[Gutsy] Update fails to install "linux-restricted-modules-generic"

[Rizlaw]

Update of 5/10/07 fails to install "linux-restricted-modules-generic" from 2.6.22.12.17 to 2.6.22.13.18. This driver is "grayed" out in the list of updates; it can not be checked for installation.

This may also have something to do with this update preventing Samsung 243T LCD (1920x1200) resolution using NVIDIA proprietary driver. Can no longer get 1920x1200 screen res, nor can I open program to check for restricted drivers. From 'Terminal', Synaptic will not permit installation of the 'linux restricted module generic' and pops up a screen which says:

"Could not mark all packages for installation or upgrade. The following packages have unresolvable dependencies. Make sure that all the required repositories are added and enabled in the preferences.

linux-restricted-modules-generic:
Depends: linux-restricted-modules 2.6.22-13 generic but it is not installable."

[yexin218 (feixiangyexin)]

I have the same problem too.
The tool bar became ambiguous after updating this morning.
and error notice: linux-restricted-modules 2.6.22-13 generic but it is not installable .

[chender (henderson-colin)]

same. The main symptom is that when I reboot, my Gnome Wireless Applet nm-applet shows no wireless netowork.
Had to reboot under .12 to get be able to get on my network.
Thinkpad X61s. Intel wireless card.

[Sean "Diggity" O'Brien (seandiggity)]

Same problem here with a Thinkpad R51. I plugged in eth0 for now, but will try rebooting with the old kernel. Nice to see a bug report so quickly, but hopefully this can be resolved quickly (I've got a Thinkpad X22 I'm afraid to reboot now after the .13 kernel update).

[10nix (10nix)]

I have the same issue, when i boot the -13 kernel now i cant get an X session because it can not find the nvidia driver...
for now im booting the old kernel. I hope this is solved soon.

[chender (henderson-colin)]

To Sean:
my thinkpad is fine, when I reboot on .12 an earlier version. The issue seems to be that the .18 install is 'stalled', greyed out, and when i tried to access the restricted driver manager, that manages the Thinkpad Intel wireless card, I go the answer, that it needs .18. So I conclude the issue is the stalled install of 'restricted Linux Modules for Generic Kernels' from 2.6.22.12.17 to 2.6.22.13.18

[yexin218 (feixiangyexin)]

someone also found that they could not use wireless to connect to the
internet and there ware some problems with the font after updating.

2007/10/6, 10nix <email address hidden>:
>
> I have the same issue, when i boot the -13 kernel now i cant get an X
> session because it can not find the nvidia driver...
> for now im booting the old kernel. I hope this is solved soon.
>
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[chender (henderson-colin)]

I fixed the font thing under desktop settings. It was reset to a larger size.

[Sean "Diggity" O'Brien (seandiggity)]

Yeah, switching back to .12 kernel version at boot worked fine for me with the wireless driver. The Atheros driver is the only restricted one I use, so going back to .12 for other restricted modules may not work.

[Brad Warkentin (brad-warkentin)]

Almost the same here, switching back to .12 kernel gets wireless back up and mostly sane video... stuck at 1024x768 rather than 1440x900 but much better than 800x600 <shudder> or 640x480.

[lanzen (lanzen)]

Same problem here. The packet "linux-restricted-modules-generic" shows up as broken and booting stops short of X.
I've found a different behaviour in Ubuntu and Kubuntu.

1- Laptop with Kubuntu amd64
No way to get into X. Rebooting and starting the previous kernel finds everything in place. Maybe - yet not tested - fixing xorg.conf to use nv non restricted driver should work and let me go through.

2- Desktop with Ubuntu amd64
Boot stops before X and tells me to reconfigure xorg.conf. Done that, I got in. No more 3D of course as linux-restricted-modules-generic is not there anymore.
Going back to the previous kernel and trying to rehabilitate 3D tells me I've got no more nvida-restriced driver and asks me to download it. In examining xorg.conf I found that my LCD screen is not recognized anymore and a generic is set. Scrolling the list to get the right one, while reconfiguring, shows my screen is not listed anymore. Not a big deal as generic works fine, it seems, but it makes wonder...

[laramarvin (laramarvin)]

Same thing happened to me on a Compaq Desktop with flat monitor and NVIDIA 7600. It was working beautiful with .12 but when got updated to .13 I couldn't get the right resolutions and not even the right nvidia driver.
I hope this get resolved quickly.

[nowshining (nowshining)]

as on the other I also confirm on a Dell 4600i running Nvidia Fx5200 with the Nvidia binary i can get a gui at least on mine because i mved the xorg to rexorg.conf and that way it uses the the nvidia glx or whatever from the distro, i prob. can get higher res by screen resolution, however then prob. My taskbar will get messed up when I do so and all gets returned to normal..

So i'm a confirmer.

:(

last time this happened it was there however now I always know to check restricted drivers manager the program and if it throws up that error then i know what's wrong. I did do a re-check since last time I did was hours ago and well nope still no go..

