package nvidia-* failed to install/upgrade: nvidia-* kernel module failed to build (FATAL: modpost: GPL-incompatible module nvidia.ko uses GPL-only symbol 'xen_features') [Lucid on kernel 2.6.32-22]

Bug #581045 reported by Sebastian Dittmar
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Affects Status Importance Assigned to Milestone
nvidia-graphics-drivers (Ubuntu)
Invalid
Medium
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nvidia-graphics-drivers-173 (Ubuntu)
Invalid
Medium
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Bug Description

1) Release: 10.04

2)Version of package nvidia-current:
nvidia-current:
  Installiert: 195.36.15-0ubuntu3
  Kandidat: 195.36.15-0ubuntu3
  Versions-Tabelle:
 *** 195.36.15-0ubuntu3 0
        500 http://de.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ lucid-updates/restricted Packages
        100 /var/lib/dpkg/status
     195.36.15-0ubuntu2 0
        500 http://de.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ lucid/restricted Packages

3)What i expected to happen: Updating my System

4) what happened instead: It aborted

In file included from /var/lib/dkms/nvidia-current/195.36.15/build/nv-linux.h:126,
                 from /var/lib/dkms/nvidia-current/195.36.15/build/nvacpi.c:15:
include/linux/highmem.h: In function ‘zero_user_segments’:
include/linux/highmem.h:151: warning: pointer of type ‘void *’ used in arithmetic
include/linux/highmem.h:151: warning: pointer of type ‘void *’ used in arithmetic
include/linux/highmem.h:151: warning: pointer of type ‘void *’ used in arithmetic
include/linux/highmem.h:151: warning: pointer of type ‘void *’ used in arithmetic
include/linux/highmem.h:154: warning: pointer of type ‘void *’ used in arithmetic
include/linux/highmem.h:154: warning: pointer of type ‘void *’ used in arithmetic
include/linux/highmem.h:154: warning: pointer of type ‘void *’ used in arithmetic
include/linux/highmem.h:154: warning: pointer of type ‘void *’ used in arithmetic
  ld -m elf_i386 -r -o /var/lib/dkms/nvidia-current/195.36.15/build/nvidia.o /var/lib/dkms/nvidia-current/195.36.15/build/nv-kernel.o /var/lib/dkms/nvidia-current/195.36.15/build/nv.o /var/lib/dkms/nvidia-current/195.36.15/build/nv_gvi.o /var/lib/dkms/nvidia-current/195.36.15/build/nv-vm.o /var/lib/dkms/nvidia-current/195.36.15/build/os-agp.o /var/lib/dkms/nvidia-current/195.36.15/build/os-interface.o /var/lib/dkms/nvidia-current/195.36.15/build/os-registry.o /var/lib/dkms/nvidia-current/195.36.15/build/nv-i2c.o /var/lib/dkms/nvidia-current/195.36.15/build/nvacpi.o
(cat /dev/null; echo kernel//var/lib/dkms/nvidia-current/195.36.15/build/nvidia.ko;) > /var/lib/dkms/nvidia-current/195.36.15/build/modules.order
make -f /usr/src/linux-headers-2.6.32-305-ec2/scripts/Makefile.modpost
  scripts/mod/modpost -m -a -i /usr/src/linux-headers-2.6.32-305-ec2/Module.symvers -I /var/lib/dkms/nvidia-current/195.36.15/build/Module.symvers -o /var/lib/dkms/nvidia-current/195.36.15/build/Module.symvers -S -w -s
WARNING: could not find /var/lib/dkms/nvidia-current/195.36.15/build/.nv-kernel.o.cmd for /var/lib/dkms/nvidia-current/195.36.15/build/nv-kernel.o
FATAL: modpost: GPL-incompatible module nvidia.ko uses GPL-only symbol 'xen_features'
make[3]: *** [__modpost] Fehler 1
make[2]: *** [modules] Fehler 2
NVIDIA: left KBUILD.
nvidia.ko failed to build!
make[1]: *** [module] Fehler 1
make: *** [module] Fehler 2

