package nvidia-current 260.19.29-0ubuntu1~xup~maverick3 failed to install/upgrade: nvidia-current kernel module failed to build

[Paul]

I've tried to install software from "Ubuntu Go 11.01" DVD while error occured, I used "dpkg -i blablabla*.deb" command to do it.

ProblemType: Package
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 12.04
Package: nvidia-current 260.19.29-0ubuntu1~xup~maverick3
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.2.0-23.36-generic-pae 3.2.14
Uname: Linux 3.2.0-23-generic-pae i686
NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia
.proc.driver.nvidia.gpus.0: Error: [Errno 21] Это каталог: '/proc/driver/nvidia/gpus/0'
.proc.driver.nvidia.registry: Binary: ""
.proc.driver.nvidia.version:
 NVRM version: NVIDIA UNIX x86 Kernel Module 295.40 Thu Apr 5 21:28:09 PDT 2012
 GCC version: gcc version 4.6.3 (Ubuntu/Linaro 4.6.3-1ubuntu5)
.tmp.unity.support.test.0:

ApportVersion: 2.0.1-0ubuntu5
Architecture: i386
CompizPlugins: No value set for `/apps/compiz-1/general/screen0/options/active_plugins'
CompositorRunning: None
CurrentDmesg:

Date: Wed May 9 00:35:56 2012
DistUpgraded: Fresh install
DistroCodename: precise
DistroVariant: ubuntu
DkmsStatus:
 nvidia-current-updates, 295.40, 3.2.0-23-generic-pae, i686: installed
 nvidia-current, 260.19.29: added
ErrorMessage: nvidia-current kernel module failed to build
GraphicsCard:
 NVIDIA Corporation C61 [GeForce 6150SE nForce 430] [10de:03d0] (rev a2) (prog-if 00 [VGA controller])
   Subsystem: Giga-byte Technology Device [1458:d000]
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 12.04 LTS "Precise Pangolin" - Release i386 (20120423)
JockeyStatus:
 xorg:nvidia_current - Драйвер ускоренной графики NVIDIA (Проприетарные, Выключен, Не используется)
 xorg:nvidia_current_updates - Драйвер для графических карт на базе NVIDIA (плановые обновления) (Проприетарные, Активирован, Используется)
MachineType: Gigabyte Technology Co., Ltd. M61PM-S2
PackageVersion: 260.19.29-0ubuntu1~xup~maverick3
ProcKernelCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-3.2.0-23-generic-pae root=UUID=aee15ffc-27ea-47f4-8515-ded5a21b8b03 ro quiet splash vt.handoff=7
SourcePackage: nvidia-graphics-drivers
Title: package nvidia-current 260.19.29-0ubuntu1~xup~maverick3 failed to install/upgrade: nvidia-current kernel module failed to build
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)
XorgConf:
 Section "Device"
  Identifier "Default Device"
  Option "NoLogo" "True"
 EndSection
dmi.bios.date: 06/25/2007
dmi.bios.vendor: Award Software International, Inc.
dmi.bios.version: F7
dmi.board.name: M61PM-S2
dmi.board.vendor: Gigabyte Technology Co., Ltd.
dmi.board.version: x.x
dmi.chassis.type: 3
dmi.chassis.vendor: Gigabyte Technology Co., Ltd.
dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnAwardSoftwareInternational,Inc.:bvrF7:bd06/25/2007:svnGigabyteTechnologyCo.,Ltd.:pnM61PM-S2:pvr:rvnGigabyteTechnologyCo.,Ltd.:rnM61PM-S2:rvrx.x:cvnGigabyteTechnologyCo.,Ltd.:ct3:cvr:
dmi.product.name: M61PM-S2
dmi.sys.vendor: Gigabyte Technology Co., Ltd.
version.compiz: compiz 1:0.9.7.6-0ubuntu1
version.libdrm2: libdrm2 2.4.32-1ubuntu1
version.libgl1-mesa-dri: libgl1-mesa-dri 8.0.2-0ubuntu3
version.libgl1-mesa-dri-experimental: libgl1-mesa-dri-experimental N/A
version.libgl1-mesa-glx: libgl1-mesa-glx 8.0.2-0ubuntu3
version.nvidia-graphics-drivers: nvidia-graphics-drivers N/A
version.xserver-xorg-core: xserver-xorg-core 2:1.11.4-0ubuntu10
version.xserver-xorg-input-evdev: xserver-xorg-input-evdev 1:2.7.0-0ubuntu1
version.xserver-xorg-video-ati: xserver-xorg-video-ati 1:6.14.99~git20111219.aacbd629-0ubuntu2
version.xserver-xorg-video-intel: xserver-xorg-video-intel 2:2.17.0-1ubuntu4
version.xserver-xorg-video-nouveau: xserver-xorg-video-nouveau 1:0.0.16+git20111201+b5534a1-1build2

[Daniel Letzeisen (dtl131)]

nvidia-current 260.19.29-0ubuntu1~xup~maverick3 is packaged (in a ppa) for use with Ubuntu 10.10 and you are using Ubuntu 12.04. You should purge the package and install appropriate nvidia package for use with Ubuntu 12.04:
sudo apt-get install nvidia-current

[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 576648, 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.