nvidia-current-updates 295.40-0ubuntu1: nvidia-current-updates kernel module failed to build [fatal error: asm/system.h: No such file or directory]

[Steve Clement]

Reinstalled into quantal and noticed the propriatary NVidia driver stopped working.

ProblemType: Package
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 12.10
Package: nvidia-current-updates 295.40-0ubuntu1
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.4.0-1.3-generic 3.4.0-rc5
Uname: Linux 3.4.0-1-generic x86_64
ApportVersion: 2.0.1-0ubuntu7
Architecture: amd64
CompizPlugins: No value set for `/apps/compiz-1/general/screen0/options/active_plugins'
CompositorRunning: None
CurrentDmesg:

DKMSKernelVersion: 3.4.0-1-generic
Date: Fri May 4 15:01:58 2012
DistUpgraded: Fresh install
DistroCodename: quantal
DistroVariant: ubuntu
DkmsStatus:
 nvidia-current, 295.40, 3.2.0-23-generic, x86_64: installed
 nvidia-current, 295.40, 3.2.0-24-generic, x86_64: installed
 nvidia-current-updates, 295.40: added
GraphicsCard:
 NVIDIA Corporation GF108 [Quadro 600] [10de:0df8] (rev a1) (prog-if 00 [VGA controller])
   Subsystem: NVIDIA Corporation Device [10de:0835]
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 12.04 LTS "Precise Pangolin" - Release amd64 (20120425)
MachineType: LENOVO 4155D4G
PackageVersion: 295.40-0ubuntu1
ProcKernelCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-3.4.0-1-generic root=UUID=972567c8-3ad4-4ad8-947b-5abe83fa8483 ro quiet splash vt.handoff=7
SourcePackage: nvidia-graphics-drivers-updates
Title: nvidia-current-updates 295.40-0ubuntu1: nvidia-current-updates kernel module failed to build
UnitySupportTest:
 Error: command ['/usr/lib/nux/unity_support_test', '-p', '-f'] failed with exit code 5: Xlib: extension "GLX" missing on display ":0".
 Error: GLX is not available on the system
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)
XorgConf:
 Section "Device"
  Identifier "Default Device"
  Option "NoLogo" "True"
 EndSection
dmi.bios.date: 05/19/2011
dmi.bios.vendor: LENOVO
dmi.bios.version: 61KT48AUS
dmi.board.name: Lenovo
dmi.board.vendor: LENOVO
dmi.board.version: NONE
dmi.chassis.asset.tag: �������������������������
dmi.chassis.type: 7
dmi.chassis.vendor: LENOVO
dmi.chassis.version: NONE
dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnLENOVO:bvr61KT48AUS:bd05/19/2011:svnLENOVO:pn4155D4G:pvrThinkStationD20:rvnLENOVO:rnLenovo:rvrNONE:cvnLENOVO:ct7:cvrNONE:
dmi.product.name: 4155D4G
dmi.product.version: ThinkStation D20
dmi.sys.vendor: LENOVO
version.compiz: compiz 1:0.9.7.8-0ubuntu1
version.ia32-libs: ia32-libs N/A
version.libdrm2: libdrm2 2.4.32-1ubuntu1
version.libgl1-mesa-dri: libgl1-mesa-dri 8.0.2-0ubuntu3
version.libgl1-mesa-dri-experimental: libgl1-mesa-dri-experimental N/A
version.libgl1-mesa-glx: libgl1-mesa-glx 8.0.2-0ubuntu3
version.xserver-xorg-core: xserver-xorg-core 2:1.11.4-0ubuntu10.1
version.xserver-xorg-input-evdev: xserver-xorg-input-evdev 1:2.7.0-0ubuntu1
version.xserver-xorg-video-ati: xserver-xorg-video-ati 1:6.14.99~git20111219.aacbd629-0ubuntu2
version.xserver-xorg-video-intel: xserver-xorg-video-intel 2:2.17.0-1ubuntu4
version.xserver-xorg-video-nouveau: xserver-xorg-video-nouveau 1:0.0.16+git20111201+b5534a1-1build2

[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 993506, 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.