System update was the cause of this error. nvidia-331 is broken or not fully installed ord-Snoopy:~$ sudo dpkg-reconfigure nvidia-331 [sudo] password for lord: /usr/sbin/dpkg-reconfigure: nvidia-331 is broken or not fully installed lord@lord-Snoopy:~$ sudo dpkg-reconfigure nvidia-331-uvm dpkg-query: package 'nvidia-331-uvm' is not installed and no information is available Use dpkg --info (= dpkg-deb --info) to examine archive files, and dpkg --contents (= dpkg-deb --contents) to list their contents. /usr/sbin/dpkg-reconfigure: nvidia-331-uvm is not installed I then rn sudo apt-get install --reinstall nvidia-331 nvidia-331-uvm dkms was installed and here is the return process update-alternatives: using /usr/share/nvidia-331/glamor.conf to provide /usr/share/X11/xorg.conf.d/glamoregl.conf (glamor_conf) in auto mode update-initramfs: deferring update (trigger activated) update-initramfs: Generating /boot/initrd.img-3.16.0-38-generic INFO:Enable nvidia-331 DEBUG:Parsing /usr/share/ubuntu-drivers-common/quirks/dell_latitude DEBUG:Parsing /usr/share/ubuntu-drivers-common/quirks/lenovo_thinkpad DEBUG:Parsing /usr/share/ubuntu-drivers-common/quirks/put_your_quirks_here Adding system user `nvidia-persistenced' (UID 116) ... Adding new group `nvidia-persistenced' (GID 125) ... Adding new user `nvidia-persistenced' (UID 116) with group `nvidia-persistenced' ... Not creating home directory `/'. Loading new nvidia-331-331.113 DKMS files... Building for 3.16.0-38-generic and 3.16.0-39-generic Building for architecture x86_64 Building initial module for 3.16.0-38-generic Done.
nvidia_331: Running module version sanity check. - Original module - No original module exists within this kernel - Installation - Installing to /lib/modules/3.16.0-38-generic/updates/dkms/ depmod.... DKMS: install completed. Building initial module for 3.16.0-39-generic Done. nvidia_331: Running module version sanity check. - Original module - No original module exists within this kernel - Installation - Installing to /lib/modules/3.16.0-39-generic/updates/dkms/ depmod.... DKMS: install completed. Setting up nvidia-331-uvm (331.113-0ubuntu0.0.4) ... Loading new nvidia-331-uvm-331.113 DKMS files... First Installation: checking all kernels... Building for 3.16.0-38-generic and 3.16.0-39-generic Building for architecture x86_64 Building initial module for 3.16.0-38-generic Done. nvidia-331-uvm: Running module version sanity check. - Original module - No original module exists within this kernel - Installation - Installing to /lib/modules/3.16.0-38-generic/updates/dkms/ depmod.... DKMS: install completed. Building initial module for 3.16.0-39-generic Done. nvidia-331-uvm: Running module version sanity check. - Original module - No original module exists within this kernel - Installation - Installing to /lib/modules/3.16.0-39-generic/updates/dkms/ depmod.... DKMS: install completed. Setting up nvidia-libopencl1-331 (331.113-0ubuntu0.0.4) ... Setting up nvidia-opencl-icd-331 (331.113-0ubuntu0.0.4) ... Processing triggers for libc-bin (2.19-0ubuntu6.6) ... Processing triggers for initramfs-tools (0.103ubuntu4.2) ... update-initramfs: Generating /boot/initrd.img-3.16.0-39-generic lord@lord-Snoopy:~$ -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Desktop Packages, which is subscribed to nvidia-graphics-drivers-331 in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1268257 Title: nvidia-331-updates 331.38-0ubuntu3: nvidia-331-updates kernel module failed to build, with only error: "objdump: '... .tmp_nv.o': No such file" Status in NVIDIA Drivers Ubuntu: Fix Released Status in nvidia-graphics-drivers-331 package in Ubuntu: Fix Released Status in nvidia-graphics-drivers-331-updates package in Ubuntu: Confirmed Status in nvidia-graphics-drivers-340 package in Ubuntu: Fix Released Status in nvidia-graphics-drivers-340-updates package in Ubuntu: Fix Released Status in nvidia-graphics-drivers-346 package in Ubuntu: Fix Released Status in nvidia-graphics-drivers-346-updates package in Ubuntu: Fix Released Bug description: **WARNING:** This bug has been widely reported and has *many* automatic subscribers. Please be considerate. **If you need help:** try searching and asking on http://discourse.ubuntu.com or http://ubuntuforums.org or contacting a nearby user group (see http://loco.ubuntu.com or search for "LUG" in your area). Link back to this bug for clarity. --- This seems to fix it (at least for one version upgrade) for many people $ sudo dpkg-reconfigure nvidia-331 after that... $ sudo dpkg-reconfigure nvidia-331-uvm (some users may be on the versions of these packages suffixed with -updates ) Update 2015-05-23: As of the recent kernel update (3.13.0-53), the above two commands followed by a reboot may not fix it. Instead: $ sudo apt-get install --reinstall nvidia-331 nvidia-331-uvm followed by a reboot. --- **If you want to unsubscribe:** see https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/nvidia-graphics- drivers-331-updates/+bug/1268257/+subscribe. You can also change your settings so you don't get comments but do get notified when the bug is solved - see https://askubuntu.com/questions/576523 for details. **If you want to comment:** Please consider if you have something meaningful to contribute to the 2500+ people who will get an email. **If you are an Ubuntu developer:** thanks for looking into this! :D ---- Nvidia kernel module failed to build on kernel 3.13.0-2 Yesterday when the new kernel was pushed, the dkms process failed. ProblemType: Package DistroRelease: Ubuntu 14.04 Package: nvidia-331-updates 331.20-0ubuntu9 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.12.0-7.15-generic 3.12.4 Uname: Linux 3.12.0-7-generic x86_64 ApportVersion: 2.13.1-0ubuntu1 Architecture: amd64 DKMSKernelVersion: 3.13.0-2-generic Date: Sun Jan 12 01:28:35 2014 InstallationDate: Installed on 2013-11-03 (69 days ago) InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 13.10 "Saucy Salamander" - Release amd64 (20131016.1) PackageVersion: 331.20-0ubuntu9 SourcePackage: nvidia-graphics-drivers-331-updates Title: nvidia-331-updates 331.20-0ubuntu9: nvidia-331-updates kernel module failed to build UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to trusty on 2013-12-29 (13 days ago) To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/nvidia-drivers-ubuntu/+bug/1268257/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages Post to : desktop-packages@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp
