I tried: 1) Comment out from /etc/modprobe.d/nvidia-graphics-drivers.conf:
#alias nouveau off #alias lbm-nouveau of 2) sudo apt-get install linux-image-3.8.0-9-generic --reinstall $ sudo apt-get install linux-image-3.8.0-9-generic --reinstall Reading package lists... Done Building dependency tree Reading state information... Done 0 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 1 reinstalled, 0 to remove and 0 not upgraded. Need to get 0 B/12.5 MB of archives. After this operation, 0 B of additional disk space will be used. (Reading database ... 239135 files and directories currently installed.) Preparing to replace linux-image-3.8.0-9-generic 3.8.0-9.18 (using .../linux-image-3.8.0-9-generic_3.8.0-9.18_amd64.deb) ... Done. Unpacking replacement linux-image-3.8.0-9-generic ... Examining /etc/kernel/postrm.d . run-parts: executing /etc/kernel/postrm.d/initramfs-tools 3.8.0-9-generic /boot/vmlinuz-3.8.0-9-generic run-parts: executing /etc/kernel/postrm.d/zz-update-grub 3.8.0-9-generic /boot/vmlinuz-3.8.0-9-generic Setting up linux-image-3.8.0-9-generic (3.8.0-9.18) ... Running depmod. update-initramfs: deferring update (hook will be called later) Not updating initrd symbolic links since we are being updated/reinstalled (3.8.0-9.18 was configured last, according to dpkg) Not updating image symbolic links since we are being updated/reinstalled (3.8.0-9.18 was configured last, according to dpkg) Examining /etc/kernel/postinst.d. run-parts: executing /etc/kernel/postinst.d/apt-auto-removal 3.8.0-9-generic /boot/vmlinuz-3.8.0-9-generic run-parts: executing /etc/kernel/postinst.d/dkms 3.8.0-9-generic /boot/vmlinuz-3.8.0-9-generic run-parts: executing /etc/kernel/postinst.d/initramfs-tools 3.8.0-9-generic /boot/vmlinuz-3.8.0-9-generic update-initramfs: Generating /boot/initrd.img-3.8.0-9-generic modprobe: ../tools/modprobe.c:550: print_action: Assertion `kmod_module_get_initstate(m) == KMOD_MODULE_BUILTIN' failed. Aborted (core dumped) -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1073062 Title: modprobe: Assertion `kmod_module_get_initstate(m) == KMOD_MODULE_BUILTIN' failed To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/fglrx/+bug/1073062/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs