Comment 103 for bug 1268257

I have gtx 780 directcu ii. Upgraded to 340.65 by adding Nvidia xorg PPA no
issues now. Also updated to 3.17 kernel. Driver updates now show up in
additional drivers too.

On Mon, Jan 12, 2015, 11:36 AM snurfle <email address hidden> wrote:

> This is not a "new" kernel. This is wherever comes with the downloaded
> Ubuntu 14.04.
> On Jan 11, 2015 3:16 AM, "dino99" <email address hidden> wrote:
>
> > Here is a workaround to force nvidia compilation with a new kernel:
> >
> > -first be sure to get both 2 kernel headers & both 2 kernel images
> > installed
> > - then inside /usr/src/nvidia ... /
> >
> > Change f_dentry to f_path.dentry in nv.c and nv-frontend.c
> files.
> > And change MODULE_LICENSE("NVIDIA"); to MODULE_LICENSE("GPL"); in the
> > same files.
> >
> > - when the changes are made and saved, then reinstall the 4 kernel
> > files: you should no more see compilation errors, and get a smooth boot
> > with that kernel.
> >
> > --
> > You received this bug notification because you are subscribed to a
> > duplicate bug report (1405836).
> > https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1268257
> >
> > Title:
> > nvidia-331-updates 331.38-0ubuntu3: nvidia-331-updates kernel module
> > failed to build, with only error: "objdump: '... .tmp_nv.o': No such
> > file"
> >
> > Status in nvidia-graphics-drivers-331 package in Ubuntu:
> > Triaged
> > Status in nvidia-graphics-drivers-331-updates package in Ubuntu:
> > Triaged
> >
> > Bug description:
> > 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)
> >
> > To manage notifications about this bug go to:
> >
> > https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/nvidia-
> graphics-drivers-331/+bug/1268257/+subscriptions
> >
>
> --
> You received this bug notification because you are subscribed to a
> duplicate bug report (1409346).
> https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1268257
>
> Title:
> nvidia-331-updates 331.38-0ubuntu3: nvidia-331-updates kernel module
> failed to build, with only error: "objdump: '... .tmp_nv.o': No such
> file"
>
> Status in nvidia-graphics-drivers-331 package in Ubuntu:
> Triaged
> Status in nvidia-graphics-drivers-331-updates package in Ubuntu:
> Triaged
>
> Bug description:
> 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)
>
> To manage notifications about this bug go to:
> https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/nvidia-
> graphics-drivers-331/+bug/1268257/+subscriptions
>