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["Nick B." <nickbryda@xxxxxx>]

Same here. I saw the error that the DKMS module failed to build however the 
Nvidia driver is still working fine.

On Wednesday, November 26, 2014 11:06:37 AM Bart Willemsen wrote:
> Even though the problem reported is of a DKMS module failing to build,
> my output with 'dkms status' shows that NVIDIA is properly installed:
> 
> $ uname -r
> 
> > 3.16.0-25-generic
> 
> $ dkms status
> 
> > bbswitch, 0.7, 3.16.0-24-generic, x86_64: installed
> > bbswitch, 0.7, 3.16.0-25-generic, x86_64: installed
> > nvidia-331-updates, 331.89, 3.16.0-24-generic, x86_64: installed
> > nvidia-331-updates, 331.89, 3.16.0-25-generic, x86_64: installed
> > nvidia-331-updates-uvm, 331.89, 3.16.0-24-generic, x86_64: installed
> > nvidia-331-updates-uvm, 331.89, 3.16.0-25-generic, x86_64: installed
> > virtualbox, 4.3.18, 3.16.0-24-generic, x86_64: installed
> > virtualbox, 4.3.18, 3.16.0-25-generic, x86_64: installed
> 
> Also did some testing, and it didn't break the driver. I can switch from
> my Intel to NVIDIA with no problems and 3D programs run normally.

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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-graphics-drivers-331” package in Ubuntu:
  Confirmed
Status in “nvidia-graphics-drivers-331-updates” package in Ubuntu:
  Confirmed

Bug description:
  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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