nvidia-dkms-440 440.100-0ubuntu0.20.04.1: nvidia kernel module failed to build

[Vitaliy]

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ProblemType: Package
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 20.04
Package: nvidia-dkms-440 440.100-0ubuntu0.20.04.1
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 5.4.0-59.65-generic 5.4.78
Uname: Linux 5.4.0-59-generic x86_64
NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia_modeset nvidia
ApportVersion: 2.20.11-0ubuntu27.12
Architecture: amd64
CasperMD5CheckResult: skip
DKMSKernelVersion: 5.8.0-34-generic
Date: Thu Jan 7 09:20:34 2021
DuplicateSignature: dkms:nvidia-dkms-440:440.100-0ubuntu0.20.04.1:/var/lib/dkms/nvidia/440.100/build/common/inc/nv-linux.h:512:17: error: too many arguments to function ‘__vmalloc’
InstallationDate: Installed on 2020-06-22 (198 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 20.04 LTS "Focal Fossa" - Release amd64 (20200423)
PackageVersion: 440.100-0ubuntu0.20.04.1
Python3Details: /usr/bin/python3.8, Python 3.8.5, python3-minimal, 3.8.2-0ubuntu2
PythonDetails: /usr/bin/python2.7, Python 2.7.18rc1, python-is-python2, 2.7.17-4
RelatedPackageVersions:
 dpkg 1.19.7ubuntu3
 apt 2.0.2ubuntu0.2
SourcePackage: nvidia-graphics-drivers-440
Title: nvidia-dkms-440 440.100-0ubuntu0.20.04.1: nvidia 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.

[I ain't telling you my full name wtf (joaquimbve)]

I've also faced this issue, and after trying out some of the older drivers I can also confirm that nvidia-graphics-435 also doesn't work.

This is my first post on the forum, and as such if I need to reformat it or create a new ticket I'd thank you for telling me so.

[I ain't telling you my full name wtf (joaquimbve)]

For future reference, if anyone has the same issue I fixed it by upgrading the driver to the version `nvidia-driver-460`.

So fix:

```
# Allow yourself to get the newest driver versions
sudo add-apt-repository ppa:graphics-drivers/ppa
sudo apt install nvidia-driver-460
```

I also threw in a `sudo apt-get purge nvidia*` for good measure. I did have to `cd /` otherwise the purge would fail.