Public bug reported:
Ubuntu Release: Ubuntu 24.04 LTS (Noble) with HWE kernel
Package Version: nvidia-dkms-580-open 580.65.06-0ubuntu1
GPU: NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090
What I expected to happen:
Kernel 6.17.0-14-generic (HWE) and the NVIDIA open driver should install and
work together without issues.
What happened instead:
Ubuntu pushed kernel 6.17.0-14-generic via the HWE package
(linux-generic-hwe-24.04) while the nvidia-dkms-580-open package was still at
version 580.65.06,
which is incompatible with kernel 6.17. The DKMS module build fails with exit
status 2 during the kernel post-install script, leaving 4 packages in a
broken/unconfigured state: linux-headers-6.17.0-14-generic,
linux-headers-generic-hwe-24.04, linux-generic-hwe-24.04, and
linux-image-6.17.0-14-generic.
The underlying issue is that the drm_helper_mode_fill_fb_struct() function
signature changed in kernel 6.17 (upstream commit a34cc7bf1034). NVIDIA fixed
this in their open-gpu-kernel-modules repository and shipped the fix in
driver version 580.95+. However, Ubuntu's repos were still shipping 580.65.06
at the
time the 6.17 HWE kernel was pushed to users, making it impossible to boot
the new kernel with a working NVIDIA driver.
DKMS build error (from /var/lib/dkms/nvidia/580.65.06/build/make.log):
'make' -j32 KERNEL_UNAME=6.17.0-14-generic IGNORE_CC_MISMATCH=1
SYSSRC=/lib/modules/6.17.0-14-generic/build LD=/usr/bin/ld.bfd
CONFIG_X86_KERNEL_IBT=
modules
Error! Bad return status for module build on kernel: 6.17.0-14-generic
(x86_64)
Resolution:
Manually installing nvidia-dkms-580-open version 580.126.09-0ubuntu0.24.04.1
(available from noble-updates/restricted and the graphics-drivers PPA) resolved
the issue. However, this required also working around a local CUDA repo
priority pin (cuda-repository-pin-600 at priority 600) that was blocking the
upgrade.
Suggested improvement:
The HWE kernel and NVIDIA driver packages should be tested for compatibility
before being pushed together. If a new HWE kernel is known to break the current
NVIDIA DKMS driver, the driver update should be published simultaneously or
the kernel update should be held until the driver is ready.
ProblemType: Package
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 24.04
Package: libnvidia-decode-580 580.65.06-0ubuntu1
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 6.14.0-37.37~24.04.1-generic 6.14.11
Uname: Linux 6.14.0-37-generic x86_64
ApportVersion: 2.28.1-0ubuntu3.8
Architecture: amd64
CasperMD5CheckResult: pass
Date: Tue Feb 10 13:31:19 2026
DpkgTerminalLog:
Preparing to unpack
.../libnvidia-decode-580_580.126.09-0ubuntu0.24.04.1_amd64.deb ...
Unpacking libnvidia-decode-580:amd64 (580.126.09-0ubuntu0.24.04.1) over
(580.65.06-0ubuntu1) ...
dpkg: error processing archive
/var/cache/apt/archives/libnvidia-decode-580_580.126.09-0ubuntu0.24.04.1_amd64.deb
(--unpack):
trying to overwrite '/usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libnvidia-opticalflow.so.1',
which is also in package libnvidia-compute-580:amd64 580.65.06-0ubuntu1
DuplicateSignature:
package:libnvidia-decode-580:580.65.06-0ubuntu1
Unpacking libnvidia-decode-580:amd64 (580.126.09-0ubuntu0.24.04.1) over
(580.65.06-0ubuntu1) ...
dpkg: error processing archive
/var/cache/apt/archives/libnvidia-decode-580_580.126.09-0ubuntu0.24.04.1_amd64.deb
(--unpack):
trying to overwrite '/usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libnvidia-opticalflow.so.1',
which is also in package libnvidia-compute-580:amd64 580.65.06-0ubuntu1
ErrorMessage: trying to overwrite
'/usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libnvidia-opticalflow.so.1', which is also in
package libnvidia-compute-580:amd64 580.65.06-0ubuntu1
InstallationDate: Installed on 2025-08-01 (193 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 24.04.2 LTS "Noble Numbat" - Release amd64 (20250215)
Python3Details: /usr/bin/python3.12, Python 3.12.3, python3-minimal,
3.12.3-0ubuntu2.1
PythonDetails: N/A
RelatedPackageVersions:
dpkg 1.22.6ubuntu6.5
apt 2.8.3
SourcePackage: nvidia-graphics-drivers-580
Title: package libnvidia-decode-580 580.65.06-0ubuntu1 failed to
install/upgrade: trying to overwrite
'/usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libnvidia-opticalflow.so.1', which is also in
package libnvidia-compute-580:amd64 580.65.06-0ubuntu1
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)
** Affects: nvidia-graphics-drivers-580 (Ubuntu)
Importance: Undecided
Status: New
** Tags: amd64 apport-package noble package-conflict
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