Public bug reported:
I was installing linux-image-2.6.37-2-generic and it was complaining:
Updating /boot/grub/menu.lst ... done
Examining /etc/kernel/postinst.d.
run-parts: executing /etc/kernel/postinst.d/dkms 2.6.37-2-generic
/boot/vmlinuz-2.6.37-2-generic
* dkms: running auto installation service for kernel 2.6.37-2-generic
* tp-smapi (0.40)...
[fail]
dkms: WARNING: linux headers are missing, which may explain the above failures.
please install the linux-headers-2.6.37-2-generic package to fix this.
run-parts: executing /etc/kernel/postinst.d/initramfs-tools 2.6.37-2-generic
/boot/vmlinuz-2.6.37-2-generic
run-parts: executing /etc/kernel/postinst.d/pm-utils 2.6.37-2-generic
/boot/vmlinuz-2.6.37-2-generic
run-parts: executing /etc/kernel/postinst.d/update-notifier 2.6.37-2-generic
/boot/vmlinuz-2.6.37-2-generic
Setting up linux-image-generic (2.6.37.2.4) ...
Setting up linux-generic (2.6.37.2.4) ...
Setting up linux-image (2.6.37.2.4) ...
Setting up linux (2.6.37.2.4) ...
$
I then installed:
$ sudo apt-get install -y linux-headers-2.6.37-2-generic
The following extra packages will be installed:
linux-headers-2.6.37-2
The following NEW packages will be installed
linux-headers-2.6.37-2 linux-headers-2.6.37-2-generic
0 upgraded, 2 newly installed, 0 to remove and 28 not upgraded.
Need to get 11,5MB of archives.
After this operation, 94,3MB of additional disk space will be used.
Get:1 http://de.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ natty/main linux-headers-2.6.37-2
all 2.6.37-2.10 [10,7MB]
Get:2 http://de.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ natty/main
linux-headers-2.6.37-2-generic amd64 2.6.37-2.10 [812kB]
Fetched 11,5MB in 3s (3.307kB/s)
warning, in file '/var/lib/dpkg/available' near line 28881 package
'libntfs-3g5':
missing description
warning, in file '/var/lib/dpkg/available' near line 88609 package 'bluepad':
error in Version string 'bluepad_0.1-Debian_i386': invalid character in
version number
Selecting previously deselected package linux-headers-2.6.37-2.
(Reading database ... 536124 files and directories currently installed.)
Unpacking linux-headers-2.6.37-2 (from
.../linux-headers-2.6.37-2_2.6.37-2.10_all.deb) ...
Selecting previously deselected package linux-headers-2.6.37-2-generic.
Unpacking linux-headers-2.6.37-2-generic (from
.../linux-headers-2.6.37-2-generic_2.6.37-2.10_amd64.deb) ...
warning, in file '/var/lib/dpkg/available' near line 28897 package
'libntfs-3g5':
missing description
warning, in file '/var/lib/dpkg/available' near line 88643 package 'bluepad':
error in Version string 'bluepad_0.1-Debian_i386': invalid character in
version number
Setting up linux-headers-2.6.37-2 (2.6.37-2.10) ...
Setting up linux-headers-2.6.37-2-generic (2.6.37-2.10) ...
Examining /etc/kernel/header_postinst.d.
run-parts: executing /etc/kernel/header_postinst.d/dkms 2.6.37-2-generic
/boot/vmlinuz-2.6.37-2-generic
* dkms: running auto installation service for kernel 2.6.37-2-generic
* tp-smapi (0.40)...
[fail]
$
ProblemType: Package
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 10.10
Package: tp-smapi-dkms 0.40-7
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.36-0.4-generic 2.6.36-rc7
Uname: Linux 2.6.36-0-generic x86_64
Architecture: amd64
Date: Wed Nov 10 03:29:04 2010
ErrorMessage: tp-smapi kernel module failed to build
PackageArchitecture: all
PackageVersion: 0.40-7
SourcePackage: tp-smapi
Title: package tp-smapi-dkms 0.40-7 failed to install/upgrade: tp-smapi kernel
module failed to build
** Affects: tp-smapi (Ubuntu)
Importance: Undecided
Status: New
** Tags: amd64 apport-package maverick
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package tp-smapi-dkms 0.40-7 failed to install/upgrade: tp-smapi kernel module
failed to build
https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/673343
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