nvidia-331-updates 331.113-0ubuntu0.0.4: nvidia-331-updates kernel module failed to build

[Airton Leitzke]

2015-06-16 TJ:

I've published a possibly fixed package for Trusty to my PPA at:

https://launchpad.net/~tj/+archive/ubuntu/nvidia

Please test and report back if that fixes the issue. If it does I can attach the fixed branch to bug #1431753 where the other release fixes are being tracked.

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This seems to fix it (at least for one version upgrade) for many people

$ sudo dpkg-reconfigure nvidia-331

after that...

$ sudo dpkg-reconfigure nvidia-331-uvm

(some users may be on the versions of these packages suffixed with -updates )

Update 2015-05-23:
As of the recent kernel update (3.13.0-53), the above two commands followed by a reboot may not fix it. Instead:

$ sudo apt-get install --reinstall nvidia-331 nvidia-331-uvm

followed by a reboot.

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Nvidia kernel module failed to build on kernel 3.13.0-2
Yesterday when the new kernel was pushed, the dkms process failed.

ProblemType: Package
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 14.04
Package: nvidia-331-updates 331.20-0ubuntu9
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.12.0-7.15-generic 3.12.4
Uname: Linux 3.12.0-7-generic x86_64
ApportVersion: 2.13.1-0ubuntu1
Architecture: amd64
DKMSKernelVersion: 3.13.0-2-generic
Date: Sun Jan 12 01:28:35 2014
InstallationDate: Installed on 2013-11-03 (69 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 13.10 "Saucy Salamander" - Release amd64 (20131016.1)
PackageVersion: 331.20-0ubuntu9
SourcePackage: nvidia-graphics-drivers-331-updates
Title: nvidia-331-updates 331.20-0ubuntu9: nvidia-331-updates kernel module failed to build
UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to trusty on 2013-12-29 (13 days ago)

ProblemType: Package
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 14.04
Package: nvidia-331-updates 331.113-0ubuntu0.0.4
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.13.0-54.91-generic 3.13.11-ckt20
Uname: Linux 3.13.0-54-generic x86_64
NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia
ApportVersion: 2.14.1-0ubuntu3.11
Architecture: amd64
DKMSKernelVersion: 3.13.0-55-generic
Date: Tue Jun 16 07:47:27 2015
InstallationDate: Installed on 2013-12-06 (557 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 12.04.3 LTS "Precise Pangolin" - Release amd64 (20130820.1)
PackageVersion: 331.113-0ubuntu0.0.4
SourcePackage: nvidia-graphics-drivers-331-updates
Title: nvidia-331-updates 331.113-0ubuntu0.0.4: nvidia-331-updates kernel module failed to build
UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to trusty on 2014-12-03 (195 days ago)

[Daniel van Vugt (vanvugt)]

Actually bug 1398212 is the original bug you're experiencing. But bug 1431753 describes the root cause of that bug and others, and is where the actual fixing is happening.