Repetitive evdi compile error in /var/log/syslog

henrebotha

10/11/22, 3:46 PM

The series of messages listed below just repeats over and over in /var/log/syslog. I'm running Xubuntu 21.04 on a Dell Latitude 7390, and using a Dell D6000 dock with DisplayLink.

Jun 11 17:43:30 hbotha-Latitude-7390 systemd[1]: displaylink-driver.service: Scheduled restart job, restart counter is at 6970.
Jun 11 17:43:30 hbotha-Latitude-7390 systemd[1]: Stopped DisplayLink Driver Service.
Jun 11 17:43:30 hbotha-Latitude-7390 systemd[1]: Starting DisplayLink Driver Service...
Jun 11 17:43:30 hbotha-Latitude-7390 sh[1274016]: modprobe: FATAL: Module evdi not found in directory /lib/modules/5.11.0-18-generic
Jun 11 17:43:30 hbotha-Latitude-7390 sh[1274045]: Kernel preparation unnecessary for this kernel.  Skipping...
Jun 11 17:43:30 hbotha-Latitude-7390 sh[1274045]: Building module:
Jun 11 17:43:30 hbotha-Latitude-7390 sh[1274045]: cleaning build area...
Jun 11 17:43:31 hbotha-Latitude-7390 sh[1274045]: make -j8 KERNELRELEASE=5.11.0-18-generic all INCLUDEDIR=/lib/modules/5.11.0-18-generic/build/include KVERSION=5.11.0-18-generic DKMS_BUILD=1...(bad exit status: 2)
Jun 11 17:43:31 hbotha-Latitude-7390 sh[1274696]: ERROR (dkms apport): binary package for evdi: 5.2.14 not found
Jun 11 17:43:31 hbotha-Latitude-7390 sh[1274776]: Error! Bad return status for module build on kernel: 5.11.0-18-generic (x86_64)
Jun 11 17:43:31 hbotha-Latitude-7390 sh[1274776]: Consult /var/lib/dkms/evdi/5.2.14/build/make.log for more information.
Jun 11 17:43:31 hbotha-Latitude-7390 systemd[1]: displaylink-driver.service: Control process exited, code=exited, status=10/n/a
Jun 11 17:43:31 hbotha-Latitude-7390 systemd[1]: displaylink-driver.service: Failed with result 'exit-code'.
Jun 11 17:43:31 hbotha-Latitude-7390 systemd[1]: Failed to start DisplayLink Driver Service.

What do the messages mean, and what do I need to do to resolve this (or debug it further)?

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Elon Musk

I sit in a Tesla and translated this thread with Ai:

EN: Repetitive evdi compile error in /var/log/syslog

TH: ข้อผิดพลาดในการคอมไพล์ evdi ซ้ำๆ ใน /var/log/syslog

RO: Eroare repetitivă de compilare evdi în /var/log/syslog

RU: Повторяющаяся ошибка компиляции evdi в /var/log/syslog

VI: Lỗi biên dịch evdi lặp đi lặp lại trong/var/log/syslog

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