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Let's not this become a troll thread linked to from Hacker News.
On 30 Apr 2015 12:31 am, "dave wallace" <1268257@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> Get rid of that Nvidia crap and install a radeon instead ;)
>
> On 29/04/2015 22:34, teo1978 wrote:
> > WHY the hell is this marked as fixed in all  packages??
> >
> > I have Ubuntu 14.04 and the issue is NOT fixed.
> > Every now and then, while getting automatic updates, something
> nvidia-related crashes.
> > I don't know if it is when the kernel is updated, or what.
> >
> > 14.04 is LTS, which means that if it has been fixed for more recent
> > ubuntu versions, the fix MUST be backported, no matter how. Until then
> > this cannot be considered fixed.
> >
>
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> You received this bug notification because you are subscribed to a
> duplicate bug report (1411195).
> 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:
>   Fix Released
> Status in nvidia-graphics-drivers-331-updates package in Ubuntu:
>   Fix Released
> 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 )
>
>   ---
>
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>
>   **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)
>
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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:
  Fix Released
Status in nvidia-graphics-drivers-331-updates package in Ubuntu:
  Fix Released
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)

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