nvidia-331-updates-uvm 331.38-0ubuntu7: nvidia-331-updates-uvm kernel module failed to build (with kernel v3.14.4-utopic)

[Rostislav Stříbrný]

Currently, I'm using Ubuntu 14.04 LTS with 3.14.1 kernel from http://kernel.ubuntu.com/~kernel-ppa/mainline/

1. ) I simply tried installing nvidia-331-updates-uvm package from Ubuntu 14.04 repository, and the package installation "failed" (build problems registering kernel module).
(I was installing just this one package, nothing else).

2.) Afterwards, when package was installed. I tried installing 3.14.4 kernel from the same source (URI).
The same build problem occured.

=> It seems that this package version of simply not prepared for 3.14.x kernel.

ProblemType: Package
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 14.04
Package: nvidia-331-updates-uvm (not installed)
Uname: Linux 3.14.4-031404-generic x86_64
NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia
ApportVersion: 2.14.1-0ubuntu3.2
Architecture: amd64
DKMSKernelVersion: 3.14.4-031404-generic
Date: Sun May 18 16:32:52 2014
DuplicateSignature: dkms:nvidia-331-updates-uvm:331.38-0ubuntu7:/var/lib/dkms/nvidia-331-updates-uvm/331.38/build/nvidia_uvm_lite.c:1254:37: error: incompatible types when assigning to type ‘uid_t’ from type ‘kuid_t’
InstallationDate: Installed on 2012-10-26 (568 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 12.10 "Quantal Quetzal" - Release amd64 (20121017.5)
PackageVersion: 331.38-0ubuntu7
SourcePackage: nvidia-graphics-drivers-331-updates
Title: nvidia-331-updates-uvm 331.38-0ubuntu7: nvidia-331-updates-uvm kernel module failed to build
UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to trusty on 2014-04-26 (22 days ago)

[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 1252664, 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.

[Rostislav Stříbrný (rstribrn)]

OK.
Therefore, this bug could be closed as duplicate. Also thanks for your time.

[Launchpad Janitor (janitor)]

Status changed to 'Confirmed' because the bug affects multiple users.

[Ivan Frederiks (idfred)]

Main bug is closed but the issue persists. Just got it on Xubuntu 14.04 with backported Utopic kernel (3.16.0-25.33~14.04.2) and nvidia-331-updates-uvm (331.38-0ubuntu7.1).