i have the same thing with karmic 64 bits and when i try to reconfigure dkms i got :
$ sudo dpkg-reconfigure dkms * Running DKMS auto installation service for kernel 2.6.31-1-generic * nvidia (185.18.14)... [fail] -- [karmic] Nvidia DKMS installation fails https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/394343 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu-X, which is subscribed to nvidia-graphics-drivers-180 in ubuntu. _______________________________________________ Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~ubuntu-x-swat Post to : ubuntu-x-swat@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~ubuntu-x-swat More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp