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[theunsheydenrych <theunsheydenrych@xxxxxxxxx>]

Public bug reported:

I installed the nvidia drivers from the nvidia site. i also upgraded the kernel to 2.6.38 for the wifi to work on the machine.
>From there on when something re-compile when something new is installed through apt-get, i get these nvidia errors.

ProblemType: Package
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 10.04
Package: nvidia-current 195.36.24-0ubuntu1~10.04
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.38-1.27~lucid1-generic 2.6.38-rc2
Uname: Linux 2.6.38-1-generic x86_64
NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia
Architecture: amd64
Date: Fri Apr 22 10:51:30 2011
DkmsStatus:
 nvidia-current, 195.36.24: added 
 vboxhost, 4.0.6, 2.6.38-1-generic, x86_64: installed
ErrorMessage: nvidia-current kernel module failed to build
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 10.04.2 LTS "Lucid Lynx" - Release amd64 (20110211.1)
MachineType: Dell Inc. Dell System XPS L702X
PackageVersion: 195.36.24-0ubuntu1~10.04
ProcCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-2.6.38-1-generic root=UUID=8350689a-4262-4250-b175-a76fe196e7f3 ro quiet splash
SourcePackage: nvidia-graphics-drivers
Title: package nvidia-current 195.36.24-0ubuntu1~10.04 failed to install/upgrade: nvidia-current kernel module failed to build
dmi.bios.date: 03/17/2011
dmi.bios.vendor: Dell Inc.
dmi.bios.version: A05
dmi.board.asset.tag: Base Board Asset Tag
dmi.board.name: Emerald Lake
dmi.board.vendor: Dell Inc.
dmi.board.version: FAB1
dmi.chassis.type: 8
dmi.chassis.vendor: Dell Inc.
dmi.chassis.version: 0.1
dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnDellInc.:bvrA05:bd03/17/2011:svnDellInc.:pnDellSystemXPSL702X:pvr:rvnDellInc.:rnEmeraldLake:rvrFAB1:cvnDellInc.:ct8:cvr0.1:
dmi.product.name: Dell System XPS L702X
dmi.sys.vendor: Dell Inc.
glxinfo: Error: [Errno 2] No such file or directory
system:
 distro:             Ubuntu
 codename:           lucid
 architecture:       x86_64
 kernel:             2.6.38-1-generic

** Affects: nvidia-graphics-drivers (Ubuntu)
     Importance: Undecided
         Status: New


** Tags: amd64 apport-package lucid

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Title:
  I tried to install VirtualBox, but the error mostly happens when stuff
  gets compiled after a install. I upgraded the kernel to 2.6.38, from
  there on, this happens