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dpkg: error processing package nvidia-driver after install ubuntu 20.10

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Ohad Sadan

After install ubuntu 20.10 the nvidia drive was throwing errors on each usages / update I am always receiving the following error

Error! Bad return status for module build on kernel: 5.8.0-55-generic (x86_64) Consult /var/lib/dkms/nvidia/460.80/build/make.log for more information.

and in the make.log

ERROR: Kernel configuration is invalid. include/generated/autoconf.h or include/config/auto.conf are missing. Run 'make oldconfig && make prepare' on kernel src to fix it.

I tried to locate autoconf.h files but could not find it

this error happens almost on every update also when I tried to

sudo apt-get install linux-headers-$(uname -r) or any install of new nvidia drivers or the dpkg packages

I waited patiently to upgrade to 21.04 - but I was not able to upgrade from the same reason

I run sudo apt upgrade received the followin error

Errors were encountered while processing: postfix nvidia-dkms-460 evdi-dkms nvidia-driver-460 nvidia-driver-455

I tried to install it from the software updates I received enter image description here

I tried several solutions https://forums.developer.nvidia.com/t/nvidia-dkms-460-error/173424/25 https://www.reddit.com/r/pop_os/comments/n59ksz/dkms_errors_with_nvidiadkms460/ non worked

dkms status

evdi, 1.7.0: added
evdi, 1.9.1: added
evdi, 5.2.14, 5.3.0-53-generic, x86_64: installed
nvidia, 460.80: added

