The binary drivers should get more frequent updates as some users want/need a recent kernel for some reason. So most reports are due to the lack of support for the kernels installed from outside the related ubuntu release (backport, vanilla, custom compile, ...)
It sould be usefull that all these similar reports not being declared as 'duplicate' when they are related to a different ubuntu release. That way each nvidia driver version should have there own 'duplicate' The binary drivers really needs to be less restrictive about the dependencies version and kernel support (could limit to 2, 3 kernel family, instead of the real version, like 3.15 for example) -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Desktop Packages, which is subscribed to nvidia-graphics-drivers in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/576648 Title: package nvidia-* failed to install/upgrade: nvidia-* kernel module failed to build (Unable to determine the target kernel version.) Status in NVIDIA Drivers Ubuntu: Confirmed Status in nvidia-graphics-drivers package in Ubuntu: Triaged Status in nvidia-graphics-drivers-173 package in Ubuntu: Fix Released Status in nvidia-graphics-drivers-304 package in Ubuntu: Fix Released Status in nvidia-graphics-drivers-304-updates package in Ubuntu: Triaged Status in nvidia-graphics-drivers-313-updates package in Ubuntu: Fix Released Status in nvidia-graphics-drivers-96 package in Ubuntu: Triaged Status in nvidia-graphics-drivers-experimental-304 package in Ubuntu: Triaged Status in nvidia-graphics-drivers-experimental-310 package in Ubuntu: Triaged Status in nvidia-graphics-drivers-updates package in Ubuntu: Triaged Bug description: WORKAROUND: Revert back to the kernel version that your Ubuntu release came with. TEST CASE FOR 10.04: Starting with a fresh Ubuntu 10.04.3 installation... sudo add-apt-repository ppa:kernel-ppa/ppa sudo apt-get update sudo apt-get install linux-image-3.0.0-8-generic sudo apt-get install linux-headers-3.0.0-8-generic # or should that be: install linux-lts-backport-oneiric ? # REBOOT sudo apt-get install nvidia-173 # The above command fails with an error. # Check the exact error: cat /var/lib/dkms/nvidia-173/*/build/make.log ORIGINAL DESCRIPTION: Brand new install of 10.04 onto a formatted hard drive. The upgrade icon said there was a restricted driver available - I clicked it. When I was running a Windows XP VMWare image, the video seemed to completely reset. I had to shut down and restart. 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 x86_64 NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia Architecture: amd64 Date: Thu May 6 16:43:59 2010 DkmsStatus: nvidia-current, 195.36.15, 2.6.32-21-generic, x86_64: installed nvidia-current, 195.36.15, 2.6.32-22-generic, x86_64: installed ErrorMessage: nvidia-current kernel module failed to build InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 10.04 LTS "Lucid Lynx" - Release amd64 (20100429) MachineType: LENOVO 64576DU PackageVersion: 195.36.15-0ubuntu3 PccardctlIdent: Socket 0: no product info available PccardctlStatus: Socket 0: 3.3V 32-bit PC Card ProcCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-2.6.32-22-generic root=UUID=e48c7906-adfe-4aef-b42f-afbb2328f9c3 ro quiet splash 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: 08/22/2007 dmi.bios.vendor: LENOVO dmi.bios.version: 7LET51WW (1.21 ) dmi.board.name: 64576DU dmi.board.vendor: LENOVO dmi.board.version: Not Available dmi.chassis.asset.tag: No Asset Information dmi.chassis.type: 10 dmi.chassis.vendor: LENOVO dmi.chassis.version: Not Available dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnLENOVO:bvr7LET51WW(1.21):bd08/22/2007:svnLENOVO:pn64576DU:pvrThinkPadT61:rvnLENOVO:rn64576DU:rvrNotAvailable:cvnLENOVO:ct10:cvrNotAvailable: dmi.product.name: 64576DU dmi.product.version: ThinkPad T61 dmi.sys.vendor: LENOVO glxinfo: Error: [Errno 2] No such file or directory system: distro: Ubuntu codename: lucid architecture: x86_64 kernel: 2.6.32-22-generic To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/nvidia-drivers-ubuntu/+bug/576648/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages Post to : desktop-packages@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp