Honestly, as broken as it is, it is less broken than just about every other distribution of Linux I'm using including Debian, Mint, Centos 6/7, Scientific Linux 6/7, Fedora, and OpenSuse.
-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_- Eskimo North Linux Friendly Internet Access, Shell Accounts, and Hosting. Knowledgeable human assistance, not telephone trees or script readers. See our web site: http://www.eskimo.com/ (206) 812-0051 or (800) 246-6874. On Sun, 12 Apr 2015, KennoVO wrote: > Date: Sun, 12 Apr 2015 17:48:09 -0000 > From: KennoVO <ubu...@kenno.org> > Reply-To: Bug 1268257 <1268...@bugs.launchpad.net> > To: nan...@eskimo.com > Subject: [Bug 1268257] Re: nvidia-331-updates 331.38-0ubuntu3: > nvidia-331-updates kernel module failed to build, > with only error: "objdump: '... .tmp_nv.o': No such file" > > You might have meant to say 14.04. Which is still supported till March > 1019. That's a very long time for Canonical to claim to be supporting > something that's so broken... > > -- > You received this bug notification because you are subscribed to a > duplicate bug report (1379170). > 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: > Confirmed > 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 ) > > --- > > **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 > -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to 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" To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/nvidia-drivers-ubuntu/+bug/1268257/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs