I flagged as security, since holds back kernel updates which escalated sec
probs, if not causes them.  Ianal
On Aug 11, 2015 3:21 AM, "ciro santoro" <email address hidden> wrote:

> I installed last updates on my ubuntu 14.04 and, after reboot, it starts
> and remains with a black screen.. I listened the ubuntu welcome sound and
> nothing appens :(
>
> 2015-08-08 20:51 GMT+02:00 Nathanaël Naeri <email address hidden>:
>
> > Packages nvidia-331-* are now transitional packages for version 340
> > where this bug has been fixed, so I guess they can be marked as Fix
> > Released too. Thanks everyone involved esp. Alberto for your work.
> >
> > --
> > You received this bug notification because you are subscribed to a
> > duplicate bug report (1409930).
> > https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1431753
> >
> > Title:
> >   Nvidia binary driver FTBS due to DKMS layer violation
> >
> > Status in nvidia-graphics-drivers-331 package in Ubuntu:
> >   Confirmed
> > Status in nvidia-graphics-drivers-331-updates package in Ubuntu:
> >   Confirmed
> > Status in nvidia-graphics-drivers-340 package in Ubuntu:
> >   Fix Released
> > Status in nvidia-graphics-drivers-340-updates package in Ubuntu:
> >   Fix Released
> > Status in nvidia-graphics-drivers-346 package in Ubuntu:
> >   Fix Released
> > Status in nvidia-graphics-drivers-346-updates package in Ubuntu:
> >   Fix Released
> > Status in nvidia-graphics-drivers-331 source package in Trusty:
> >   Triaged
> > Status in nvidia-graphics-drivers-331-updates source package in Trusty:
> >   Triaged
> > Status in nvidia-graphics-drivers-340 source package in Trusty:
> >   Fix Released
> > Status in nvidia-graphics-drivers-340-updates source package in Trusty:
> >   Fix Released
> > Status in nvidia-graphics-drivers-346 source package in Trusty:
> >   Fix Released
> > Status in nvidia-graphics-drivers-346-updates source package in Trusty:
> >   Fix Released
> >
> > Bug description:
> >   Filing this against the 340-updates version but possibly the same
> >   applies to older versions, too. The nvidia source package produces two
> >   individual dkms packages: nvidia-340-updates, nvidia-340-updates-uvm.
> >   The problem is that the DKMS build of the nvidia-uvm module runs
> >   compile steps inside the nvidia modules build directory. This is
> >   violating the DKMS assumption that each module can be build
> >   independently (there is no way of describing cross-modules
> >   dependencies and even more important, the autoinstall step after a new
> >   kernel is installed will run the modules build in parallel).
> >
> >   Since nvidia and nvidia-uvm are very dependent on each other the right
> >   course of action seems to be to combine both sources in one DKMS
> >   module that produces two kernel modules (this is supported by DKMS).
> >   For the transition this resulting dkms package needs to have a
> >   breaks/replaces for the nvidia-uvm package.
> >
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> >
> >
> https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/nvidia-graphics-drivers-331/+bug/1431753/+subscriptions
> >
>
>
> --
> Ciro Santoro
>
> --
> You received this bug notification because you are subscribed to a
> duplicate bug report (1405597).
> https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1431753
>
> Title:
>   Nvidia binary driver FTBS due to DKMS layer violation
>
> Status in nvidia-graphics-drivers-331 package in Ubuntu:
>   Confirmed
> Status in nvidia-graphics-drivers-331-updates package in Ubuntu:
>   Confirmed
> Status in nvidia-graphics-drivers-340 package in Ubuntu:
>   Fix Released
> Status in nvidia-graphics-drivers-340-updates package in Ubuntu:
>   Fix Released
> Status in nvidia-graphics-drivers-346 package in Ubuntu:
>   Fix Released
> Status in nvidia-graphics-drivers-346-updates package in Ubuntu:
>   Fix Released
> Status in nvidia-graphics-drivers-331 source package in Trusty:
>   Triaged
> Status in nvidia-graphics-drivers-331-updates source package in Trusty:
>   Triaged
> Status in nvidia-graphics-drivers-340 source package in Trusty:
>   Fix Released
> Status in nvidia-graphics-drivers-340-updates source package in Trusty:
>   Fix Released
> Status in nvidia-graphics-drivers-346 source package in Trusty:
>   Fix Released
> Status in nvidia-graphics-drivers-346-updates source package in Trusty:
>   Fix Released
>
> Bug description:
>   Filing this against the 340-updates version but possibly the same
>   applies to older versions, too. The nvidia source package produces two
>   individual dkms packages: nvidia-340-updates, nvidia-340-updates-uvm.
>   The problem is that the DKMS build of the nvidia-uvm module runs
>   compile steps inside the nvidia modules build directory. This is
>   violating the DKMS assumption that each module can be build
>   independently (there is no way of describing cross-modules
>   dependencies and even more important, the autoinstall step after a new
>   kernel is installed will run the modules build in parallel).
>
>   Since nvidia and nvidia-uvm are very dependent on each other the right
>   course of action seems to be to combine both sources in one DKMS
>   module that produces two kernel modules (this is supported by DKMS).
>   For the transition this resulting dkms package needs to have a
>   breaks/replaces for the nvidia-uvm package.
>
> To manage notifications about this bug go to:
>
> https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/nvidia-graphics-drivers-331/+bug/1431753/+subscriptions
>