Comment 159 for bug 251107

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O. Emmerson (oemmerson) wrote :

It doesn't work for me. I get the following:

11:50:23-ode@ubuntu:~$ agi nvidia-glx-96
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information... Done
Reading extended state information
Initialising package states... Done
The following NEW packages will be installed:
  dkms{a} linux-headers-2.6.25-2-386{a} linux-ports-headers-2.6.25-2{a}
  nvidia-96-kernel-source{a} nvidia-glx-96
0 packages upgraded, 5 newly installed, 0 to remove and 0 not upgraded.
Need to get 0B/15.2MB of archives. After unpacking 90.3MB will be used.
Do you want to continue? [Y/n/?]
Writing extended state information... Done
Selecting previously deselected package linux-ports-headers-2.6.25-2.
(Reading database ... 179744 files and directories currently installed.)
Unpacking linux-ports-headers-2.6.25-2 (from .../linux-ports-headers-2.6.25-2_2.6.25-2.3_all.deb) ...
Selecting previously deselected package linux-headers-2.6.25-2-386.
Unpacking linux-headers-2.6.25-2-386 (from .../linux-headers-2.6.25-2-386_2.6.25-2.3_i386.deb) ...
Selecting previously deselected package dkms.
Unpacking dkms (from .../dkms_2.0.20.4-0ubuntu2_all.deb) ...
Selecting previously deselected package nvidia-96-kernel-source.
Unpacking nvidia-96-kernel-source (from .../nvidia-96-kernel-source_96.43.09-0ubuntu1_i386.deb) ...
Selecting previously deselected package nvidia-glx-96.
Unpacking nvidia-glx-96 (from .../nvidia-glx-96_96.43.09-0ubuntu1_i386.deb) ...
Processing triggers for man-db ...
Setting up linux-ports-headers-2.6.25-2 (2.6.25-2.3) ...
Setting up linux-headers-2.6.25-2-386 (2.6.25-2.3) ...
Examining /etc/kernel/header_postinst.d.

Setting up dkms (2.0.20.4-0ubuntu2) ...
 * Running DKMS auto installation service for kernel 2.6.27-7-generic [ OK ]

Setting up nvidia-96-kernel-source (96.43.09-0ubuntu1) ...
Removing all DKMS Modules
Done.
Adding Module to DKMS build system
driver version= 96.43.09
Doing initial module build

Error! Your kernel source for kernel 2.6.27-7-generic cannot be found at
/lib/modules/2.6.27-7-generic/build or /lib/modules/2.6.27-7-generic/source.
Installing initial module

Error! Could not locate nvidia.ko for module nvidia in the DKMS tree.
You must run a dkms build for kernel 2.6.27-7-generic (i686) first.
Done.

Setting up nvidia-glx-96 (96.43.09-0ubuntu1) ...

Processing triggers for libc6 ...
ldconfig deferred processing now taking place
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information... Done
Reading extended state information
Initialising package states... Done
Writing extended state information... Done

$uname -a gives the following:
Linux ubuntu 2.6.27-7-generic #1 SMP Tue Nov 4 19:33:20 UTC 2008 i686 GNU/Linux