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nvidia-graphics-drivers-173 package

nvidia driver 173 cannot be installed under kernel3.0

Bug #862545 reported by ullix on 2011-09-29

This bug report is a duplicate of: Bug #576648: package nvidia-* failed to install/upgrade: nvidia-* kernel module failed to build (Unable to determine the target kernel version.). Edit Remove

This bug affects 1 person

Affects		Status	Importance	Assigned to	Milestone
	nvidia-graphics-drivers-173 (Ubuntu)	Incomplete	Undecided	Unassigned

Bug Description

TEST CASE:

Starting with a fresh Ubuntu 10.04.3 installation...

sudo add-apt-repository ppa:kernel-ppa/ppa
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install linux-image-3.0.0-8-generic
# or should that be: install linux-lts-backport-oneiric ?
sudo apt-get install linux-headers-3.0.0-8-generic
# REBOOT
sudo apt-get install nvidia-173
# The above command fails with an error.

ORIGINAL DESCRIPTION:

I had to install an older graphics card, and /usr/bin/jockey-gtk recommended to install nvidia driver 173. However, installation failed.

System is Lucid 10.04.3 and kernel is reported by uname as :
3.0.0-8-generic #11~lucid1-Ubuntu SMP Wed Aug 17 15:28:57 UTC 2011 i686 GNU/Linux

Attempts to install via jockey ended with "SystemError: installArchives() failed"

Using apt-get upgrade resulted in:
Loading new nvidia-173-173.14.27 DKMS files...
First Installation: checking all kernels...
Building only for 3.0.0-8-generic
Building for architecture i686
Building initial module for 3.0.0-8-generic

Error! Bad return status for module build on kernel: 3.0.0-8-generic (i686)
Consult the make.log in the build directory
/var/lib/dkms/nvidia-173/173.14.27/build/ for more information.
dpkg: Fehler beim Bearbeiten von nvidia-173 (--configure):
Unterprozess installiertes post-installation-Skript gab den Fehlerwert 10 zurück
Verarbeite Trigger für python-gmenu ...
Rebuilding /usr/share/applications/desktop.de_DE.utf8.cache...
Verarbeite Trigger für python-support ...
Fehler traten auf beim Bearbeiten von:
nvidia-173
E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1)

See original description

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ullix (ullix) wrote on 2011-09-29:

same result when trying to install nvidia driver 96

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Daniel van Vugt (vanvugt) wrote on 2011-09-30:

Thank you for taking the time to report this bug and helping to make Ubuntu better. Please execute the following command, as it will automatically gather debugging information, in a terminal:

apport-collect 862545

When reporting bugs in the future please use apport by using 'ubuntu-bug' and the name of the package affected. You can learn more about this functionality at https://wiki.ubuntu.com/ReportingBugs.

affects:	ubuntu → nvidia-graphics-drivers-173 (Ubuntu)
Changed in nvidia-graphics-drivers-173 (Ubuntu):
status:	New → Incomplete

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Daniel van Vugt (vanvugt) wrote on 2011-09-30:

I have now reproduced this bug. It looks like a bug I've seen logged already...

description:

updated

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Daniel van Vugt (vanvugt) wrote on 2011-09-30:

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.