System update was the cause of this error. nvidia-331 is broken or not fully installed ord-Snoopy:~$ sudo dpkg-reconfigure nvidia-331
[sudo] password for lord:
/usr/sbin/dpkg-reconfigure: nvidia-331 is broken or not fully installed
lord@lord-Snoopy:~$ sudo dpkg-reconfigure nvidia-331-uvm
dpkg-query: package 'nvidia-331-uvm' is not installed and no information is available
Use dpkg --info (= dpkg-deb --info) to examine archive files,
and dpkg --contents (= dpkg-deb --contents) to list their contents.
/usr/sbin/dpkg-reconfigure: nvidia-331-uvm is not installed
I then rn sudo apt-get install --reinstall nvidia-331 nvidia-331-uvm dkms was installed and here is the return process
update-alternatives: using /usr/share/nvidia-331/glamor.conf to provide /usr/share/X11/xorg.conf.d/glamoregl.conf (glamor_conf) in auto mode
update-initramfs: deferring update (trigger activated)
update-initramfs: Generating /boot/initrd.img-3.16.0-38-generic
INFO:Enable nvidia-331
DEBUG:Parsing /usr/share/ubuntu-drivers-common/quirks/dell_latitude
DEBUG:Parsing /usr/share/ubuntu-drivers-common/quirks/lenovo_thinkpad
DEBUG:Parsing /usr/share/ubuntu-drivers-common/quirks/put_your_quirks_here
Adding system user `nvidia-persistenced' (UID 116) ...
Adding new group `nvidia-persistenced' (GID 125) ...
Adding new user `nvidia-persistenced' (UID 116) with group `nvidia-persistenced' ...
Not creating home directory `/'.
Loading new nvidia-331-331.113 DKMS files...
Building for 3.16.0-38-generic and 3.16.0-39-generic
Building for architecture x86_64
Building initial module for 3.16.0-38-generic
Done.
nvidia_331:
Running module version sanity check.
- Original module
- No original module exists within this kernel
- Installation
- Installing to /lib/modules/3.16.0-38-generic/updates/dkms/
depmod....
DKMS: install completed.
Building initial module for 3.16.0-39-generic
Done.
nvidia_331:
Running module version sanity check.
- Original module
- No original module exists within this kernel
- Installation
- Installing to /lib/modules/3.16.0-39-generic/updates/dkms/
depmod....
DKMS: install completed.
Setting up nvidia-331-uvm (331.113-0ubuntu0.0.4) ...
Loading new nvidia-331-uvm-331.113 DKMS files...
First Installation: checking all kernels...
Building for 3.16.0-38-generic and 3.16.0-39-generic
Building for architecture x86_64
Building initial module for 3.16.0-38-generic
Done.
nvidia-331-uvm:
Running module version sanity check.
- Original module
- No original module exists within this kernel
- Installation
- Installing to /lib/modules/3.16.0-38-generic/updates/dkms/
depmod....
DKMS: install completed.
Building initial module for 3.16.0-39-generic
Done.
nvidia-331-uvm:
Running module version sanity check.
- Original module
- No original module exists within this kernel
- Installation
- Installing to /lib/modules/3.16.0-39-generic/updates/dkms/
depmod....
DKMS: install completed.
Setting up nvidia-libopencl1-331 (331.113-0ubuntu0.0.4) ...
Setting up nvidia-opencl-icd-331 (331.113-0ubuntu0.0.4) ...
Processing triggers for libc-bin (2.19-0ubuntu6.6) ...
Processing triggers for initramfs-tools (0.103ubuntu4.2) ...
update-initramfs: Generating /boot/initrd.img-3.16.0-39-generic
lord@lord-Snoopy:~$
System update was the cause of this error. nvidia-331 is broken or not fully installed ord-Snoopy:~$ sudo dpkg-reconfigure nvidia-331 dpkg-reconfigur e: nvidia-331 is broken or not fully installed dpkg-reconfigur e: nvidia-331-uvm is not installed alternatives: using /usr/share/ nvidia- 331/glamor. conf to provide /usr/share/ X11/xorg. conf.d/ glamoregl. conf (glamor_conf) in auto mode img-3.16. 0-38-generic ubuntu- drivers- common/ quirks/ dell_latitude ubuntu- drivers- common/ quirks/ lenovo_ thinkpad ubuntu- drivers- common/ quirks/ put_your_ quirks_ here persistenced' (UID 116) ... persistenced' (GID 125) ... persistenced' (UID 116) with group `nvidia- persistenced' ...
[sudo] password for lord:
/usr/sbin/
lord@lord-Snoopy:~$ sudo dpkg-reconfigure nvidia-331-uvm
dpkg-query: package 'nvidia-331-uvm' is not installed and no information is available
Use dpkg --info (= dpkg-deb --info) to examine archive files,
and dpkg --contents (= dpkg-deb --contents) to list their contents.
/usr/sbin/
I then rn sudo apt-get install --reinstall nvidia-331 nvidia-331-uvm dkms was installed and here is the return process
update-
update-initramfs: deferring update (trigger activated)
update-initramfs: Generating /boot/initrd.
INFO:Enable nvidia-331
DEBUG:Parsing /usr/share/
DEBUG:Parsing /usr/share/
DEBUG:Parsing /usr/share/
Adding system user `nvidia-
Adding new group `nvidia-
Adding new user `nvidia-
Not creating home directory `/'.
Loading new nvidia-331-331.113 DKMS files...
Building for 3.16.0-38-generic and 3.16.0-39-generic
Building for architecture x86_64
Building initial module for 3.16.0-38-generic
Done.
nvidia_331: 3.16.0- 38-generic/ updates/ dkms/
Running module version sanity check.
- Original module
- No original module exists within this kernel
- Installation
- Installing to /lib/modules/
depmod....
DKMS: install completed.
Building initial module for 3.16.0-39-generic
Done.
nvidia_331: 3.16.0- 39-generic/ updates/ dkms/
Running module version sanity check.
- Original module
- No original module exists within this kernel
- Installation
- Installing to /lib/modules/
depmod....
DKMS: install completed. 0ubuntu0. 0.4) ... 331-uvm- 331.113 DKMS files...
Setting up nvidia-331-uvm (331.113-
Loading new nvidia-
First Installation: checking all kernels...
Building for 3.16.0-38-generic and 3.16.0-39-generic
Building for architecture x86_64
Building initial module for 3.16.0-38-generic
Done.
nvidia-331-uvm: 3.16.0- 38-generic/ updates/ dkms/
Running module version sanity check.
- Original module
- No original module exists within this kernel
- Installation
- Installing to /lib/modules/
depmod....
DKMS: install completed.
Building initial module for 3.16.0-39-generic
Done.
nvidia-331-uvm: 3.16.0- 39-generic/ updates/ dkms/
Running module version sanity check.
- Original module
- No original module exists within this kernel
- Installation
- Installing to /lib/modules/
depmod....
DKMS: install completed. libopencl1- 331 (331.113- 0ubuntu0. 0.4) ... opencl- icd-331 (331.113- 0ubuntu0. 0.4) ... img-3.16. 0-39-generic
Setting up nvidia-
Setting up nvidia-
Processing triggers for libc-bin (2.19-0ubuntu6.6) ...
Processing triggers for initramfs-tools (0.103ubuntu4.2) ...
update-initramfs: Generating /boot/initrd.
lord@lord-Snoopy:~$