package nvidia-96 96.43.17-0ubuntu1 failed to install/upgrade: nvidia-96 kernel module failed to build

[James Kehoe]

Happened after installing latest kernel and other updates. Was in low graphics mode when rebooted and had to revert to generic graphics and reboot.

ProblemType: Package
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 10.04
Package: nvidia-96 96.43.17-0ubuntu1
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.32-25.45-generic 2.6.32.21+drm33.7
Uname: Linux 2.6.32-25-generic i686
Architecture: i386
Date: Wed Oct 27 15:37:37 2010
DkmsStatus: nvidia-96, 96.43.17, 2.6.32-24-generic, i686: installed
ErrorMessage: nvidia-96 kernel module failed to build
Lsusb:
 Bus 004 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub
 Bus 003 Device 002: ID 7545:1094
 Bus 003 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub
 Bus 002 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub
 Bus 001 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub
PackageVersion: 96.43.17-0ubuntu1
ProcCmdLine: root=UUID=3a495829-a845-4bb4-9b4c-3c103d6e51d2 ro quiet splash
SourcePackage: nvidia-graphics-drivers-96
Title: package nvidia-96 96.43.17-0ubuntu1 failed to install/upgrade: nvidia-96 kernel module failed to build
dmi.bios.date: 08/10/2004
dmi.bios.vendor: Award Software International, Inc.
dmi.bios.version: F10
dmi.board.name: GA-7VAX
dmi.board.vendor: Gigabyte Technology Co., Ltd.
dmi.board.version: 1.x
dmi.chassis.type: 3
dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnAwardSoftwareInternational,Inc.:bvrF10:bd08/10/2004:svn:pn:pvr:rvnGigabyteTechnologyCo.,Ltd.:rnGA-7VAX:rvr1.x:cvn:ct3:cvr:
system:
 distro: Ubuntu
 codename: lucid
 architecture: i686
 kernel: 2.6.32-25-generic