package nvidia-173 173.14.30-0ubuntu1 failed to install/upgrade: nvidia-173 kernel module failed to build (nv.c: In function 'nv_count_bits':...: internal compiler error: Segmentation fault)

[mike day]

Uninstalled nvidia driver as active but not being used error. rebooted and had to use recovery mode. tried to install and got errors. Log sent

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
Architecture: i386
CompizPlugins: No value set for `/apps/compiz-1/general/screen0/options/active_plugins'
CompositorRunning: None
DRM.card0.VGA.1:
 status: connected
 enabled: enabled
 dpms: On
 modes: 1024x768 1280x1024 1024x768 800x600 800x600 640x480 640x480 640x480 720x400
 edid-base64: AP///////wAmzWQXMDwAABcMAQJoIBh4Kp6ooVRGmSQOSEykQgAxWUVZYVmBgAEBAQEBAQEB6iQAYEEAKDAwYBMANuYQAAAe+RUg+DBYHyAgQBMANuYQAAAeAAAA/ABMTTcwNFUKICAgICAgAAAA/QAyoB5GCwAKICAgICAgAB4=
Date: Fri Jun 10 15:34:44 2011
DistUpgraded: Log time: 2011-06-10 13:03:41.066727
DistroCodename: natty
DistroVariant: ubuntu
DkmsStatus: nvidia-173, 173.14.30: added
ErrorMessage: nvidia-173 kernel module failed to build
GraphicsCard: nVidia Corporation NV34 [GeForce FX 5200] [10de:0322] (rev a1) (prog-if 00 [VGA controller])
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 10.10 "Maverick Meerkat" - Release i386 (20101007)
PackageVersion: 173.14.30-0ubuntu1
ProcKernelCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-2.6.38-8-generic root=UUID=f912c688-ec1c-40a0-b25b-1944f64a29e4 ro single
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: Upgraded to natty on 2011-06-10 (0 days ago)
dmi.bios.date: 11/03/2004
dmi.bios.vendor: Phoenix Technologies, LTD
dmi.bios.version: 6.00 PG
dmi.board.name: AI7 (Intel i865-ICH5)
dmi.board.vendor: http://www.abit.com.tw/
dmi.board.version: 1.0
dmi.chassis.type: 3
dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnPhoenixTechnologies,LTD:bvr6.00PG:bd11/03/2004:svn:pn:pvr:rvnhttp//www.abit.com.tw/:rnAI7(Inteli865-ICH5):rvr1.0:cvn:ct3:cvr:
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.xserver-xorg: xserver-xorg 1:7.6+4ubuntu3
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

[Brian Murray (brian-murray)]

Thank you for taking the time to report this bug and helping to make Ubuntu better. Reviewing your log files attached to this bug report it seems that a package failed to install due to a segmentation fault in application being used by the package installation process. Unfortunately, this bug report isn't very useful in its current state and a crash report would be much more useful. Could you try recreating this issue by enabling apport to catch the crash report 'sudo service apport start force_start=1' and then trying to install the same package again? This process will create a new bug report so I am marking this one as Invalid. Thanks again for helping out!