[Bug 1640181] Re: Need a patched 4.9 kernel to compile nvidia drivers

2016-11-15 Thread dino99
** Description changed: As the unstable kernel ppa now has 4.9 kernel, i've installed it on a system using a nvidia-370/375 driver, but both fails at compile dkms time. This is an identified problem and a proposed patch is already ready:

[Bug 1640181] Re: Need a patched 4.9 kernel to compile nvidia drivers

2016-11-09 Thread LocutusOfBorg
You have to use virtualbox-source if you want to play with kernels not in the repo. ** Changed in: virtualbox (Ubuntu) Status: New => Invalid -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu.

[Bug 1640181] Re: Need a patched 4.9 kernel to compile nvidia drivers

2016-11-09 Thread dino99
Upgrading virtualbox 5.1.8 also fails Building initial module for 4.9.0-0-generic ERROR (dkms apport): kernel package linux-headers-4.9.0-0-generic is not supported Error! Bad return status for module build on kernel: 4.9.0-0-generic (x86_64) ** Also affects: virtualbox (Ubuntu) Importance: