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bbswitch-dkms 0.8-3ubuntu1: bbswitch kernel module failed to build

Bug #1574836 reported by dino99
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This bug affects 25 people
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bbswitch (Ubuntu)
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Bug Description

Got that error while upgrading kernel to 4.4.0-22

ProblemType: Package
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 16.10
Package: bbswitch-dkms 0.8-3ubuntu1
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.4.0-21.37-generic 4.4.6
Uname: Linux 4.4.0-21-generic x86_64
NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia_uvm nvidia_modeset nvidia
ApportVersion: 2.20.1-0ubuntu2
Architecture: amd64
DKMSKernelVersion: 4.4.0-22-generic
Date: Mon Apr 25 21:58:22 2016
DuplicateSignature: dkms:bbswitch-dkms:0.8-3ubuntu1:/var/lib/dkms/bbswitch/0.8/build/bbswitch.c:1:0: error: code model kernel does not support PIC mode
PackageVersion: 0.8-3ubuntu1
RelatedPackageVersions:
 dpkg 1.18.4ubuntu1
 apt 1.2.10ubuntu1
SourcePackage: bbswitch
Title: bbswitch-dkms 0.8-3ubuntu1: bbswitch kernel module failed to build
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

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dino99 (9d9) wrote :
description: updated
Apport retracing service (apport)
tags: removed: need-duplicate-check
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dino99 (9d9) wrote :

Seems to be a kernel toolchain issue, not building with the good gcc version: Bug #1574982

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Launchpad Janitor (janitor) wrote :

Status changed to 'Confirmed' because the bug affects multiple users.

Changed in bbswitch (Ubuntu):
status: New → Confirmed
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ventrical (dale-f-beaudoin) wrote :

+1

ubuntu-gnome

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dino99 (9d9) wrote :

dpkg still needs to be used with the good flags Bug #1576915

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