nvidia-current 195.36.15-0ubuntu1 kernel module failed to build - /var/lib/dkms/nvidia-current/195.36.15/build/os-interface.c:358: internal compiler error: Segmentation fault

[kyleabaker]

1) The release of Ubuntu you are using, via 'lsb_release -rd' or System -> About Ubuntu.
Description: Ubuntu lucid (development branch)
Release: 10.04

2) The version of the package you are using, via 'apt-cache policy packagename' or by checking in Synaptic.
Nothing for "apt-cache policy nvidia-graphics-drivers"

nvidia-current:
  Installed: 195.36.15-0ubuntu1
  Candidate: 195.36.15-0ubuntu1
  Version table:
 *** 195.36.15-0ubuntu1 0
        500 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ lucid/restricted Packages
        100 /var/lib/dpkg/status

3) What you expected to happen
Start smoothly

4) What happened instead
Crashed on startup

ProblemType: Package
Architecture: amd64
Date: Tue Mar 23 14:24:03 2010
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 10.04
DkmsStatus: nvidia-current, 195.36.15, 2.6.32-16-generic, x86_64: installed
ErrorMessage: nvidia-current kernel module failed to build
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 9.10 "Karmic Koala" - Release amd64 (20091027)
Lsusb:
 Bus 002 Device 004: ID 046d:c00e Logitech, Inc. M-BJ58/M-BJ69 Optical Wheel Mouse
 Bus 002 Device 003: ID 413c:2005 Dell Computer Corp. RT7D50 Keyboard
 Bus 002 Device 002: ID 045e:00f7 Microsoft Corp. LifeCam VX-1000
 Bus 002 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub
 Bus 001 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub
MachineType: System manufacturer System Product Name
Package: nvidia-current 195.36.15-0ubuntu1
PackageVersion: 195.36.15-0ubuntu1
ProcCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-2.6.32-17-generic root=UUID=dfc90f7d-a04c-46b2-8c90-50a3dbabd514 ro quiet splash
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.32-17.26-generic 2.6.32.10+drm33.1
SourcePackage: nvidia-graphics-drivers
Title: package nvidia-current 195.36.15-0ubuntu1 failed to install/upgrade: nvidia-current kernel module failed to build
Uname: Linux 2.6.32-17-generic x86_64
dmi.bios.date: 08/19/2008
dmi.bios.vendor: Phoenix Technologies, LTD
dmi.bios.version: ASUS M2N4-SLI ACPI BIOS Revision 1205
dmi.board.name: M2N4-SLI
dmi.board.vendor: ASUSTeK Computer INC.
dmi.board.version: 1.XX
dmi.chassis.asset.tag: 123456789000
dmi.chassis.type: 3
dmi.chassis.vendor: Chassis Manufacture
dmi.chassis.version: Chassis Version
dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnPhoenixTechnologies,LTD:bvrASUSM2N4-SLIACPIBIOSRevision1205:bd08/19/2008:svnSystemmanufacturer:pnSystemProductName:pvrSystemVersion:rvnASUSTeKComputerINC.:rnM2N4-SLI:rvr1.XX:cvnChassisManufacture:ct3:cvrChassisVersion:
dmi.product.name: System Product Name
dmi.product.version: System Version
dmi.sys.vendor: System manufacturer
system:
 distro: Ubuntu
 codename: lucid
 architecture: x86_64
 kernel: 2.6.32-17-generic

[Jean-Baptiste Lallement (jibel)]

Thanks for your report.

The relevant error is
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/var/lib/dkms/nvidia-current/195.36.15/build/os-interface.c: In function ‘os_strncpy_from_user’:
/var/lib/dkms/nvidia-current/195.36.15/build/os-interface.c:358: internal compiler error: Segmentation fault

marking as triage