bbswitch-dkms 0.7-2ubuntu1: bbswitch kernel module failed to build

[Simon Lambourn]

I have just installed ubuntu 14.04 as a clean install on amd64 hardware. The nouveau driver is unstable with my nvidia Geforce 8200 integrated graphics, so installed the nvidia-331 package, using apt-get install nvidia-331.
dkms also failed to build (separate bug reported) as did bbswitch.

This bug may be similar to bug #1283461 https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1283461 which relates to a slightly different kernel version.

ProblemType: Package
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 14.04
Package: bbswitch-dkms (not installed)
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.13.0-24.46-generic 3.13.9
Uname: Linux 3.13.0-24-generic x86_64
ApportVersion: 2.14.1-0ubuntu3
Architecture: amd64
DKMSKernelVersion: 3.13.0-24-generic
Date: Tue Apr 22 14:00:42 2014
PackageVersion: 0.7-2ubuntu1
SourcePackage: bbswitch
Title: bbswitch-dkms 0.7-2ubuntu1: bbswitch 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.

[Peter Wu (lekensteyn)]

It appears that you have linux-headers-3.13.0-24 installed, but not linux-headers-3.13.0-24-generic. Install the linux-generic package to ensure that you always stay up-to-date with recent kernels including the headers.

Please re-open if the problem still persists after doing so.

[Simon Lambourn (simon-lambourn-o)]

Dear Peter,

Thank you for investigating this bug and reporting back. I can confirm
that installing the linux-generic package allowed the nvidia drivers,
and bbswitch, to compile, but I now have another problem with the nvidia
drivers. I think this is because I built the system without the
linux-generic package - so I'm going back and starting again. But I
confirm that your diagnosis about the bbswitch bug is correct.

Thanks very much for your help and I'm sorry that I didn't notice this
myself.

Best regards
Simon Lambourn

On 25/07/14 09:57, Peter Wu wrote:
> It appears that you have linux-headers-3.13.0-24 installed, but not
> linux-headers-3.13.0-24-generic. Install the linux-generic package to
> ensure that you always stay up-to-date with recent kernels including the
> headers.
>
> Please re-open if the problem still persists after doing so.
>
> ** Changed in: bbswitch (Ubuntu)
> Status: Confirmed => Invalid
>