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[dino99 <576648@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

The binary drivers should get more frequent updates as some  users
want/need a recent kernel for some reason. So most reports are due to
the lack of support for the kernels installed from outside the related
ubuntu release (backport, vanilla, custom compile, ...)

It sould be usefull that all these similar reports not being declared as 'duplicate' when they are related to a different ubuntu release.
That way each nvidia driver version should have there own 'duplicate'

The binary drivers really needs to be less restrictive about the
dependencies version and kernel support (could limit to 2, 3 kernel
family, instead of the real version, like 3.15 for example)

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Title:
  package nvidia-* failed to install/upgrade: nvidia-* kernel module
  failed to build (Unable to determine the target kernel version.)

Status in NVIDIA Drivers Ubuntu:
  Confirmed
Status in nvidia-graphics-drivers package in Ubuntu:
  Triaged
Status in nvidia-graphics-drivers-173 package in Ubuntu:
  Fix Released
Status in nvidia-graphics-drivers-304 package in Ubuntu:
  Fix Released
Status in nvidia-graphics-drivers-304-updates package in Ubuntu:
  Triaged
Status in nvidia-graphics-drivers-313-updates package in Ubuntu:
  Fix Released
Status in nvidia-graphics-drivers-96 package in Ubuntu:
  Triaged
Status in nvidia-graphics-drivers-experimental-304 package in Ubuntu:
  Triaged
Status in nvidia-graphics-drivers-experimental-310 package in Ubuntu:
  Triaged
Status in nvidia-graphics-drivers-updates package in Ubuntu:
  Triaged

Bug description:
  WORKAROUND:

  Revert back to the kernel version that your Ubuntu release came with.

  TEST CASE FOR 10.04:

  Starting with a fresh Ubuntu 10.04.3 installation...

  sudo add-apt-repository ppa:kernel-ppa/ppa
  sudo apt-get update
  sudo apt-get install linux-image-3.0.0-8-generic
  sudo apt-get install linux-headers-3.0.0-8-generic
  # or should that be: install linux-lts-backport-oneiric ?
  # REBOOT
  sudo apt-get install nvidia-173
  # The above command fails with an error.

  # Check the exact error:
  cat /var/lib/dkms/nvidia-173/*/build/make.log

  ORIGINAL DESCRIPTION:

  Brand new install of 10.04 onto a formatted hard drive. The upgrade
  icon said there was a restricted driver available - I clicked it. When
  I was running a Windows XP VMWare image, the video seemed to
  completely reset. I had to shut down and restart.

  ProblemType: Package
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 10.04
  Package: nvidia-current 195.36.15-0ubuntu3
  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.32-22.33-generic 2.6.32.11+drm33.2
  Uname: Linux 2.6.32-22-generic x86_64
  NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia
  Architecture: amd64
  Date: Thu May  6 16:43:59 2010
  DkmsStatus:
   nvidia-current, 195.36.15, 2.6.32-21-generic, x86_64: installed
   nvidia-current, 195.36.15, 2.6.32-22-generic, x86_64: installed
  ErrorMessage: nvidia-current kernel module failed to build
  InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 10.04 LTS "Lucid Lynx" - Release amd64 (20100429)
  MachineType: LENOVO 64576DU
  PackageVersion: 195.36.15-0ubuntu3
  PccardctlIdent:
   Socket 0:
     no product info available
  PccardctlStatus:
   Socket 0:
     3.3V 32-bit PC Card
  ProcCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-2.6.32-22-generic root=UUID=e48c7906-adfe-4aef-b42f-afbb2328f9c3 ro quiet splash
  SourcePackage: nvidia-graphics-drivers
  Title: package nvidia-current 195.36.15-0ubuntu3 failed to install/upgrade: nvidia-current kernel module failed to build
  dmi.bios.date: 08/22/2007
  dmi.bios.vendor: LENOVO
  dmi.bios.version: 7LET51WW (1.21 )
  dmi.board.name: 64576DU
  dmi.board.vendor: LENOVO
  dmi.board.version: Not Available
  dmi.chassis.asset.tag: No Asset Information
  dmi.chassis.type: 10
  dmi.chassis.vendor: LENOVO
  dmi.chassis.version: Not Available
  dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnLENOVO:bvr7LET51WW(1.21):bd08/22/2007:svnLENOVO:pn64576DU:pvrThinkPadT61:rvnLENOVO:rn64576DU:rvrNotAvailable:cvnLENOVO:ct10:cvrNotAvailable:
  dmi.product.name: 64576DU
  dmi.product.version: ThinkPad T61
  dmi.sys.vendor: LENOVO
  glxinfo: Error: [Errno 2] No such file or directory
  system:
   distro:             Ubuntu
   codename:           lucid
   architecture:       x86_64
   kernel:             2.6.32-22-generic

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