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dkms package

  1. Bug #1837634
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Comment 0 for bug 1837634

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parth (anarchy89) wrote : Error during apt dist-ugprade

I ran apt update followed by apt dist-upgrade on my ubuntu 19. Here is the output where it stopped the first time.

Unpacking linux-libc-dev:amd64 (5.0.0-21.22) over (5.0.0-20.21) ...
Preparing to unpack .../11-linux-signed-generic_5.0.0.21.22_amd64.deb ...
Unpacking linux-signed-generic (5.0.0.21.22) over (5.0.0.20.21) ...
Errors were encountered while processing:
 /tmp/apt-dpkg-install-AWRBIG/04-linux-modules-extra-5.0.0-21-generic_5.0.0-21.22_amd64.deb
 /tmp/apt-dpkg-install-AWRBIG/07-linux-headers-5.0.0-21_5.0.0-21.22_all.deb

Then i ran apt dist-upgrade again, and got this error.

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(Reading database ... 221027 files and directories currently installed.)
Preparing to unpack .../linux-modules-extra-5.0.0-21-generic_5.0.0-21.22_amd64.deb ...
Unpacking linux-modules-extra-5.0.0-21-generic (5.0.0-21.22) over (5.0.0-21.22) ...
Preparing to unpack .../linux-headers-5.0.0-21_5.0.0-21.22_all.deb ...
Unpacking linux-headers-5.0.0-21 (5.0.0-21.22) over (5.0.0-21.22) ...
Setting up linux-modules-5.0.0-21-generic (5.0.0-21.22) ...
Setting up iproute2 (4.18.0-1ubuntu2.1) ...
Setting up linux-libc-dev:amd64 (5.0.0-21.22) ...
Setting up dkms (2.6.1-4ubuntu2.2) ...
Setting up linux-headers-5.0.0-21 (5.0.0-21.22) ...
Setting up linux-image-5.0.0-21-generic (5.0.0-21.22) ...
I: /vmlinuz.old is now a symlink to boot/vmlinuz-5.0.0-20-generic
I: /initrd.img.old is now a symlink to boot/initrd.img-5.0.0-20-generic
I: /vmlinuz is now a symlink to boot/vmlinuz-5.0.0-21-generic
I: /initrd.img is now a symlink to boot/initrd.img-5.0.0-21-generic
Setting up linux-headers-5.0.0-21-generic (5.0.0-21.22) ...
/etc/kernel/header_postinst.d/dkms:
 * dkms: running auto installation service for kernel 5.0.0-21-generic

Kernel preparation unnecessary for this kernel. Skipping...

Building module:
cleaning build area...
unset ARCH; env NV_VERBOSE=1 'make' -j16 NV_EXCLUDE_BUILD_MODULES='' KERNEL_UNAME=5.0.0-21-generic IGNORE_XEN_PRESENCE=1 IGNORE_CC_MISMATCH=1 SYSSRC=/lib/modules/5.0.0-21-generic/build LD=/usr/bin/ld.bfd modules.......
Signing module:
 - /var/lib/dkms/nvidia/418.56/5.0.0-21-generic/x86_64/module/nvidia-uvm.ko
 - /var/lib/dkms/nvidia/418.56/5.0.0-21-generic/x86_64/module/nvidia-modeset.ko
 - /var/lib/dkms/nvidia/418.56/5.0.0-21-generic/x86_64/module/nvidia-drm.ko
 - /var/lib/dkms/nvidia/418.56/5.0.0-21-generic/x86_64/module/nvidia.ko
Secure Boot not enabled on this system.
cleaning build area...

DKMS: build completed.

nvidia.ko:
Running module version sanity check.
modinfo: ERROR: missing module or filename.
 - Original module
   - No original module exists within this kernel
 - Installation
   - Installing to /lib/modules/5.0.0-21-generic/updates/dkms/

nvidia-modeset.ko:
Running module version sanity check.
modinfo: ERROR: missing module or filename.
 - Original module
   - No original module exists within this kernel
 - Installation
   - Installing to /lib/modules/5.0.0-21-generic/updates/dkms/

nvidia-drm.ko:
Running module version sanity check.
modinfo: ERROR: missing module or filename.
 - Original module
   - No original module exists within this kernel
 - Installation
   - Installing to /lib/modules/5.0.0-21-generic/updates/dkms/

nvidia-uvm.ko:
Running module version sanity check.
modinfo: ERROR: missing module or filename.
 - Original module
   - No original module exists within this kernel
 - Installation
   - Installing to /lib/modules/5.0.0-21-generic/updates/dkms/

depmod...

DKMS: install completed.
   ...done.
Setting up linux-modules-extra-5.0.0-21-generic (5.0.0-21.22) ...
Setting up linux-image-generic (5.0.0.21.22) ...
Setting up linux-headers-generic (5.0.0.21.22) ...
Setting up linux-generic (5.0.0.21.22) ...
Setting up linux-signed-generic (5.0.0.21.22) ...
Processing triggers for man-db (2.8.5-2) ...
Processing triggers for linux-image-5.0.0-21-generic (5.0.0-21.22) ...
/etc/kernel/postinst.d/dkms:
 * dkms: running auto installation service for kernel 5.0.0-21-generic
   ...done.
/etc/kernel/postinst.d/initramfs-tools:
update-initramfs: Generating /boot/initrd.img-5.0.0-21-generic
/etc/kernel/postinst.d/zz-update-grub:
Sourcing file `/etc/default/grub'
Sourcing file `/etc/default/grub.d/init-select.cfg'
Generating grub configuration file ...
Found linux image: /boot/vmlinuz-5.0.0-21-generic
Found initrd image: /boot/initrd.img-5.0.0-21-generic
Found linux image: /boot/vmlinuz-5.0.0-20-generic
Found initrd image: /boot/initrd.img-5.0.0-20-generic
Found linux image: /boot/vmlinuz-5.0.0-16-generic
Found initrd image: /boot/initrd.img-5.0.0-16-generic
Adding boot menu entry for EFI firmware configuration
done

I think its something to do with the nvidia drivers, my system keeps having a popup asking me to report a system error. Whenever I open the nvidia x server, my night light turns off, i have to disable and re-enable it.