I found the make logfile in
/var/lib/dkms/nvidia/185.18.36/2.6.31-9-rt/x86_64/log, don't know if
that's significant, but here it is.

On Thu, Nov 5, 2009 at 01:41, Bryce Harrington
<email address hidden> wrote:
> This may be more of a general issue not specific to the -rt kernel, but
> hard to say so far.
>
> Could you please find and attach your build log that shows this issue?
> The file will be found someplace like:
>
>  /var/lib/dkms/nvidia/185.18.36/build/make.log
>
> The numbered directory may be different depending on what version you
> have installed, but if you poke around it should be somewhere like that.
>
> ** Changed in: nvidia-graphics-drivers-180 (Ubuntu)
>       Status: Triaged => Incomplete
>
> --
> Nvidia driver modules fail to upgrade on rt kernel doing studio ubuntu distro upgrade from 9.04 to 9.10
> https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/464125
> You received this bug notification because you are a direct subscriber
> of a duplicate bug.
>
> Status in “nvidia-graphics-drivers-180” package in Ubuntu: Incomplete
>
> Bug description:
> as the summary states, the package gives an error on my attempts to upgrade with exit status 10.  It should be worth noting that no method of initial installation worked except synaptic package manager.  not restricted devices, not add/remove, and not building the driver from the nvidia binarys (told me i was missing kernel modules)
>
> also of note is the fact that the drivers still appear to be working.  I still have 3d hardware acceleration, compiz still functions, etc.
>
> my guess is that the RT kernel is being finicky again, and not accepting the kernel modules for whatever reason.
>
> I'll gladly supply more info if someone tells me what i need to show.
>
> ProblemType: Package
> Architecture: amd64
> Date: Thu Oct 29 21:59:40 2009
> DistroRelease: Ubuntu 9.10
> ErrorMessage:
>  ErrorMessage: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 10
> MachineType: To Be Filled By O.E.M. To Be Filled By O.E.M.
> NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia
> Package: nvidia-185-kernel-source 185.18.36-0ubuntu9
> ProcCmdLine: root=UUID=19ca69ea-a27b-45b1-985f-71ad0bf459a2 ro acpi=off edd=on quiet splash
> ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.31-9.152-rt
> RelatedPackageVersions:
>  xserver-xorg 1:7.4+3ubuntu7
>  libgl1-mesa-glx 7.6.0-1ubuntu4
>  libdrm2 2.4.14-1ubuntu1
>  xserver-xorg-video-intel 2:2.9.0-1ubuntu2
>  xserver-xorg-video-ati 1:6.12.99+git20090929.7968e1fb-0ubuntu1
> SourcePackage: nvidia-graphics-drivers-180
> Title: package nvidia-185-kernel-source 185.18.36-0ubuntu9 failed to install/upgrade:
> Uname: Linux 2.6.31-9-rt x86_64
> dmi.bios.date: 12/17/2008
> dmi.bios.vendor: American Megatrends Inc.
> dmi.bios.version: 080014
> dmi.board.asset.tag: To Be Filled By O.E.M.
> dmi.board.name: A7GM-S
> dmi.board.vendor: FOXCONN
> dmi.board.version: 1.0
> dmi.chassis.asset.tag: To Be Filled By O.E.M.
> dmi.chassis.type: 3
> dmi.chassis.vendor: To Be Filled By O.E.M.
> dmi.chassis.version: To Be Filled By O.E.M.
> dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnAmericanMegatrendsInc.:bvr080014:bd12/17/2008:svnToBeFilledByO.E.M.:pnToBeFilledByO.E.M.:pvrToBeFilledByO.E.M.:rvnFOXCONN:rnA7GM-S:rvr1.0:cvnToBeFilledByO.E.M.:ct3:cvrToBeFilledByO.E.M.:
> dmi.product.name: To Be Filled By O.E.M.
> dmi.product.version: To Be Filled By O.E.M.
> dmi.sys.vendor: To Be Filled By O.E.M.
> fglrx: Not loaded
> system:
>  distro:             Ubuntu
>  architecture:       x86_64kernel:             2.6.31-9-rt
> xkbcomp:
>  Error: command ['xkbcomp', ':0', '-w0', '-'] failed with exit code 1: Error:            Cannot open display ":0"
>                   Exiting
>



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