nvidia-173 173.14.30-0ubuntu8: nvidia-173 kernel module failed to build

[Ahmad Helmi Abu Kassim]

Cannot activate, happened many time after upgrade to Linux Kernel 3.2 from 3.0 using Ubuntu 11.10.

ProblemType: Package
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 12.04
Package: nvidia-173 173.14.30-0ubuntu8
Uname: Linux 3.2.0-030200-generic x86_64
.tmp.unity.support.test.1:

ApportVersion: 1.90-0ubuntu1
Architecture: amd64
CompizPlugins: No value set for `/apps/compiz-1/general/screen0/options/active_plugins'
CompositorRunning: None
DKMSKernelVersion: 3.2.0-8-generic
Date: Mon Jan 9 12:55:43 2012
DistUpgraded: Log time: 2012-01-09 05:08:39.923958
DistroCodename: precise
DistroVariant: ubuntu
DkmsStatus: nvidia-current, 285.05.09: added
GraphicsCard:
 nVidia Corporation G96 [GeForce 9600M GT] [10de:0649] (rev a1) (prog-if 00 [VGA controller])
   Subsystem: Acer Incorporated [ALI] Device [1025:0146]
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 11.10 "Oneiric Ocelot" - Release amd64 (20111012)
MachineType: Acer Aspire 6935
PackageVersion: 173.14.30-0ubuntu8
ProcKernelCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-3.2.0-030200-generic root=UUID=ce2e7f0f-4816-4059-aaae-64efab3180ad ro quiet splash vt.handoff=7
SourcePackage: nvidia-graphics-drivers-173
Title: nvidia-173 173.14.30-0ubuntu8: nvidia-173 kernel module failed to build
UnitySupportTest:
 Error: command ['/usr/lib/nux/unity_support_test', '-p', '-f'] failed with exit code 1: Xlib: extension "GLX" missing on display ":0".
 Xlib: extension "GLX" missing on display ":0".
 Xlib: extension "GLX" missing on display ":0".
 Error: unable to create the OpenGL context
UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to precise on 2012-01-09 (0 days ago)
XorgConf:
 Section "Device"
  Identifier "Default Device"
  Option "NoLogo" "True"
 EndSection
dmi.bios.date: 03/03/2011
dmi.bios.vendor: Acer
dmi.bios.version: V1.21
dmi.board.asset.tag: Base Board Asset Tag
dmi.board.name: Aspire 6935
dmi.board.vendor: Acer
dmi.board.version: PSMBOU-1234567
dmi.chassis.type: 1
dmi.chassis.vendor: Acer
dmi.chassis.version: N/A
dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnAcer:bvrV1.21:bd03/03/2011:svnAcer:pnAspire6935:pvrV1.21:rvnAcer:rnAspire6935:rvrPSMBOU-1234567:cvnAcer:ct1:cvrN/A:
dmi.product.name: Aspire 6935
dmi.product.version: V1.21
dmi.sys.vendor: Acer
version.compiz: compiz 1:0.9.6+bzr20110929-0ubuntu8
version.ia32-libs: ia32-libs 20090808ubuntu32
version.libdrm2: libdrm2 2.4.29-1ubuntu1
version.libgl1-mesa-dri: libgl1-mesa-dri 7.11-0ubuntu4
version.libgl1-mesa-dri-experimental: libgl1-mesa-dri-experimental N/A
version.libgl1-mesa-glx: libgl1-mesa-glx 7.11-0ubuntu4
version.xserver-xorg-core: xserver-xorg-core 2:1.10.4-1ubuntu6
version.xserver-xorg-input-evdev: xserver-xorg-input-evdev 1:2.6.0-1ubuntu13
version.xserver-xorg-video-ati: xserver-xorg-video-ati 1:6.14.99~git20110811.g93fc084-0ubuntu1
version.xserver-xorg-video-intel: xserver-xorg-video-intel 2:2.15.901-1ubuntu4
version.xserver-xorg-video-nouveau: xserver-xorg-video-nouveau 1:0.0.16+git20111201+b5534a1-1

[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.