[kidalabama (kidalabama)]

i have got same problem linux-restricted-modules-2.6.22-13-generic. i can't use my wireless etherner intel. i am now use wired network connection.

[Re Alvarez (re-alvz)]

All,

Please reboot and go back into 2.6.22.12 kernel in the grub menu....this
will give you back your NVIDIA driver and WIFI connection. When
linux-restricted-modules-2.6.22-13-generic is installed in updates then
you can use 2.6.22.13 kernel.

-----Original Message-----
From: kidalabama <email address hidden>
Reply-To: Bug 149661 <email address hidden>
To: <email address hidden>
Subject: [Bug 149661] Re: [Gutsy] Update fails to install
"linux-restricted-modules-generic"
Date: Sat, 06 Oct 2007 06:57:56 -0000

i have got same problem linux-restricted-modules-2.6.22-13-generic. i
can't use my wireless etherner intel. i am now use wired network
connection.

** Attachment added: "restricted drivers manager"
   http://launchpadlibrarian.net/9837588/Screenshot-restricted-manager.png

[Broomer68 (jbezemer)]

I first noticed this when the .12 - rt kernel was installed yesterday (without my consent)
now reverted to the .12 - generic i386, so 7 places down in the grub-menu to use my nvidia 7600 :-(

[Craig Adams (craigaa)]

I have experienced this problem as well with the latest updates.

The "nvidia" drivers fail.

The restricted drivers manager will not start stating "You need to install the package linux-restricted-modules-2.6.22-13-generic for this program to work."

Attempting to mark an upgrade from linux-restricted-modules-generic 2.6.22.12.17 to 2.6.22.13.18 in Synaptic fails with an error message "linux-restricted-modules-generic: Depends: linux-restricted-modules-2.6.22-13-generic but it is not installable"

I have reverted to the "nv" driver for the present, awaiting another update.

[Pär Bohrarper (par-bohrarper)]

I have the same problem. Using nv works but without 3D, so I use kernel .12 with nvidia awaiting new update. These are the kinds of mistakes that will drive people back to Vista/XP if they try out Ubuntu, so please try not to break stuff like this with updates.

[Kamil Dąbrowski (kdabrowski)]

Same here. Wireless on intel doesn't work.

[nowshining (nowshining)]

Pär Bohrarper "These are the kinds of mistakes that will drive people back to Vista/XP if they try out Ubuntu, so please try not to break stuff like this with updates."

well actually this is in BETA still so as long as they don't pull this stunt with any Official releases then that's alright to a degree if it's a mistake. Official releases come first in consideration than BETA releases. Still however compared to at least XP the BETA is more stable than again an official release of Any Microsoft windows version I at least tried. ;) Which was WFW, 95,95,98SE, ME, XP.....

[nowshining (nowshining)]

that second 95 was suppose to be just 98FE.

[yexin218 (feixiangyexin)]

the problem was fixed.
在 2007-10-06六的 02:05 +0000，Sean "Diggity" O'Brien写道：
> Same problem here with a Thinkpad R51. I plugged in eth0 for now, but
> will try rebooting with the old kernel. Nice to see a bug report so
> quickly, but hopefully this can be resolved quickly (I've got a Thinkpad
> X22 I'm afraid to reboot now after the .13 kernel update).
>

[Pär Bohrarper (par-bohrarper)]

nowshining: Yeah, what I meant to say was: Please don't this when gutsy is actually released!

[highlighter (jean-laberge)]

Mine what really messed up...Res was bad and trying to boot .12 kernel did not work for me...
I had to cp menu.lst~ to menu.lst to get back my triple boot to work...
then I focus my attention on the video,
cp xorg.conf.save to xorg.conf and now i'm back to normal...

I was looking at the xorg.conf file...it was a lot different...
dell m1710 with nvidia 7950gtx

[Re Alvarez (re-alvz)]

the package is available now in synaptic...please download manually.
-----Original Message-----
From: highlighter <email address hidden>
Reply-To: Bug 149661 <email address hidden>
To: <email address hidden>
Subject: [Bug 149661] Re: [Gutsy] Update fails to install
"linux-restricted-modules-generic"
Date: Sat, 06 Oct 2007 12:12:22 -0000

Mine what really messed up...Res was bad and trying to boot .12 kernel did not work for me...
I had to cp menu.lst~ to menu.lst to get back my triple boot to work...
then I focus my attention on the video,
cp xorg.conf.save to xorg.conf and now i'm back to normal...

I was looking at the xorg.conf file...it was a lot different...
dell m1710 with nvidia 7950gtx

[nowshining (nowshining)]

some mirrors don't carry them well not when i tried only one was

http://mirrors.cs.wmich.edu/ubuntu/pool/restricted/l/linux-restricted-modules-2.6.22/linux-restricted-modules-2.6.22-13-generic_2.6.22.4-13.6_i386.deb

so there's the link if the other mirrors don't work, install that, logout and RECOMPILE ur install ur NVIDIA driver from the NVIDIA website for it to work.

[nowshining (nowshining)]

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