lib/dkms/fglrx/13.150/build/dkms.conf
/var/lib/dkms/nvidia-331/331.20/build/dkms.conf
/var/lib/dkms/vboxhost/4.3.6/build/dkms.conf
/var/lib/dkms/vhba/20130607/build/dkms.conf
/var/lib/dpkg/info/dkms.conffiles

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