package nvidia-96 96.43.17-0ubuntu1 failed to install/upgrade: nvidia-96 kernel module failed to build

[Tom Moore]

Unable to activate NVIDIA driver for my graphics card following package updates

ProblemType: Package
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 10.04
Package: nvidia-96 96.43.17-0ubuntu1
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.32-25.44-generic 2.6.32.21+drm33.7
Uname: Linux 2.6.32-25-generic i686
Architecture: i386
DKMSBuildLog:
 DKMS make.log for nvidia-96-96.43.17 for kernel 2.6.32-25-generic (i686)
 Thu Sep 30 07:45:10 BST 2010
 make[1]: Makefile: No such file or directory
 make[1]: *** No rule to make target `Makefile'. Stop.
 make: *** [module] Error 2
Date: Thu Sep 30 07:45:13 2010
DkmsStatus:
 nvidia-96, 96.43.17, 2.6.32-24-generic, i686: installed
 nvidia-96, 96.43.17, 2.6.32-21-generic, i686: installed
 nvidia-96, 96.43.17, 2.6.32-23-generic, i686: installed
 nvidia-96, 96.43.17, 2.6.32-22-generic, i686: installed
ErrorMessage: nvidia-96 kernel module failed to build
GdmLog1:

InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 10.04 LTS "Lucid Lynx" - Release i386 (20100429)
Lsusb:
 Bus 002 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub
 Bus 001 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub
MachineType: TOSHIBA Satellite 2410
PackageVersion: 96.43.17-0ubuntu1
PccardctlIdent:
 Socket 0:
   no product info available
 Socket 1:
   no product info available
PccardctlStatus:
 Socket 0:
   3.3V 32-bit PC Card
 Socket 1:
   no card
ProcCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-2.6.32-25-generic root=UUID=805ec8c0-b181-4673-9318-9cb6d6bc25ca ro quiet splash
SourcePackage: nvidia-graphics-drivers-96
Title: package nvidia-96 96.43.17-0ubuntu1 failed to install/upgrade: nvidia-96 kernel module failed to build
XorgLogOld:

dmi.bios.date: 01/09/2003
dmi.bios.vendor: TOSHIBA
dmi.bios.version: Version 1.40
dmi.board.name: Portable PC
dmi.board.vendor: TOSHIBA
dmi.board.version: Version A0
dmi.chassis.asset.tag: 0000000000
dmi.chassis.type: 10
dmi.chassis.vendor: TOSHIBA
dmi.chassis.version: Version 1.0
dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnTOSHIBA:bvrVersion1.40:bd01/09/2003:svnTOSHIBA:pnSatellite2410:pvrPS241E-67ZK1-EN:rvnTOSHIBA:rnPortablePC:rvrVersionA0:cvnTOSHIBA:ct10:cvrVersion1.0:
dmi.product.name: Satellite 2410
dmi.product.version: PS241E-67ZK1-EN
dmi.sys.vendor: TOSHIBA
make.log:
 DKMS make.log for nvidia-96-96.43.17 for kernel 2.6.32-25-generic (i686)
 Thu Sep 30 07:45:10 BST 2010
 make[1]: Makefile: No such file or directory
 make[1]: *** No rule to make target `Makefile'. Stop.
 make: *** [module] Error 2
system:
 distro: Ubuntu
 codename: lucid
 architecture: i686
 kernel: 2.6.32-25-generic