Confusing "modinfo: ERROR: missing module or filename." during normal operation
| Affects | Status | Importance | Assigned to | Milestone | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| dkms (Ubuntu) |
Confirmed
|
Undecided
|
Unassigned | ||
Bug Description
I just installed a new kernel, and when I did so my Nvidia kernel modules were handled through DKMS, as you would expect. However, during what I believe is normal operation, I saw the following stanza (repeated for several nvidia .ko files):
nvidia.ko:
Running module version sanity check.
modinfo: ERROR: missing module or filename.
- Original module
- No original module exists within this kernel
- Installation
- Installing to /lib/modules/
The "ERROR" in here gave me pause, but I _believe_ that's an expected message for a new kernel.
It would make for a less troubling user experience if we didn't print out "ERROR" in all caps when there is no error at all.
ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 19.10
Package: dkms 2.7.1-1ubuntu1
ProcVersionSign
Uname: Linux 5.0.0-17-generic x86_64
NonfreeKernelMo
ApportVersion: 2.20.11-0ubuntu3
Architecture: amd64
CurrentDesktop: i3
Date: Fri Jul 5 09:52:41 2019
InstallationDate: Installed on 2019-05-07 (58 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 18.04.2 LTS "Bionic Beaver" - Release amd64 (20190210)
PackageArchitec
SourcePackage: dkms
UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to eoan on 2019-05-08 (57 days ago)
| Dan Watkins (oddbloke) wrote | #1 |
| Launchpad Janitor (janitor) wrote | #2 |
| Changed in dkms (Ubuntu): | |
| status: | New → Confirmed |
| ed.clement (ed-clement) wrote | #3 |
| Tom Cook (tom-k-cook) wrote | #4 |
Status changed to 'Confirmed' because the bug affects multiple users.