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nvidia-graphics-drivers package

package nvidia-current 195.36.15-0ubuntu2 failed to build on pae kernel: Could not determine kernel version

Bug #569237 reported by Pakojones on 2010-04-23

This bug report is a duplicate of: Bug #567699: Ensure that matching linux-headers-* is installed. Edit Remove

This bug affects 1 person

Affects		Status	Importance	Assigned to	Milestone
	nvidia-graphics-drivers (Ubuntu)	Confirmed	Medium	Unassigned

Bug Description

1) Description: Ubuntu 10.04 LTS Release: 10.04
2) Package: nvidia-current 195.36.15-0ubuntu2
3) I expect the nvidia driver compiled.
4) build of the driver shows this error:
*** Unable to determine the target kernel version. ***

ProblemType: Package
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 10.04
Package: nvidia-current 195.36.15-0ubuntu2
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.32-21.32-generic-pae 2.6.32.11+drm33.2
Uname: Linux 2.6.32-21-generic-pae i686
Architecture: i386
Date: Sat Apr 24 00:07:20 2010
DkmsStatus: nvidia-current, 195.36.15: added
ErrorMessage: nvidia-current kernel module failed to build
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 10.04 "Lucid Lynx" - Beta i386 (20100318)
MachineType: System manufacturer System Product Name
PackageVersion: 195.36.15-0ubuntu2
ProcCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-2.6.32-21-generic-pae root=UUID=1db54f12-fea5-48d0-8219-52881a15ea10 ro quiet splash
SourcePackage: nvidia-graphics-drivers
Title: package nvidia-current 195.36.15-0ubuntu2 failed to install/upgrade: nvidia-current kernel module failed to build
dmi.bios.date: 09/02/2009
dmi.bios.vendor: American Megatrends Inc.
dmi.bios.version: 0603
dmi.board.asset.tag: To Be Filled By O.E.M.
dmi.board.name: P6T SE
dmi.board.vendor: ASUSTeK Computer INC.
dmi.board.version: Rev 1.xx
dmi.chassis.asset.tag: Asset-1234567890
dmi.chassis.type: 3
dmi.chassis.vendor: Chassis Manufacture
dmi.chassis.version: Chassis Version
dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnAmericanMegatrendsInc.:bvr0603:bd09/02/2009:svnSystemmanufacturer:pnSystemProductName:pvrSystemVersion:rvnASUSTeKComputerINC.:rnP6TSE:rvrRev1.xx:cvnChassisManufacture:ct3:cvrChassisVersion:
dmi.product.name: System Product Name
dmi.product.version: System Version
dmi.sys.vendor: System manufacturer
system:
distro: Ubuntu
codename: lucid
architecture: i686
kernel: 2.6.32-21-generic-pae

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Pakojones (pakojones) wrote on 2010-04-23:

BootDmesg.txt Edit (80.5 KiB, text/plain; charset="utf-8")
CurrentDmesg.txt Edit (6.1 KiB, text/plain; charset="utf-8")
DKMSBuildLog.txt Edit (983 bytes, text/plain; charset="utf-8")
Dependencies.txt Edit (1.3 KiB, text/plain; charset="utf-8")
Lspci.txt Edit (46.1 KiB, text/plain; charset="utf-8")
Lsusb.txt Edit (580 bytes, text/plain; charset="utf-8")
PciDisplay.txt Edit (1.9 KiB, text/plain; charset="utf-8")
ProcCpuinfo.txt Edit (6.6 KiB, text/plain; charset="utf-8")
ProcInterrupts.txt Edit (3.3 KiB, text/plain; charset="utf-8")
ProcModules.txt Edit (3.6 KiB, text/plain; charset="utf-8")
RelatedPackageVersions.txt Edit (231 bytes, text/plain; charset="utf-8")
UdevDb.txt Edit (145.5 KiB, text/plain; charset="utf-8")
UdevLog.txt Edit (291.5 KiB, text/plain; charset="utf-8")
XorgConf.txt Edit (209 bytes, text/plain; charset="utf-8")
XorgLog.txt Edit (93.5 KiB, text/plain; charset="utf-8")
XorgLogOld.txt Edit (62.4 KiB, text/plain; charset="utf-8")
Xrandr.txt Edit (4.9 KiB, text/plain; charset="utf-8")
glxinfo.txt Edit (702 bytes, text/plain; charset="utf-8")
make.log.txt Edit (983 bytes, text/plain; charset="utf-8")
setxkbmap.txt Edit (233 bytes, text/plain; charset="utf-8")
xdpyinfo.txt Edit (2.7 KiB, text/plain; charset="utf-8")
xkbcomp.txt Edit (57.0 KiB, text/plain; charset="utf-8")

Bryce Harrington (bryce) on 2010-04-29

summary:

- package nvidia-current 195.36.15-0ubuntu2 failed to install/upgrade:
- nvidia-current kernel module failed to build
+ package nvidia-current 195.36.15-0ubuntu2 failed to build on pae kernel:
+ Could not determine kernel version

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Bryce Harrington (bryce) wrote on 2010-04-29:

Possibly this is a dupe of 567699

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Robert Hooker (sarvatt) wrote on 2010-04-29:

Did you somehow manage to install nvidia-current without linux-headers-2.6.32-21-generic-pae installed?

Changed in nvidia-graphics-drivers (Ubuntu):
status:	New → Confirmed
importance:	Undecided → Medium

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Robert Hooker (sarvatt) wrote on 2010-04-29:

This situation will currently happen if both -generic and -generic-pae are installed and the headers for -generic are installed since it satifies the depends for nvidia-current. I don't believe there is a way currently to work around this situation with dpkg, but installing linux-headers-2.6.32-xx-generic-pae will fix it, replacing xx with the appropriate kernel version number.