FWIW:

Tried to install the test kernels from Leann, and it looks like they are not playing nice with the nvidia drivers
(I know, they are not free, but they did work with all officials kernels so far)

If I'm doing anything wrong, please let me know.


Here's my session:

$ sudo dpkg -i linux-image-2.6.31-16-generic_2.6.31-16.51~lp453444_amd64.deb 
(Reading database ... 372866 files and directories currently installed.)        
Preparing to replace linux-image-2.6.31-16-generic 2.6.31-16.51~lp453444 (using linux-image-2.6.31-16-generic_2.6.31-16.51~lp453444_amd64.deb) ...              
Done.                                                                           
Unpacking replacement linux-image-2.6.31-16-generic ...                         
Running postrm hook script /usr/sbin/update-grub.                               
Generating grub.cfg ...                                                         
Found linux image: /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.31-16-generic                              
Found initrd image: /boot/initrd.img-2.6.31-16-generic                          
Found linux image: /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.31-15-generic                              
Found initrd image: /boot/initrd.img-2.6.31-15-generic                          
Found linux image: /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.31-14-generic                              
Found initrd image: /boot/initrd.img-2.6.31-14-generic                          
Found linux image: /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.28-16-generic                              
Found initrd image: /boot/initrd.img-2.6.28-16-generic                          
Found linux image: /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.28-15-generic                              
Found initrd image: /boot/initrd.img-2.6.28-15-generic                          
Found linux image: /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.28-14-generic                              
Found initrd image: /boot/initrd.img-2.6.28-14-generic                          
Found linux image: /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.28-13-generic                              
Found initrd image: /boot/initrd.img-2.6.28-13-generic                          
Found linux image: /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.28-11-generic                              
Found initrd image: /boot/initrd.img-2.6.28-11-generic                          
Found memtest86+ image: /boot/memtest86+.bin                                    
Found Ubuntu 9.04 (9.04) on /dev/sdb1                                           
done                                                                            
Setting up linux-image-2.6.31-16-generic (2.6.31-16.51~lp453444) ...            
Running depmod.                                                                 
update-initramfs: Generating /boot/initrd.img-2.6.31-16-generic                 
Not updating initrd symbolic links since we are being updated/reinstalled       
(2.6.31-16.51~lp453444 was configured last, according to dpkg)                  
Not updating image symbolic links since we are being updated/reinstalled        
(2.6.31-16.51~lp453444 was configured last, according to dpkg)                  
Running postinst hook script /usr/sbin/update-grub.                             
Generating grub.cfg ...                                                         
Found linux image: /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.31-16-generic                              
Found initrd image: /boot/initrd.img-2.6.31-16-generic                          
Found linux image: /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.31-15-generic                              
Found initrd image: /boot/initrd.img-2.6.31-15-generic                          
Found linux image: /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.31-14-generic                              
Found initrd image: /boot/initrd.img-2.6.31-14-generic                          
Found linux image: /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.28-16-generic                              
Found initrd image: /boot/initrd.img-2.6.28-16-generic                          
Found linux image: /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.28-15-generic                              
Found initrd image: /boot/initrd.img-2.6.28-15-generic                          
Found linux image: /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.28-14-generic                              
Found initrd image: /boot/initrd.img-2.6.28-14-generic                          
Found linux image: /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.28-13-generic                              
Found initrd image: /boot/initrd.img-2.6.28-13-generic                          
Found linux image: /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.28-11-generic                              
Found initrd image: /boot/initrd.img-2.6.28-11-generic                          
Found memtest86+ image: /boot/memtest86+.bin                                    
Found Ubuntu 9.04 (9.04) on /dev/sdb1                                           
done
Examining /etc/kernel/postinst.d.
run-parts: executing /etc/kernel/postinst.d/dkms
 * Running DKMS auto installation service for kernel 2.6.31-16-generic

 *  nvidia (185.18.36)...
nvidia (185.18.36): Installing module.
.......(bad exit status: 10)
  Build failed.  Installation skipped.
   ...fail!
run-parts: executing /etc/kernel/postinst.d/nvidia-common

8.680u 24.200s 3:53.77 14.0% 0Kshar+0Kunshar+0Kmax 309696i/321968o 0pf+0swaps+1592754rec