No, that relates to kernel headers. The kernel headers were fine, and were current enough for the nvidia factory drivers to accept them for building a new video kernel module.
Re-installing the nvidia-current package, and even watching it say "compiling kernel module" still did nothing. Had to download the factory drivers and instruct my customer that, should they ever have a problem after an update, to kill kdm/gdm, and re-run the nvidia driver install utility. This suggests that also the nvidia install scripts are broken as well, or tied to a specific kernel version. i'm happy to say that I no longer have to remove any exisiting nvidia modules for the nvidia driver to install properly, which i had to do in the past because the wrong kernel module would load. Irregardless, the kernel headers are only needed when building a new drivers, but, when the new kernel loads, headers or not, the video driver gets broken. If the kernel gets updated, there needs to be some kind of check to see if modules need to be reinstalled/rebuilt... like, instead of just a "dependency" have a "co-dependency" such as, if this package gets changed/updated, then these need to as well. From a distribution stability standpoint, any "co-dependent" packages would need to be updated for the new kernel before the kernel could be considered stable to release into the wild for automatic updates. -- kernel updates ALWAYS breaks video drivers https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/577566 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list [email protected] https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
