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

[Tobias Thomasson]

isntalled xfce4 and an apt-get update && apt-get upgrade and this happened while it ws upgrading in terminal.

ProblemType: Package
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 12.04
Package: nvidia-173 173.14.30-0ubuntu8
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.2.0-8.14-generic 3.2.0
Uname: Linux 3.2.0-8-generic x86_64
NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia
.proc.driver.nvidia.gpus.0: Error: [Errno 21] Is a directory: '/proc/driver/nvidia/gpus/0'
.proc.driver.nvidia.registry: Binary: ""
.proc.driver.nvidia.version:
 NVRM version: NVIDIA UNIX x86_64 Kernel Module 285.05.09 Fri Sep 23 17:31:57 PDT 2011
 GCC version: gcc version 4.6.2 (Ubuntu/Linaro 4.6.2-10ubuntu1)
.tmp.unity.support.test.0:

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: Thu Jan 12 03:47:43 2012
DistUpgraded: Log time: 2012-01-09 11:35:45.778230
DistroCodename: precise
DistroVariant: ubuntu
DkmsStatus:
 nvidia-173, 173.14.30, 3.0.0-14-generic, x86_64: installed
 nvidia-current, 285.05.09, 3.0.0-14-generic, x86_64: installed
 nvidia-current, 285.05.09, 3.2.0-8-generic, x86_64: installed
GraphicsCard:
 nVidia Corporation G73 [GeForce 7300 GT] [10de:0393] (rev a1) (prog-if 00 [VGA controller])
   Subsystem: XFX Pine Group Inc. Device [1682:2229]
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 11.10 "Oneiric Ocelot" - Release amd64 (20111012)
MachineType: Dell Inc. Dell DXP051
PackageVersion: 173.14.30-0ubuntu8
ProcKernelCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-3.2.0-8-generic root=UUID=ea870a54-cf37-4be2-b1c0-fc8e31701118 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
UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to precise on 2012-01-09 (2 days ago)
XorgConf:
 Section "Device"
  Identifier "Default Device"
  Option "NoLogo" "True"
 EndSection
dmi.bios.date: 09/01/2005
dmi.bios.vendor: Dell Inc.
dmi.bios.version: A00
dmi.board.name: 0YC523
dmi.board.vendor: Dell Inc.
dmi.chassis.type: 7
dmi.chassis.vendor: Dell Inc.
dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnDellInc.:bvrA00:bd09/01/2005:svnDellInc.:pnDellDXP051:pvr:rvnDellInc.:rn0YC523:rvr:cvnDellInc.:ct7:cvr:
dmi.product.name: Dell DXP051
dmi.sys.vendor: Dell Inc.
version.compiz: compiz 1:0.9.6+bzr20110929-0ubuntu8
version.ia32-libs: ia32-libs N/A
version.libdrm2: libdrm2 2.4.30-1ubuntu1
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.nvidia-graphics-drivers: nvidia-graphics-drivers N/A
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

[Launchpad Janitor (janitor)]

Status changed to 'Confirmed' because the bug affects multiple users.

[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.