I have this problem too. I did a fresh install (as the upgrade from 12.04 to 12.10 introduced a lot of other bugs that I hope will go away with a fresh install), and since, for some reason, the open source driver crashes constantly on my system (I had to install the gnome fallback in order to even run for more than a few seconds in X mode), I tried installing the nvidia drivers.
It fails for the same reason as above. I noticed that the .17 kernel headers were installed, but not the .18 ones -- and realized I did an upgrade immediately after getting up and running, as the first thing. So it does indeed look as if the headers are installed correctly initially by the installer, but when the kernel is upgraded, the new headers are not installed (likely because the linux-headers-generic is not installed/removed). The fix is as above (sudo apt-get install linux-headers-generic # will also cause DKMS to rebuild the nvidia drivers) -- but I guess a new user will have some challenges with this. Unfortunately the open source driver still has too many bugs on my hardware (GT 520 type of card), so I need the nvidia one. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1070427 Title: Ubiquity removes kernel headers, fails to build nonfree drivers To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux/+bug/1070427/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list [email protected] https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
