Activity log for bug #862545

Date Who What changed Old value New value Message
2011-09-29 16:33:33 ullix bug added bug
2011-09-30 03:59:50 Daniel van Vugt affects ubuntu nvidia-graphics-drivers-173 (Ubuntu)
2011-09-30 04:00:47 Daniel van Vugt nvidia-graphics-drivers-173 (Ubuntu): status New Incomplete
2011-09-30 09:30:37 Daniel van Vugt description I had to install an older graphics card, and /usr/bin/jockey-gtk recommended to install nvidia driver 173. However, installation failed. System is Lucid 10.04.3 and kernel is reported by uname as : 3.0.0-8-generic #11~lucid1-Ubuntu SMP Wed Aug 17 15:28:57 UTC 2011 i686 GNU/Linux Attempts to install via jockey ended with "SystemError: installArchives() failed" Using apt-get upgrade resulted in: Loading new nvidia-173-173.14.27 DKMS files... First Installation: checking all kernels... Building only for 3.0.0-8-generic Building for architecture i686 Building initial module for 3.0.0-8-generic Error! Bad return status for module build on kernel: 3.0.0-8-generic (i686) Consult the make.log in the build directory /var/lib/dkms/nvidia-173/173.14.27/build/ for more information. dpkg: Fehler beim Bearbeiten von nvidia-173 (--configure): Unterprozess installiertes post-installation-Skript gab den Fehlerwert 10 zurück Verarbeite Trigger für python-gmenu ... Rebuilding /usr/share/applications/desktop.de_DE.utf8.cache... Verarbeite Trigger für python-support ... Fehler traten auf beim Bearbeiten von: nvidia-173 E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1) TEST CASE: Starting with a fresh Ubuntu 10.04.3 installation... sudo add-apt-repository ppa:kernel-ppa/ppa sudo apt-get update sudo apt-get install linux-image-3.0.0-8-generic # or should that be: install linux-lts-backport-oneiric ? sudo apt-get install linux-headers-3.0.0-8-generic # REBOOT sudo apt-get install nvidia-173 # The above command fails with an error. ORIGINAL DESCRIPTION: I had to install an older graphics card, and /usr/bin/jockey-gtk recommended to install nvidia driver 173. However, installation failed. System is Lucid 10.04.3 and kernel is reported by uname as : 3.0.0-8-generic #11~lucid1-Ubuntu SMP Wed Aug 17 15:28:57 UTC 2011 i686 GNU/Linux Attempts to install via jockey ended with "SystemError: installArchives() failed" Using apt-get upgrade resulted in: Loading new nvidia-173-173.14.27 DKMS files... First Installation: checking all kernels... Building only for 3.0.0-8-generic Building for architecture i686 Building initial module for 3.0.0-8-generic Error! Bad return status for module build on kernel: 3.0.0-8-generic (i686) Consult the make.log in the build directory /var/lib/dkms/nvidia-173/173.14.27/build/ for more information. dpkg: Fehler beim Bearbeiten von nvidia-173 (--configure):  Unterprozess installiertes post-installation-Skript gab den Fehlerwert 10 zurück Verarbeite Trigger für python-gmenu ... Rebuilding /usr/share/applications/desktop.de_DE.utf8.cache... Verarbeite Trigger für python-support ... Fehler traten auf beim Bearbeiten von:  nvidia-173 E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1)
2011-09-30 09:32:02 Daniel van Vugt marked as duplicate 576648