[karmic] Nvidia DKMS installation fails during boot

[David Stansby]

Ubuntu release: 9.10
Kernel: 2.6.31-1-generic
Nvidia Driver: 185.18.14-0ubuntu1
DKMS:

When booting, the dkms installation for the current nvidia driver fails, and thus the graphical interface cannot start.

[morryis (morryis)]

I can confirm this:

Setting up linux-headers-2.6.31-1-generic (2.6.31-1.13) ...
Examining /etc/kernel/header_postinst.d.
run-parts: executing /etc/kernel/header_postinst.d/dkms
 * Running DKMS auto installation service for kernel 2.6.31-1-generic
 * nvidia (185.18.14)... nvidia (185.18.14): Installing module.
.........(bad exit status: 10)
  Build failed. Installation skipped.
                                                                         [fail]
run-parts: executing /etc/kernel/header_postinst.d/nvidia-common

[3vi1 (launchpad-net-eternaldusk)]

This is a dupe of bug 394262.

[plun (plun)]

 A patch is needed for the nVidia driver

http://www.nvnews.net/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=134779

[David Stansby (dstansby-deactivatedaccount)]

I don't think it is actually. I have no error installing or setting up linux-headers and installing. It's when I reboot with 2.6.31-1 that I get the DKMS error and the driver fails to start.

[plun (plun)]

Well... you need the patch and I confirmed this bug... ;)

[Nizar Kerkeni (nizarus)]

i have the same thing with karmic 64 bits and when i try to reconfigure dkms i got :

$ sudo dpkg-reconfigure dkms
* Running DKMS auto installation service for kernel 2.6.31-1-generic
* nvidia (185.18.14)... [fail]

[David Stansby (dstansby-deactivatedaccount)]

Sorry plun, I was replying to 3vi1 and not you. I'm sure a patch is needed, but I'm willing to hold off and use 2.6.30 until this is officially resolved.

[Thomas E Jenkins (thomas-jenkins)]

Are you saying you can run:

sudo dkms build -m nvidia -v 185.18.14 -k 2.6.31-1-generic

without error? If not I'm guessing this is a dup of bug 394262 as previously stated.