I have the same bug in Precise (12.04.3) with linux-image-generic-lts- raring_3.8.0.32.32_amd64.deb and openvswitch-switch 1.4.0-1ubuntu1.5
# apt-get install --reinstall openvswitch-switch openvswitch-datapath-dkms openvswitch-common Reading package lists... Done Building dependency tree Reading state information... Done 0 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 3 reinstalled, 0 to remove and 0 not upgraded. Need to get 0 B/3 827 kB of archives. After this operation, 0 B of additional disk space will be used. (Reading database ... 132279 files and directories currently installed.) Preparing to replace openvswitch-common 1.4.0-1ubuntu1.5 (using .../openvswitch-common_1.4.0-1ubuntu1.5_amd64.deb) ... Unpacking replacement openvswitch-common ... Preparing to replace openvswitch-datapath-dkms 1.4.0-1ubuntu1.5 (using .../openvswitch-datapath-dkms_1.4.0-1ubuntu1.5_all.deb) ... ------------------------------ Deleting module version: 1.4.0 completely from the DKMS tree. ------------------------------ Done. Unpacking replacement openvswitch-datapath-dkms ... Preparing to replace openvswitch-switch 1.4.0-1ubuntu1.5 (using .../openvswitch-switch_1.4.0-1ubuntu1.5_amd64.deb) ... Unpacking replacement openvswitch-switch ... Processing triggers for man-db ... Processing triggers for ureadahead ... Setting up openvswitch-common (1.4.0-1ubuntu1.5) ... Setting up openvswitch-datapath-dkms (1.4.0-1ubuntu1.5) ... Creating symlink /var/lib/dkms/openvswitch/1.4.0/source -> /usr/src/openvswitch-1.4.0 DKMS: add completed. Kernel preparation unnecessary for this kernel. Skipping... Building module: cleaning build area....(bad exit status: 2) ./configure --with-linux='/lib/modules/3.8.0-32-generic/build' && make -C datapath/linux.....(bad exit status: 1) Error! Bad return status for module build on kernel: 3.8.0-32-generic (x86_64) Consult /var/lib/dkms/openvswitch/1.4.0/build/make.log for more information. # less /var/lib/dkms/openvswitch/1.4.0/build/make.log .... checking whether gcc accepts -Wstrict-prototypes... yes checking whether gcc accepts -Wold-style-definition... yes checking whether gcc accepts -Wmissing-prototypes... yes checking whether gcc accepts -Wmissing-field-initializers... yes checking whether gcc accepts -Wno-override-init... yes checking whether gcc accepts -Wno-unused... yes checking whether gcc accepts -Wno-unused-parameter... yes checking target hint for cgcc... x86_64 checking whether make has GNU make $(if) extension... yes checking for Linux build directory... /lib/modules/3.8.0-32-generic/build checking for Linux source directory... /lib/modules/3.8.0-32-generic/build checking for kernel version... 3.8.13 configure: error: Linux kernel source in /lib/modules/3.8.0-32-generic/build is not configured ** Tags added: precise -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Server Team, which is subscribed to openvswitch in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1098650 Title: dkms module fails to build with 3.7/3.8 kernel To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/openvswitch/+bug/1098650/+subscriptions -- Ubuntu-server-bugs mailing list Ubuntu-server-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com Modify settings or unsubscribe at: https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-server-bugs