*** This bug is a duplicate of bug 251832 ***
https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/251832
Jason wrote:
> *** This bug is a duplicate of bug 251832 ***
> https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/251832
>
> The bug this is a duplicate of, seems very vague, but this bug actually
> demonstrated exactly what I'm experiencing:
>
> sudo /etc/init.d/dkms_autoinstaller start
> * Running DKMS auto installation service for kernel 2.6.27-12-generic
> * kqemu (1.3.0~pre11)... [
> FAIL]
> * nvidia (177.82)... [
> FAIL ]
> * vboxdrv (2.0.4)...
> [FAIL ]
> * virtualbox-ose-guest (2.0.4)... [
> FAIL ]
>
> I upgraded my kernel from 2.6.27-11-generic to 2.6.27.11-generic. When I
> attempted to build the kernel module manually with dkms, this is what
> happened:
>
> dkms build -m nvidia -v 177.82 -k 2.6.27-12-generic
>
> Error! Your kernel source for kernel 2.6.27-12-generic cannot be found at
> /lib/modules/2.6.27-12-generic/build or /lib/modules/2.6.27-12-generic/source.
> You can use the --kernelsourcedir option to tell DKMS where it's located.
>
> Looking at /lib/modules/2.6.27-12-generic/source gave me this:
>
> ls /lib/modules/2.6.27-12-generic/
> initrd modules.dep modules.ofmap modules.usbmap
> kernel modules.ieee1394map modules.pcimap updates
> modules.alias modules.inputmap modules.seriomap volatile
> modules.ccwmap modules.isapnpmap modules.symbols
>
> Question: is there a directory that exists that has the source so I can
> build this manually? I used a solution from a forum the last time this
> happened, only I don't exactly remember the solution. I'm sorry if I'm
> wrong about this being a duplicate!
>
> Jason
>
Jason I'm not a good kernel guy. But I think your home made kernel IS
the problem.
Karl
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