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[Leo Iannacone <l3on@xxxxxxxxxx>]

Mmm... Package could not be installed in Natty:

$ sudo dpkg -i synaptics-dkms_1.0.0_all.deb 
(Reading database ... 187713 files and directories currently installed.)
Preparing to replace synaptics-dkms 1.0.0 (using synaptics-dkms_1.0.0_all.deb) ...
Unpacking replacement synaptics-dkms ...
Removing old module source...
Setting up synaptics-dkms (1.0.0) ...
Loading new synaptics-1.0.0 DKMS files...

Loading tarball for module: synaptics / version: 1.0.0

Loading /usr/src/synaptics-1.0.0...
Creating /var/lib/dkms/synaptics/1.0.0/source symlink...

DKMS: ldtarball Completed.
Installing prebuilt kernel module binaries (if any)
Building module...

Kernel preparation unnecessary for this kernel.  Skipping...

Building module:
cleaning build area....
make KERNELRELEASE=2.6.37-5-generic -C /lib/modules/2.6.37-5-generic/build SUBDIRS=/var/lib/dkms/synaptics/1.0.0/build modules.....(bad exit status: 2)

Error! Bad return status for module build on kernel: 2.6.37-5-generic (i686)
Consult the make.log in the build directory
/var/lib/dkms/synaptics/1.0.0/build/ for more information.
0
0
ERROR: binary package for synaptics: 1.0.0 not found
dpkg: error processing synaptics-dkms (--install):
 subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 10
Errors were encountered while processing:
 synaptics-dkms


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And this is the make.log:

DKMS make.log for synaptics-1.0.0 for kernel 2.6.37-5-generic (i686)
Tue Nov 23 13:17:43 CET 2010
make: Entering directory `/usr/src/linux-headers-2.6.37-5-generic'
  CC [M]  /var/lib/dkms/synaptics/1.0.0/build/psmouse-base.o
In file included from /var/lib/dkms/synaptics/1.0.0/build/synaptics.h:9:0,
                 from /var/lib/dkms/synaptics/1.0.0/build/psmouse-base.c:25:
/var/lib/dkms/synaptics/1.0.0/build/input-mt.h:50:20: error: redefinition of 'input_abs_set_res'
include/linux/input.h:1513:1: note: previous definition of 'input_abs_set_res' was here
/var/lib/dkms/synaptics/1.0.0/build/input-mt.h: In function 'input_abs_set_res':
/var/lib/dkms/synaptics/1.0.0/build/input-mt.h:53:5: error: 'struct input_dev' has no member named 'absres'
/var/lib/dkms/synaptics/1.0.0/build/psmouse-base.c: At top level:
/var/lib/dkms/synaptics/1.0.0/build/psmouse-base.c:47:1: error: 'param_ops_proto_abbrev' undeclared here (not in a function)
/var/lib/dkms/synaptics/1.0.0/build/psmouse-base.c: In function 'psmouse_attr_set_protocol':
/var/lib/dkms/synaptics/1.0.0/build/psmouse-base.c:1585:14: error: 'struct serio' has no member named 'child'
/var/lib/dkms/synaptics/1.0.0/build/psmouse-base.c: At top level:
/var/lib/dkms/synaptics/1.0.0/build/psmouse-base.c:1682:12: warning: 'psmouse_set_maxproto' defined but not used
/var/lib/dkms/synaptics/1.0.0/build/psmouse-base.c:1699:12: warning: 'psmouse_get_maxproto' defined but not used
make[1]: *** [/var/lib/dkms/synaptics/1.0.0/build/psmouse-base.o] Error 1
make: *** [_module_/var/lib/dkms/synaptics/1.0.0/build] Error 2
make: Leaving directory `/usr/src/linux-headers-2.6.37-5-generic'

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Some info:

lsb_release -cd
Description:	Ubuntu natty (development branch)
Codename:	natty


uname -a
Linux laptop 2.6.37-5-generic #14-Ubuntu SMP Fri Nov 19 22:53:48 UTC 2010 i686 GNU/Linux


apt-cache policy linux-image
linux-image:
  Installed: (none)
  Candidate: 2.6.37.5.7
  Version table:
     2.6.37.5.7 0
        500 http://it.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ natty/main i386 Packages


apt-cache policy dkms
dkms:
  Installed: 2.1.1.2-5ubuntu1
  Candidate: 2.1.1.2-5ubuntu1
  Version table:
 *** 2.1.1.2-5ubuntu1 0
        500 http://it.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ natty/main i386 Packages
        100 /var/lib/dpkg/status

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