kernel processing errors everytime apt-get runs

[Joseph Estrada]

Everytime I run apt-get, I get errors configuring the kernel. Here is s a typical run:

jje@monkey:~$ sudo apt-get install bind9
[sudo] password for jje:
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information... Done
bind9 is already the newest version.
0 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 0 to remove and 0 not upgraded.
2 not fully installed or removed.
After this operation, 0B of additional disk space will be used.
Setting up linux-image-2.6.27-14-generic (2.6.27-14.39) ...
Running depmod.
update-initramfs: Generating /boot/initrd.img-2.6.27-14-generic
Not updating initrd symbolic links since we are being updated/reinstalled
(2.6.27-14.35 was configured last, according to dpkg)
Not updating image symbolic links since we are being updated/reinstalled
(2.6.27-14.35 was configured last, according to dpkg)
Examining /etc/kernel/postinst.d.
run-parts: executing /etc/kernel/postinst.d/dkms
 * Running DKMS auto installation service for kernel 2.6.27-14-generic
 * fglrx (8.543)... fglrx (8.543): Already installed on this kernel.
                                                                         [ OK ]
run-parts: executing /etc/kernel/postinst.d/nvidia-common
run-parts: /etc/kernel/postinst.d/nvidia-common exited with return code 10
Failed to process /etc/kernel/postinst.d at /var/lib/dpkg/info/linux-image-2.6.27-14-generic.postinst line 1002.
dpkg: error processing linux-image-2.6.27-14-generic (--configure):
 subprocess post-installation script returned error exit status 2
Setting up linux-headers-2.6.27-14-generic (2.6.27-14.39) ...
Examining /etc/kernel/header_postinst.d.
run-parts: executing /etc/kernel/header_postinst.d/dkms
 * Running DKMS auto installation service for kernel 2.6.27-14-generic
 * fglrx (8.543)... fglrx (8.543): Already installed on this kernel.
                                                                         [ OK ]
run-parts: executing /etc/kernel/header_postinst.d/nvidia-common
run-parts: /etc/kernel/header_postinst.d/nvidia-common exited with return code 10
Failed to process /etc/kernel/header_postinst.d at /var/lib/dpkg/info/linux-headers-2.6.27-14-generic.postinst line 110.
dpkg: error processing linux-headers-2.6.27-14-generic (--configure):
 subprocess post-installation script returned error exit status 2
Errors were encountered while processing:
 linux-image-2.6.27-14-generic
 linux-headers-2.6.27-14-generic
E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1)
jje@monkey:~$

[Torsten Spindler (tspindler)]

It seems like the nvidia DKMS module is causing some problem when you try to update. Have you tried to remove this package from your system? Be careful as it might break your graphics system.

[Victor Vargas (kamus)]

We are closing this bug report because it lacks the information we need to investigate the problem, as described in the previous comments. Please reopen it if you can give us the missing information, and don't hesitate to submit bug reports in the future. To reopen the bug report you can click on the current status, under the Status column, and change the Status back to "New". Thanks again!