Error since upgrade to 14.10: nvidia-331-uvm 331.89-0ubuntu5: nvidia-331-uvm kernel module failed to build

[Aaron Hastings]

I was told a few packages were held back during an apt-get upgrade, so I decided to push ahead with a dist-upgrade. This error was generated along with the below output:

[...]
run-parts: executing /etc/kernel/postinst.d/dkms 3.16.0-24-generic /boot/vmlinuz-3.16.0-24-generic
Error! Bad return status for module build on kernel: 3.16.0-24-generic (x86_64)
Consult /var/lib/dkms/nvidia-331-uvm/331.89/build/make.log for more information.
sed: -e expression #1, char 6: unknown command: `m'
[...]

I'm really unsure as to what this means, but if I can do any more digging, please let me know.

ProblemType: Package
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 14.10
Package: nvidia-331-uvm 331.89-0ubuntu5
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.16.0-23.31-generic 3.16.4
Uname: Linux 3.16.0-23-generic x86_64
ApportVersion: 2.14.7-0ubuntu8
Architecture: amd64
DKMSKernelVersion: 3.16.0-24-generic
Date: Wed Oct 29 13:13:31 2014
InstallationDate: Installed on 2014-04-25 (187 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 14.04 LTS "Trusty Tahr" - Release amd64 (20140417)
PackageVersion: 331.89-0ubuntu5
SourcePackage: nvidia-graphics-drivers-331
Title: nvidia-331-uvm 331.89-0ubuntu5: nvidia-331-uvm kernel module failed to build
UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to utopic on 2014-10-23 (5 days ago)

[Launchpad Janitor (janitor)]

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

[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 1268257, 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.