I have the same problem.
It seems, that the problem came with kernel 4.12.
Nvidia-304 has worked without problems for me in artful with kernels up till 
4.11.

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Title:
  artful: nvidia-304 unknown symbol init_mm

Status in nvidia-graphics-drivers-304 package in Ubuntu:
  New

Bug description:
  I have an old NVidia GeForce 7900GT (G71) that needs the NVidia-304
  driver. The kernel module cannot be loaded while using artful:

  Unknown symbol init_mm (err 0)

  Kernel is 4.12.0-11-generic #12 64bits

  ProblemType: Bug
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 17.10
  Package: nvidia-304-updates 304.135-0ubuntu4
  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.12.0-11.12-generic 4.12.5
  Uname: Linux 4.12.0-11-generic x86_64
  ApportVersion: 2.20.6-0ubuntu5
  Architecture: amd64
  BootLog: /dev/md2: clean, 189276/9437184 files, 2122326/37728976 blocks
  CurrentDmesg: [  169.443253] nvidia: Unknown symbol init_mm (err 0)
  Date: Fri Aug 18 19:53:37 2017
  DistUpgraded: Fresh install
  DistroCodename: artful
  DistroVariant: ubuntu
  DkmsStatus: nvidia-304, 304.135, 4.12.0-11-generic, x86_64: installed
  GraphicsCard:
   NVIDIA Corporation G71 [GeForce 7900 GT/GTO] [10de:0291] (rev a1) (prog-if 
00 [VGA controller])
     Subsystem: XFX Pine Group Inc. G71 [GeForce 7900 GT/GTO] [1682:4000]
  MachineType: System manufacturer System Product Name
  ProcKernelCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/vmlinuz-4.12.0-11-generic 
root=UUID=c69f0f97-d424-4026-98fd-cb9d72d7e0b4 ro quiet splash
  SourcePackage: nvidia-graphics-drivers-304
  UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)
  dmi.bios.date: 12/23/2008
  dmi.bios.vendor: American Megatrends Inc.
  dmi.bios.version: 0214
  dmi.board.asset.tag: To Be Filled By O.E.M.
  dmi.board.name: P5LD2-X/1333
  dmi.board.vendor: ASUSTeK Computer INC.
  dmi.board.version: Rev x.xx
  dmi.chassis.asset.tag: Asset-1234567890
  dmi.chassis.type: 3
  dmi.chassis.vendor: ASUSTek Computer INC.
  dmi.chassis.version: Rev 1.xx
  dmi.modalias: 
dmi:bvnAmericanMegatrendsInc.:bvr0214:bd12/23/2008:svnSystemmanufacturer:pnSystemProductName:pvrRev1.xx:rvnASUSTeKComputerINC.:rnP5LD2-X/1333:rvrRevx.xx:cvnASUSTekComputerINC.:ct3:cvrRev1.xx:
  dmi.product.family: To Be Filled By O.E.M.
  dmi.product.name: System Product Name
  dmi.product.version: Rev 1.xx
  dmi.sys.vendor: System manufacturer
  version.compiz: compiz N/A
  version.ia32-libs: ia32-libs N/A
  version.libdrm2: libdrm2 2.4.82-1
  version.libgl1-mesa-dri: libgl1-mesa-dri 17.1.4-1ubuntu1
  version.libgl1-mesa-dri-experimental: libgl1-mesa-dri-experimental N/A
  version.libgl1-mesa-glx: libgl1-mesa-glx 17.1.4-1ubuntu1
  version.xserver-xorg-core: xserver-xorg-core 2:1.19.3-1ubuntu3
  version.xserver-xorg-input-evdev: xserver-xorg-input-evdev N/A
  version.xserver-xorg-video-ati: xserver-xorg-video-ati 1:7.9.0-1
  version.xserver-xorg-video-intel: xserver-xorg-video-intel 
2:2.99.917+git20170309-0ubuntu1
  version.xserver-xorg-video-nouveau: xserver-xorg-video-nouveau 1:1.0.15-2
  xserver.bootTime: Fri Aug 18 19:51:06 2017
  xserver.configfile: default
  xserver.devices:
   input        Power Button         KEYBOARD, id 6
   input        Power Button         KEYBOARD, id 7
   input        Lite-On Technology USB Productivity Option Keyboard( has the 
hub in # 1 ) KEYBOARD, id 8
   input        Lite-On Technology USB Productivity Option Keyboard( has the 
hub in # 1 ) KEYBOARD, id 9
   input        Microsoft Basic Optical Mouse MOUSE, id 10
  xserver.logfile: /var/log/Xorg.0.log
  xserver.version: 2:1.19.3-1ubuntu3

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