package nvidia-kernel-common-530 530.41.03-0ubuntu0.20.04.2 failed to install/upgrade: package is in a very bad inconsistent state; you should reinstall it before attempting a removal

[Nooraldeen AlAsbahi]

I'm trying to fix the issue of the HDMI port I assumed that the problem with the Nvidia driver noting that my GPU is Nvidia GTX 1660TI

ProblemType: Package
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 20.04
Package: nvidia-kernel-common-530 530.41.03-0ubuntu0.20.04.2
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 5.15.0-72.79~20.04.1-generic 5.15.98
Uname: Linux 5.15.0-72-generic x86_64
ApportVersion: 2.20.11-0ubuntu27.26
Architecture: amd64
CasperMD5CheckResult: skip
Date: Fri May 19 15:31:13 2023
DpkgTerminalLog:
 dpkg: error processing package nvidia-kernel-common-530 (--remove):
  package is in a very bad inconsistent state; you should
  reinstall it before attempting a removal
 dpkg: too many errors, stopping
ErrorMessage: package is in a very bad inconsistent state; you should reinstall it before attempting a removal
InstallationDate: Installed on 2022-03-08 (437 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 20.04.3 LTS "Focal Fossa" - Release amd64 (20210819)
Python3Details: /usr/bin/python3.8, Python 3.8.10, python3-minimal, 3.8.2-0ubuntu2
PythonDetails: /usr/bin/python3.8, Python 3.8.10, python-is-python3, 3.8.2-4
RelatedPackageVersions:
 dpkg 1.19.7ubuntu3.2
 apt 2.0.9
SourcePackage: nvidia-graphics-drivers-530
Title: package nvidia-kernel-common-530 530.41.03-0ubuntu0.20.04.2 failed to install/upgrade: package is in a very bad inconsistent state; you should reinstall it before attempting a removal
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

[Seth Arnold (seth-arnold)]

There's two things in your dmesg that stand out to me:

[ 105.970737] Lockdown: modprobe: unsigned module loading is restricted; see man kernel_lockdown.7

and:

[ 102.490697] pcieport 0000:00:1d.0: AER: Corrected error received: 0000:06:00.0
[ 102.491022] alx 0000:06:00.0: PCIe Bus Error: severity=Corrected, type=Data Link Layer, (Receiver ID)
[ 102.491028] alx 0000:06:00.0: device [1969:e0b1] error status/mask=000000c0/00002000
[ 102.491034] alx 0000:06:00.0: [ 6] BadTLP
[ 102.491040] alx 0000:06:00.0: [ 7] BadDLLP
[ 102.491384] pcieport 0000:00:1d.0: AER: Corrected error received: 0000:06:00.0
[ 102.491552] pcieport 0000:00:1d.0: AER: Corrected error received: 0000:06:00.0
[ 102.491884] pcieport 0000:00:1d.0: AER: Corrected error received: 0000:06:00.0
[ 102.492075] pcieport 0000:00:1d.0: AER: Corrected error received: 0000:06:00.0

Maybe the lockdown is more or less exactly what you're trying to do, I'm not sure.

The second looks like hardware failure. It might be insufficient or poor power, or motherboard problems, or card problems, I really don't know.

I hope this helps.

[Seth Arnold (seth-arnold)]

Thanks for taking the time to report this bug and helping to make Ubuntu better. We appreciate the difficulties you are facing, but this appears to be a "regular" (non-security) bug. I have unmarked it as a security issue since this bug does not show evidence of allowing attackers to cross privilege boundaries nor directly cause loss of data/privacy. Please feel free to report any other bugs you may find.