package blcr-dkms 0.8.2-10 failed to install/upgrade: blcr kernel module failed to build - configure: error: Failed to locate kernel symbol table

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Me ha marcado un error en una actualización normal de mi equipo servidor se los reporto con gusto.,

ProblemType: Package
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 10.04
Package: blcr-dkms 0.8.2-10
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.32-25.45-server 2.6.32.21+drm33.7
Uname: Linux 2.6.32-25-server x86_64
Architecture: amd64
Date: Sun Nov 7 21:04:54 2010
ErrorMessage: blcr kernel module failed to build
PackageArchitecture: all
PackageVersion: 0.8.2-10
SourcePackage: blcr
Title: package blcr-dkms 0.8.2-10 failed to install/upgrade: blcr kernel module failed to build

[Brian Murray (brian-murray)]

From DKMSBuildLog.txt:

checking for Linux kernel symbol table... failed
configure: error: Failed to locate kernel symbol table. Try using --with-system-map or --with-vmlinux.
make[1]: *** [/var/lib/dkms/blcr/0.8.2/build/config-stamp] Error 1

[Laurent (laurent-nodrahc)]

I have the same problem during an apt-get dist-upgrade in maverick server.

[...]
Setting up linux-image-2.6.35-23-server (2.6.35-23.41) ...
Running depmod.
update-initramfs: Generating /boot/initrd.img-2.6.35-23-server
Examining /etc/kernel/postinst.d.
run-parts: executing /etc/kernel/postinst.d/dkms 2.6.35-23-server /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.35-23-server
 * dkms: running auto installation service for kernel 2.6.35-23-server
 * blcr (0.8.2)... [fail]
[...]

[Sundberg Pauli (susundberg)]

Same problem on natty

make.log: http://susundberg.pastebin.com/YGpaugLF

what fails:
/var/lib/dkms/blcr/0.8.2/build/cr_module/kbuild/vmadump_common.c: In function ‘vmadump_thaw_proc’:
/var/lib/dkms/blcr/0.8.2/build/cr_module/kbuild/vmadump_common.c:1092:38: error: ‘struct signal_struct’ has no member named ‘count’

[pablomme (pablomme)]

The precise problem reported here (reporter is on lucid) was fixed with bug #555729. The problem people are seeing with maverick and natty is probably bug #700036.