ProblemType: Package
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 10.04
Package: nvidia-current 195.36.15-0ubuntu3
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.32-22.33-generic 2.6.32.11+drm33.2
Uname: Linux 2.6.32-22-generic i686
NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia
Architecture: i386
Date: Sat May 15 18:31:24 2010
DkmsStatus:
 virtualbox-ose, 3.1.6, 2.6.32-22-generic, i686: installed
 nvidia-current, 195.36.15, 2.6.32-22-generic, i686: installed
ErrorMessage: nvidia-current kernel module failed to build
MachineType: To Be Filled By O.E.M. To Be Filled By O.E.M.
PackageVersion: 195.36.15-0ubuntu3
ProcCmdLine: root=UUID=56d6aafc-ab26-4ecf-8bc3-6f0e3b305ee6 ro vga=786 quiet
SourcePackage: nvidia-graphics-drivers
Title: package nvidia-current 195.36.15-0ubuntu3 failed to install/upgrade: nvidia-current kernel module failed to build
dmi.bios.date: 12/18/2007
dmi.bios.vendor: American Megatrends Inc.
dmi.bios.version: P1.80
dmi.board.name: 4CoreDual-SATA2.
dmi.chassis.asset.tag: To Be Filled By O.E.M.
dmi.chassis.type: 3
dmi.chassis.vendor: To Be Filled By O.E.M.
dmi.chassis.version: To Be Filled By O.E.M.
dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnAmericanMegatrendsInc.:bvrP1.80:bd12/18/2007:svnToBeFilledByO.E.M.:pnToBeFilledByO.E.M.:pvrToBeFilledByO.E.M.:rvn:rn4CoreDual-SATA2.:rvr:cvnToBeFilledByO.E.M.:ct3:cvrToBeFilledByO.E.M.:
dmi.product.name: To Be Filled By O.E.M.
dmi.product.version: To Be Filled By O.E.M.
dmi.sys.vendor: To Be Filled By O.E.M.
system:
 distro: Ubuntu
 codename: lucid
 architecture: i686
 kernel: 2.6.32-22-generic

Revision history for this message
Sebastian Dittmar (34sebi34) wrote :
summary: - package nvidia-current 195.36.15-0ubuntu3 failed to install/upgrade:
- nvidia-current kernel module failed to build
+ package nvidia-* failed to install/upgrade: nvidia-* kernel module
+ failed to build (FATAL: modpost: GPL-incompatible module nvidia.ko uses
+ GPL-only symbol 'xen_features')
Revision history for this message
Bryce Harrington (bryce) wrote :

Looks like a kernel incompatibility. Probably need to select different versions of kernel and/or nvidia.

description: updated
summary: package nvidia-* failed to install/upgrade: nvidia-* kernel module
failed to build (FATAL: modpost: GPL-incompatible module nvidia.ko uses
- GPL-only symbol 'xen_features')
+ GPL-only symbol 'xen_features') on kernel 2.6.32-22
Changed in nvidia-graphics-drivers-173 (Ubuntu):
status: New → Triaged
importance: Undecided → Medium
Changed in nvidia-graphics-drivers (Ubuntu):
status: New → Triaged
importance: Undecided → Medium
summary: package nvidia-* failed to install/upgrade: nvidia-* kernel module
failed to build (FATAL: modpost: GPL-incompatible module nvidia.ko uses
- GPL-only symbol 'xen_features') on kernel 2.6.32-22
+ GPL-only symbol 'xen_features') [Lucid on kernel 2.6.32-22]
Revision history for this message
dino99 (9d9) wrote :

That version is no more supported; please open a new bug report if the actual archive found version also has the same issue.

Changed in nvidia-graphics-drivers-173 (Ubuntu):
status: Triaged → Invalid
Changed in nvidia-graphics-drivers (Ubuntu):
status: Triaged → Invalid
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