Public bug reported: The module was not being detected by the 'tlp' power management program. So I tried to reinstall the module. The reinstall failed, as follows.
======== $ sudo apt install acpi-call-dkms --reinstall [sudo] password for nicholas: Reading package lists... Done Building dependency tree Reading state information... Done 0 to upgrade, 0 to newly install, 1 reinstalled, 0 to remove and 0 not to upgrade. Need to get 13.2 kB of archives. After this operation, 0 B of additional disk space will be used. Get:1 http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu bionic/universe amd64 acpi-call-dkms all 1.1.0-4 [13.2 kB] Fetched 13.2 kB in 1s (14.7 kB/s) (Reading database ... 468443 files and directories currently installed.) Preparing to unpack .../acpi-call-dkms_1.1.0-4_all.deb ... -------- Uninstall Beginning -------- Module: acpi-call Version: 1.1.0 Kernel: 4.15.0-96-generic (x86_64) ------------------------------------- Status: Before uninstall, this module version was ACTIVE on this kernel. acpi_call.ko: - Uninstallation - Deleting from: /lib/modules/4.15.0-96-generic/extra/ - Original module - No original module was found for this module on this kernel. - Use the dkms install command to reinstall any previous module version. depmod... DKMS: uninstall completed. -------- Uninstall Beginning -------- Module: acpi-call Version: 1.1.0 Kernel: 4.15.0-99-generic (x86_64) ------------------------------------- Status: Before uninstall, this module version was ACTIVE on this kernel. acpi_call.ko: - Uninstallation - Deleting from: /lib/modules/4.15.0-99-generic/extra/ - Original module - No original module was found for this module on this kernel. - Use the dkms install command to reinstall any previous module version. depmod... DKMS: uninstall completed. -------- Uninstall Beginning -------- Module: acpi-call Version: 1.1.0 Kernel: 5.3.0-51-generic (x86_64) ------------------------------------- Status: Before uninstall, this module version was ACTIVE on this kernel. acpi_call.ko: - Uninstallation - Deleting from: /lib/modules/5.3.0-51-generic/extra/ - Original module - No original module was found for this module on this kernel. - Use the dkms install command to reinstall any previous module version. depmod... DKMS: uninstall completed. -------- Uninstall Beginning -------- Module: acpi-call Version: 1.1.0 Kernel: 5.5.12-050512-generic (x86_64) ------------------------------------- Status: Before uninstall, this module version was ACTIVE on this kernel. acpi_call.ko: - Uninstallation - Deleting from: /lib/modules/5.5.12-050512-generic/extra/ - Original module - No original module was found for this module on this kernel. - Use the dkms install command to reinstall any previous module version. depmod... DKMS: uninstall completed. ------------------------------ Deleting module version: 1.1.0 completely from the DKMS tree. ------------------------------ Done. Unpacking acpi-call-dkms (1.1.0-4) over (1.1.0-4) ... Setting up acpi-call-dkms (1.1.0-4) ... Loading new acpi-call-1.1.0 DKMS files... Building for 5.6.11-050611-generic Building initial module for 5.6.11-050611-generic Error! Bad return status for module build on kernel: 5.6.11-050611-generic (x86_64) Consult /var/lib/dkms/acpi-call/1.1.0/build/make.log for more information. ======== I suspect my kernel is the problem. My kernel is 5.6.11-050611-generic. My OS is Linux Mint 19.3 x64, which is still in support and which is based upon Ubuntu Bionic, My version of acpi-call is, well, none, for it is not installed currently. ** Affects: acpi-call (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided Status: New -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1878396 Title: Module will not (re)install on recent kernels To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/acpi-call/+bug/1878396/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list [email protected] https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
