1.4.0 won't ever be compat with 3.8 kernel. Please read http://javacruft.wordpress.com/2013/08/21/openvswitch-for- ubuntu-12-04-3-lts/ for details of what you need to install to make ovs work on the lts-raring backport kernel.
** Changed in: openvswitch (Ubuntu) Status: Confirmed => Invalid ** Changed in: openvswitch (Ubuntu) Status: Invalid => Won't Fix -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1239847 Title: openvswitch-datapath-dkms 1.4.0-1ubuntu1.5: openvswitch kernel module failed to build To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/openvswitch/+bug/1239847/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs