package nvidia-173 173.14.30-0ubuntu1 failed to install/upgrade: nvidia-173 kernel module failed to build

[Ezekiel Michael Angel]

I don't fully know if it should be here... since It happened whilst installing a very unstable kernel. A daily kernel from http://kernel.ubuntu.com/~kernel-ppa/mainline/daily/current/

ProblemType: Package
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 11.04
Package: nvidia-173 173.14.30-0ubuntu1
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.38-8.42-generic 2.6.38.2
Uname: Linux 2.6.38-8-generic i686
NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia
.proc.driver.nvidia.version:
 NVRM version: NVIDIA UNIX x86 Kernel Module 173.14.30 Thu Apr 14 08:47:14 PDT 2011
 GCC version: gcc version 4.5.2 (Ubuntu/Linaro 4.5.2-8ubuntu4)
Architecture: i386
CompizPlugins: No value set for `/apps/compiz-1/general/screen0/options/active_plugins'
CompositorRunning: compiz
Date: Mon May 30 15:27:32 2011
DistUpgraded: Fresh install
DistroCodename: natty
DistroVariant: ubuntu
DkmsStatus:
 nvidia-173, 173.14.30, 2.6.38-8-generic, i686: installed
 nvidia-173, 173.14.30, 2.6.38-9-generic, i686: installed
ErrorMessage: nvidia-173 kernel module failed to build
GdmLog1:

GdmLog2:

GraphicsCard:
 nVidia Corporation C61 [GeForce 6100 nForce 405] [10de:03d1] (rev a2) (prog-if 00 [VGA controller])
   Subsystem: Foxconn International, Inc. Device [105b:0d15]
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 11.04 "Natty Narwhal" - Release i386 (20110427.1)
JockeyStatus:
 xorg:nvidia_173 - NVIDIA accelerated graphics driver (Proprietary, Enabled, Not in use)
 xorg:nvidia_current - NVIDIA accelerated graphics driver (Proprietary, Disabled, Not in use)
Lsusb:
 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
MachineType: Gateway MCP61SM2MA
PackageVersion: 173.14.30-0ubuntu1
ProcKernelCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-2.6.38-8-generic root=UUID=28efa744-56f9-4850-8809-4dc898a8618f ro quiet splash vt.handoff=7
Renderer: Unknown
SourcePackage: nvidia-graphics-drivers-173
Title: package nvidia-173 173.14.30-0ubuntu1 failed to install/upgrade: nvidia-173 kernel module failed to build
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)
XorgConf:
 Section "Device"
  Identifier "Default Device"
  Option "NoLogo" "True"
 EndSection
dmi.bios.date: 11/10/2007
dmi.bios.vendor: Phoenix Technologies, LTD
dmi.bios.version: 6.00 PG
dmi.board.name: MCP61SM2MA
dmi.board.vendor: Gateway
dmi.board.version: FAB1.0
dmi.chassis.type: 3
dmi.chassis.vendor: Gateway
dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnPhoenixTechnologies,LTD:bvr6.00PG:bd11/10/2007:svnGateway:pnMCP61SM2MA:pvrFAB1.0:rvnGateway:rnMCP61SM2MA:rvrFAB1.0:cvnGateway:ct3:cvr:
dmi.product.name: MCP61SM2MA
dmi.product.version: FAB1.0
dmi.sys.vendor: Gateway
version.compiz: compiz 1:0.9.4+bzr20110415-0ubuntu2
version.libdrm2: libdrm2 2.4.23-1ubuntu6
version.libgl1-mesa-dri: libgl1-mesa-dri 7.10.2-0ubuntu2
version.libgl1-mesa-dri-experimental: libgl1-mesa-dri-experimental N/A
version.libgl1-mesa-glx: libgl1-mesa-glx 7.10.2-0ubuntu2
version.nvidia-graphics-drivers: nvidia-graphics-drivers N/A
version.xserver-xorg: xserver-xorg 1:7.6+4ubuntu3.1
version.xserver-xorg-video-ati: xserver-xorg-video-ati 1:6.14.0-0ubuntu4
version.xserver-xorg-video-intel: xserver-xorg-video-intel 2:2.14.0-4ubuntu7.1
version.xserver-xorg-video-nouveau: xserver-xorg-video-nouveau 1:0.0.16+git20110107+b795ca6e-0ubuntu7

[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 #576648, 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.