nvidia-185-kernel-source_185.18.36-0ubuntu5 not installing correctly, blank screen on reboot
Affects | Status | Importance | Assigned to | Milestone | |
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nvidia-graphics-drivers-180 (Ubuntu) |
New
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Undecided
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Unassigned |
Bug Description
Terminal readout:
The following extra packages will be installed:
nvidia-glx-185
The following packages will be REMOVED:
nvidia-
The following NEW packages will be installed:
nvidia-
0 upgraded, 2 newly installed, 2 to remove and 0 not upgraded.
Need to get 0B/19.5MB of archives.
After this operation, 12.2MB of additional disk space will be used.
Do you want to continue [Y/n]? y
(Reading database ... 139608 files and directories currently installed.)
Removing nvidia-glx-173 ...
Removing nvidia-
Removing all DKMS Modules
Done.
Processing triggers for man-db ...
Processing triggers for desktop-file-utils ...
Processing triggers for libc-bin ...
ldconfig deferred processing now taking place
Selecting previously deselected package nvidia-
(Reading database ... 139521 files and directories currently installed.)
Unpacking nvidia-
Selecting previously deselected package nvidia-glx-185.
Unpacking nvidia-glx-185 (from .../nvidia-
Processing triggers for desktop-file-utils ...
Processing triggers for man-db ...
Setting up nvidia-
First Installation: checking all kernels...
Directory for kernel not found in /lib/modules
Adding Module to DKMS build system
Error! Invalid number of arguments passed.
Usage: add -m <module> -v <module-version>
Setting up nvidia-glx-185 (185.18.
Processing triggers for libc-bin ...
ldconfig deferred processing now taking place
ProblemType: Bug
Architecture: amd64
Date: Tue Oct 13 19:31:29 2009
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 9.10
MachineType: Dell Inc. Studio 540
NonfreeKernelMo
Package: nvidia-
ProcCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=
ProcEnviron:
LANG=en_US.UTF-8
SHELL=/bin/bash
ProcVersionSign
RelatedPackageV
xserver-xorg 1:7.4+3ubuntu5
libgl1-mesa-glx 7.6.0-1ubuntu3
libdrm2 2.4.14-1ubuntu1
xserver-
xserver-
SourcePackage: nvidia-
Uname: Linux 2.6.31-13-generic x86_64
dmi.bios.date: 07/24/2009
dmi.bios.vendor: Dell Inc.
dmi.bios.version: 1.1.1
dmi.board.name: 0M017G
dmi.board.vendor: Dell Inc.
dmi.board.version: A00
dmi.chassis.type: 3
dmi.chassis.vendor: Dell Inc.
dmi.chassis.
dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnDellInc.
dmi.product.name: Studio 540
dmi.sys.vendor: Dell Inc.
fglrx: Not loaded
system:
distro: Ubuntu
architecture: x86_64kernel: 2.6.31-13-generic
'sudo dpkg-reconfigure nvidia- 185-kernel- source' from recovery mode fixed this for me.