nvidia-304 304.135-0ubuntu0.16.04.2: nvidia-304 kernel module failed to build [error: implicit declaration of function ‘init_timer’; did you mean ‘init_timers’?]

[Rajat Bullakkanavar]

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ProblemType: Package
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 16.04
Package: nvidia-304 304.135-0ubuntu0.16.04.2
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.15.0-42.45~16.04.1-generic 4.15.18
Uname: Linux 4.15.0-42-generic x86_64
.tmp.unity_support_test.0:

ApportVersion: 2.20.1-0ubuntu2.18
Architecture: amd64
CompizPlugins: No value set for `/apps/compiz-1/general/screen0/options/active_plugins'
CompositorRunning: compiz
CompositorUnredirectDriverBlacklist: '(nouveau|Intel).*Mesa 8.0'
CompositorUnredirectFSW: true
DKMSKernelVersion: 4.15.0-42-generic
Date: Mon Dec 10 06:45:00 2018
DistUpgraded: 2018-11-10 11:26:31,359 DEBUG /openCache(), new cache size 89133
DistroCodename: xenial
DistroVariant: ubuntu
DkmsStatus: nvidia-304, 304.135: added
DuplicateSignature: dkms:nvidia-304:304.135-0ubuntu0.16.04.2:/var/lib/dkms/nvidia-304/304.135/build/nv.c:3033:5: error: implicit declaration of function ‘init_timer’; did you mean ‘init_timers’? [-Werror=implicit-function-declaration]
GraphicsCard:
 Intel Corporation Sky Lake Integrated Graphics [8086:1916] (rev 07) (prog-if 00 [VGA controller])
   Subsystem: Hewlett-Packard Company Skylake Integrated Graphics [103c:80d1]
InstallationDate: Installed on 2018-03-03 (286 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 16.04.2 LTS "Xenial Xerus" - Release amd64 (20170215.2)
MachineType: HP HP Pavilion x360 Convertible
PackageVersion: 304.135-0ubuntu0.16.04.2
ProcKernelCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-4.15.0-42-generic root=UUID=5e2c1ad4-86bc-48e0-ac93-a2d15422f474 ro quiet splash vt.handoff=7
RelatedPackageVersions:
 dpkg 1.18.4ubuntu1.5
 apt 1.2.29
SourcePackage: nvidia-graphics-drivers-304
Title: nvidia-304 304.135-0ubuntu0.16.04.2: nvidia-304 kernel module failed to build
UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to xenial on 2018-11-10 (34 days ago)
dmi.bios.date: 06/13/2017
dmi.bios.vendor: Insyde
dmi.bios.version: F.21
dmi.board.asset.tag: Type2 - Board Asset Tag
dmi.board.name: 80D1
dmi.board.vendor: HP
dmi.board.version: 84.33
dmi.chassis.asset.tag: Chassis Asset Tag
dmi.chassis.type: 31
dmi.chassis.vendor: HP
dmi.chassis.version: Chassis Version
dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnInsyde:bvrF.21:bd06/13/2017:svnHP:pnHPPavilionx360Convertible:pvrType1ProductConfigId:rvnHP:rn80D1:rvr84.33:cvnHP:ct31:cvrChassisVersion:
dmi.product.family: 103C_5335KV G=N L=CON B=HP S=PAV
dmi.product.name: HP Pavilion x360 Convertible
dmi.product.version: Type1ProductConfigId
dmi.sys.vendor: HP
version.compiz: compiz 1:0.9.12.3+16.04.20180221-0ubuntu1
version.ia32-libs: ia32-libs N/A
version.libdrm2: libdrm2 2.4.91-2~16.04.1
version.libgl1-mesa-dri: libgl1-mesa-dri 18.0.5-0ubuntu0~16.04.1
version.libgl1-mesa-dri-experimental: libgl1-mesa-dri-experimental N/A
version.libgl1-mesa-glx: libgl1-mesa-glx 18.0.5-0ubuntu0~16.04.1
version.xserver-xorg-core: xserver-xorg-core N/A
version.xserver-xorg-input-evdev: xserver-xorg-input-evdev N/A
version.xserver-xorg-video-ati: xserver-xorg-video-ati N/A
version.xserver-xorg-video-intel: xserver-xorg-video-intel N/A
version.xserver-xorg-video-nouveau: xserver-xorg-video-nouveau N/A
xserver.bootTime: Sat Dec 15 16:00:25 2018
xserver.configfile: default
xserver.errors:

xserver.logfile: /var/log/Xorg.0.log
xserver.version: 2:1.19.6-1ubuntu4.1~16.04.2
xserver.video_driver: modeset

[Daniel van Vugt (vanvugt)]

Thank you for taking the time to report this bug and helping to make Ubuntu better. This particular bug has already been reported and is a duplicate of bug 1737750, so it is being marked as such. Please look at the other bug report to see if there is any missing information that you can provide, or to see if there is a workaround for the bug. Additionally, any further discussion regarding the bug should occur in the other report. Feel free to continue to report any other bugs you may find.