nvidia-384 384.90-0ubuntu3: nvidia-384 kernel module failed to build

[javaben]

Ubuntu 17.10 Jan 10, 2017. Ubuntu Software Update installed security patches today, and as a result, my system would not get to X session. Logging in via another computer using ssh, couldn't figure out what to do, so reinstalled recent backup. Was able to boot, but if I let the Software Updater install the Security updates for:
 - NVIDIA binary driver -version 384.111
 - NVIDIA CUDA runtime library
 - NVIDIA OpenCL ICD
 - Transitional package for nvidia-384
 - Ubuntu base

Then I get: "API mismatch: the client has the version 384.111, but this kernel module has the version 834.90."

So I again reinstalled root backup, but this time I de-selected the NVIDIA updates and the Transitional package for nvidia-384 update, and was able to get up, but then I got the above error referenced: nvidia-384 384.90-0ubuntu3: nvidia-384 kernel module failed to build

So It appears I can't install the security updates, and will have to reinstall the root partition from backups.

What should I do to correct?

Thanks!

ProblemType: Package
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 17.10
Package: nvidia-384 384.90-0ubuntu3
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.8.0-56.61-generic 4.8.17
Uname: Linux 4.8.0-56-generic x86_64
NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia_uvm nvidia_drm nvidia_modeset nvidia
ApportVersion: 2.20.7-0ubuntu3.7
Architecture: amd64
DKMSKernelVersion: 4.13.0-25-generic
Date: Wed Jan 10 18:40:44 2018
DuplicateSignature: dkms:nvidia-384:384.90-0ubuntu3:./arch/x86/include/asm/processor.h:820:39: error: implicit declaration of function ‘task_stack_page’; did you mean ‘task_stack_vm_area’? [-Werror=implicit-function-declaration]
InstallationDate: Installed on 2014-07-07 (1283 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 14.04 LTS "Trusty Tahr" - Release amd64 (20140417)
PackageVersion: 384.90-0ubuntu3
Python3Details: /usr/bin/python3.6, Python 3.6.3, python3-minimal, 3.6.3-0ubuntu2
PythonDetails: /usr/bin/python2.7, Python 2.7.14, python-minimal, 2.7.14-2ubuntu1
RelatedPackageVersions:
 dpkg 1.18.24ubuntu1
 apt 1.5.1
SourcePackage: nvidia-graphics-drivers-384
Title: nvidia-384 384.90-0ubuntu3: nvidia-384 kernel module failed to build
UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to artful on 2017-10-28 (74 days ago)

[javaben (benbailey1116)]

NOTE: I was able to fix this. As it turns out, my system was still running the 4.8 beta kernal, even though I had been through multiple updates via "software updater". uname -r showed that I wasn't where I thought I was. Also had an old grub, so updated that first, then selected the new kernel (4.13), then installed the NVIDIA security 384 updates, and now it's functioning.

I've assigned to myself, but I don't know how to close it. Looking around the web page, I don't see anything like that.

[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 1742160, 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.