I attach the xterm window snaphot after m-a exited, and the m-a log. All the best, Nick
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/usr/bin/make -f debian/rules clean make[1]: Entering directory `/usr/src/modules/nvidia-kernel' # select which makefile to use. rm -f /usr/src/modules/nvidia-kernel/Makefile || true if [ 6 = 6 ]; then \ ln -s Makefile.kbuild Makefile ; \ fi if [ 6 = 4 ]; then \ ln -s Makefile.nvidia Makefile ; \ fi if [ -e patch-stamp ]; then \ dpatch deapply-all ; \ rm -rf patch-stamp debian/patched ; \ fi if [ -f /usr/src/modules/nvidia-kernel/debian/control.template ]; then \ cp /usr/src/modules/nvidia-kernel/debian/control.template /usr/src/modules/nvidia-kernel/debian/control; \ fi dh_testroot rm -f build-stamp configure-stamp /usr/bin/make clean SYSSRC=/lib/modules/2.6.32-3-686/build -C /usr/src/modules/nvidia-kernel/ -f Makefile make[2]: Entering directory `/usr/src/modules/nvidia-kernel' make[2]: Leaving directory `/usr/src/modules/nvidia-kernel' rm -f /usr/src/modules/nvidia-kernel//Makefile || true; rm /usr/src/modules/nvidia-kernel//gcc-check rm /usr/src/modules/nvidia-kernel//cc-sanity-check dh_clean rm /usr/src/modules/nvidia-kernel/debian/control rm /usr/src/modules/nvidia-kernel/debian/dirs rm /usr/src/modules/nvidia-kernel/debian/override make[1]: Leaving directory `/usr/src/modules/nvidia-kernel' echo "ROOT_CMD = " ROOT_CMD = /usr/bin/make -f debian/rules binary_modules make[1]: Entering directory `/usr/src/modules/nvidia-kernel' # select which makefile to use. rm -f /usr/src/modules/nvidia-kernel/Makefile || true if [ 6 = 6 ]; then \ ln -s Makefile.kbuild Makefile ; \ fi if [ 6 = 4 ]; then \ ln -s Makefile.nvidia Makefile ; \ fi if ! gcc-4.3 -v 2> /dev/null ; then \ echo "Compiler gcc-4.3 does not exist on the system" ; \ exit 1; \ fi if [ -f /usr/src/modules/nvidia-kernel/debian/control.template ]; then \ cp /usr/src/modules/nvidia-kernel/debian/control.template /usr/src/modules/nvidia-kernel/debian/control; \ fi if [ "i686" = "x86_64" ]; then \ cp /usr/src/modules/nvidia-kernel/nv-kernel.o.x86_64 /usr/src/modules/nvidia-kernel/nv-kernel.o ; \ fi touch configure-stamp dh_testdir dh_testroot PATCHLEVEL = 6 Kernel compiler version : 4.3.4 Detected compiler version : 4.3.4 Using compiler gcc-4.3 version 4.3.4 touch /usr/src/modules/nvidia-kernel//gcc-check touch /usr/src/modules/nvidia-kernel//cc-sanity-check ## Main Make ## IGNORE_CC_MISMATCH=1 CC="gcc-4.3" /usr/bin/make -C /usr/src/modules/nvidia-kernel/ -f Makefile SYSSRC=/lib/modules/2.6.32-3-686/build KBUILD_PARAMS="-C /lib/modules/2.6.32-3-686/build SUBDIRS=/usr/src/modules/nvidia-kernel" module; make[2]: Entering directory `/usr/src/modules/nvidia-kernel' NVIDIA: calling KBUILD... make CC=gcc-4.3 -C /lib/modules/2.6.32-3-686/build SUBDIRS=/usr/src/modules/nvidia-kernel modules make[3]: Entering directory `/usr/src/linux-headers-2.6.32-3-686' Building modules, stage 2. MODPOST 0 modules make[3]: Leaving directory `/usr/src/linux-headers-2.6.32-3-686' NVIDIA: left KBUILD. nvidia.ko failed to build! make[2]: *** [module] Error 1 make[2]: Leaving directory `/usr/src/modules/nvidia-kernel' make[1]: *** [build-stamp] Error 2 make[1]: Leaving directory `/usr/src/modules/nvidia-kernel' make: *** [kdist_image] Error 2