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nvidia-graphics-drivers-173 package

nvidia-173 173.14.30-0ubuntu8: nvidia-173 kernel module failed to build

Bug #904552 reported by Matthew Hollis on 2011-12-15

This bug report is a duplicate of: Bug #576648: package nvidia-* failed to install/upgrade: nvidia-* kernel module failed to build (Unable to determine the target kernel version.). Edit Remove

This bug affects 1 person

Affects		Status	Importance	Assigned to	Milestone
	nvidia-graphics-drivers-173 (Ubuntu)	New	Undecided	Unassigned

Bug Description

After a fresh install lightdm wouldn't start. It went to a low graphics mode box stating that ubuntu couldn't detect my display settings. Pretty much everything was unreasponsive. I purged nvidia-173 and installed nvidia-current and this resolved the issue. Hope this helps

ProblemType: Package
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 12.04
Package: nvidia-173 (not installed)
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.2.0-4.10-generic-pae 3.2.0-rc5
Uname: Linux 3.2.0-4-generic-pae i686
NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia
.proc.driver.nvidia.gpus.0: Error: [Errno 21] Is a directory: '/proc/driver/nvidia/gpus/0'
.proc.driver.nvidia.registry: Binary: ""
.proc.driver.nvidia.version:
NVRM version: NVIDIA UNIX x86 Kernel Module 285.05.09 Fri Sep 23 18:53:08 PDT 2011
GCC version: gcc version 4.6.2 (Ubuntu/Linaro 4.6.2-7ubuntu1)
.tmp.unity.support.test.0:

ApportVersion: 1.90-0ubuntu1
Architecture: i386
CompizPlugins: No value set for `/apps/compiz-1/general/screen0/options/active_plugins'
CompositorRunning: compiz
DKMSKernelVersion: 3.2.0-4-generic
Date: Wed Dec 14 20:31:30 2011
DistUpgraded: Fresh install
DistroCodename: precise
DistroVariant: ubuntu
DkmsStatus: nvidia-current, 285.05.09, 3.2.0-4-generic-pae, i686: installed
GraphicsCard:
nVidia Corporation C61 [GeForce 6150SE nForce 430] [10de:03d0] (rev a2) (prog-if 00 [VGA controller])
Subsystem: Hewlett-Packard Company Device [103c:2a66]
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 12.04 LTS "Precise Pangolin" - Alpha i386 (20111214)
MachineType: HP-Pavilion GX615AA-ABA s3300f
PackageVersion: 173.14.30-0ubuntu8
ProcKernelCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/vmlinuz-3.2.0-4-generic-pae root=UUID=f99b6662-ff6a-416e-a952-4c19a5a54c2a ro quiet splash vt.handoff=7
SourcePackage: nvidia-graphics-drivers-173
Title: nvidia-173 173.14.30-0ubuntu8: nvidia-173 kernel module failed to build
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)
dmi.bios.date: 12/11/2007
dmi.bios.vendor: Phoenix Technologies, LTD
dmi.bios.version: 5.10
dmi.board.name: Acacia
dmi.board.vendor: ASUSTek Computer INC.
dmi.board.version: 1.02
dmi.chassis.type: 3
dmi.chassis.vendor: Hewlett-Packard
dmi.chassis.version: Chassis Version
dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnPhoenixTechnologies,LTD:bvr5.10:bd12/11/2007:svnHP-Pavilion:pnGX615AA-ABAs3300f:pvr:rvnASUSTekComputerINC.:rnAcacia:rvr1.02:cvnHewlett-Packard:ct3:cvrChassisVersion:
dmi.product.name: GX615AA-ABA s3300f
dmi.sys.vendor: HP-Pavilion
version.compiz: compiz 1:0.9.6+bzr20110929-0ubuntu8
version.libdrm2: libdrm2 2.4.27-1ubuntu1
version.libgl1-mesa-dri: libgl1-mesa-dri 7.11-0ubuntu4
version.libgl1-mesa-dri-experimental: libgl1-mesa-dri-experimental N/A
version.libgl1-mesa-glx: libgl1-mesa-glx 7.11-0ubuntu4
version.nvidia-graphics-drivers: nvidia-graphics-drivers N/A
version.xserver-xorg-core: xserver-xorg-core 2:1.10.4-1ubuntu6
version.xserver-xorg-input-evdev: xserver-xorg-input-evdev 1:2.6.0-1ubuntu13
version.xserver-xorg-video-ati: xserver-xorg-video-ati 1:6.14.99~git20110811.g93fc084-0ubuntu1
version.xserver-xorg-video-intel: xserver-xorg-video-intel 2:2.15.901-1ubuntu4
version.xserver-xorg-video-nouveau: xserver-xorg-video-nouveau 1:0.0.16+git20111201+b5534a1-1

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Matthew Hollis (mdhollis) wrote on 2011-12-15:

.proc.driver.nvidia.params.txt Edit (455 bytes, text/plain; charset="utf-8")
BootDmesg.txt Edit (51.9 KiB, text/plain; charset="utf-8")
BootLog.gz Edit (554 bytes, application/x-gzip)
CurrentDmesg.txt Edit (2.2 KiB, text/plain; charset="utf-8")
DKMSBuildLog.txt Edit (971 bytes, text/plain; charset="utf-8")
DpkgLog.txt Edit (880.7 KiB, text/plain; charset="utf-8")
DuplicateSignature.txt Edit (943 bytes, text/plain; charset="utf-8")
GconfCompiz.txt Edit (28.0 KiB, text/plain; charset="utf-8")
JockeyStatus.txt Edit (627 bytes, text/plain; charset="utf-8")
LightdmLog.txt Edit (5.3 KiB, text/plain; charset="utf-8")
Lspci.txt Edit (16.9 KiB, text/plain; charset="utf-8")
Lsusb.txt Edit (389 bytes, text/plain; charset="utf-8")
ProcCpuinfo.txt Edit (1.5 KiB, text/plain; charset="utf-8")
ProcInterrupts.txt Edit (1.4 KiB, text/plain; charset="utf-8")
ProcModules.txt Edit (1.9 KiB, text/plain; charset="utf-8")
UdevDb.txt Edit (134.5 KiB, text/plain; charset="utf-8")
UdevLog.txt Edit (276.6 KiB, text/plain; charset="utf-8")
UnitySupportTest.txt Edit (608 bytes, text/plain; charset="utf-8")
XorgLog.txt Edit (19.6 KiB, text/plain; charset="utf-8")
XorgLogOld.txt Edit (11.0 KiB, text/plain; charset="utf-8")
Xrandr.txt Edit (11.4 KiB, text/plain; charset="utf-8")
nvidia-settings.txt Edit (69.5 KiB, text/plain; charset="utf-8")
xdpyinfo.txt Edit (30.6 KiB, text/plain; charset="utf-8")

Apport retracing service (apport) on 2011-12-15

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Daniel van Vugt (vanvugt) wrote on 2011-12-15:

Thank you for taking the time to report this bug and helping to make Ubuntu better. This particular bug has already been reported and is a duplicate of bug 576648, so it is being marked as such. Please look at the other bug report to see if there is any missing information that you can provide, or to see if there is a workaround for the bug. Additionally, any further discussion regarding the bug should occur in the other report. Feel free to continue to report any other bugs you may find.

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