uname -r

5.11.0-18-generic

dpkg -l | grep nvidia

ii  libnvidia-cfg1-460:amd64                   460.80-0ubuntu0.21.04.2                                              amd64        NVIDIA binary OpenGL/GLX configuration library
ii  libnvidia-common-460                       460.80-0ubuntu0.21.04.2                                              all          Shared files used by the NVIDIA libraries
ic  libnvidia-compute-390:amd64                390.132-0ubuntu0.18.04.1                                             amd64        NVIDIA libcompute package
rc  libnvidia-compute-390:i386                 390.132-0ubuntu0.18.04.1                                             i386         NVIDIA libcompute package
ic  libnvidia-compute-450:amd64                450.80.02-0ubuntu1                                                   amd64        NVIDIA libcompute package
ii  libnvidia-compute-460:amd64                460.80-0ubuntu0.21.04.2                                              amd64        NVIDIA libcompute package
ii  libnvidia-compute-460:i386                 460.80-0ubuntu0.21.04.2                                              i386         NVIDIA libcompute package
rc  libnvidia-compute-460-server:amd64         460.73.01-0ubuntu1                                                   amd64        NVIDIA libcompute package
rc  libnvidia-compute-465:amd64                465.27-0ubuntu0.21.04.2                                              amd64        NVIDIA libcompute package
ii  libnvidia-decode-460:amd64                 460.80-0ubuntu0.21.04.2                                              amd64        NVIDIA Video Decoding runtime libraries
ii  libnvidia-decode-460:i386                  460.80-0ubuntu0.21.04.2                                              i386         NVIDIA Video Decoding runtime libraries
ii  libnvidia-encode-460:amd64                 460.80-0ubuntu0.21.04.2                                              amd64        NVENC Video Encoding runtime library
ii  libnvidia-encode-460:i386                  460.80-0ubuntu0.21.04.2                                              i386         NVENC Video Encoding runtime library
ii  libnvidia-extra-460:amd64                  460.80-0ubuntu0.21.04.2                                              amd64        Extra libraries for the NVIDIA driver
ii  libnvidia-fbc1-460:amd64                   460.80-0ubuntu0.21.04.2                                              amd64        NVIDIA OpenGL-based Framebuffer Capture runtime library
ii  libnvidia-fbc1-460:i386                    460.80-0ubuntu0.21.04.2                                              i386         NVIDIA OpenGL-based Framebuffer Capture runtime library
ii  libnvidia-gl-460:amd64                     460.80-0ubuntu0.21.04.2                                              amd64        NVIDIA OpenGL/GLX/EGL/GLES GLVND libraries and Vulkan ICD
ii  libnvidia-gl-460:i386                      460.80-0ubuntu0.21.04.2                                              i386         NVIDIA OpenGL/GLX/EGL/GLES GLVND libraries and Vulkan ICD
ii  libnvidia-ifr1-460:amd64                   460.80-0ubuntu0.21.04.2                                              amd64        NVIDIA OpenGL-based Inband Frame Readback runtime library
ii  libnvidia-ifr1-460:i386                    460.80-0ubuntu0.21.04.2                                              i386         NVIDIA OpenGL-based Inband Frame Readback runtime library
ic  linux-modules-nvidia-455-5.8.0-29-generic  5.8.0-29.31                                                          amd64        Linux kernel nvidia modules for version 5.8.0-29
ic  linux-modules-nvidia-455-5.8.0-31-generic  5.8.0-31.33                                                          amd64        Linux kernel nvidia modules for version 5.8.0-31
ic  linux-modules-nvidia-460-5.8.0-36-generic  5.8.0-36.40                                                          amd64        Linux kernel nvidia modules for version 5.8.0-36
ic  linux-modules-nvidia-460-5.8.0-40-generic  5.8.0-40.45                                                          amd64        Linux kernel nvidia modules for version 5.8.0-40
ic  linux-modules-nvidia-460-5.8.0-41-generic  5.8.0-41.46                                                          amd64        Linux kernel nvidia modules for version 5.8.0-41
ic  linux-modules-nvidia-460-5.8.0-44-generic  5.8.0-44.50                                                          amd64        Linux kernel nvidia modules for version 5.8.0-44
ic  nvidia-compute-utils-450                   450.80.02-0ubuntu1                                                   amd64        NVIDIA compute utilities
ii  nvidia-compute-utils-460                   460.80-0ubuntu0.21.04.2                                              amd64        NVIDIA compute utilities
rc  nvidia-compute-utils-460-server            460.73.01-0ubuntu1                                                   amd64        NVIDIA compute utilities
rc  nvidia-compute-utils-465                   465.27-0ubuntu0.21.04.2                                              amd64        NVIDIA compute utilities
ic  nvidia-dkms-450                            450.80.02-0ubuntu1                                                   amd64        NVIDIA DKMS package
ic  nvidia-dkms-455                            455.38-0ubuntu0.20.10.1                                              amd64        NVIDIA DKMS package
iF  nvidia-dkms-460                            460.80-0ubuntu0.21.04.2                                              amd64        NVIDIA DKMS package
rc  nvidia-dkms-460-server                     460.73.01-0ubuntu1                                                   amd64        NVIDIA DKMS package
rc  nvidia-dkms-465                            465.27-0ubuntu0.21.04.2                                              amd64        NVIDIA DKMS package
iU  nvidia-driver-460                          460.80-0ubuntu0.21.04.2                                              amd64        NVIDIA driver metapackage
ic  nvidia-kernel-common-450                   450.80.02-0ubuntu1                                                   amd64        Shared files used with the kernel module
ii  nvidia-kernel-common-460                   460.80-0ubuntu0.21.04.2                                              amd64        Shared files used with the kernel module
rc  nvidia-kernel-common-460-server            460.73.01-0ubuntu1                                                   amd64        Shared files used with the kernel module
rc  nvidia-kernel-common-465                   465.27-0ubuntu0.21.04.2                                              amd64        Shared files used with the kernel module
ii  nvidia-kernel-source-460                   460.80-0ubuntu0.21.04.2                                              amd64        NVIDIA kernel source package
ii  nvidia-prime                               0.8.16.1                                                             all          Tools to enable NVIDIA's Prime
ii  nvidia-settings                            460.73.01-0ubuntu0.21.04.1                                           amd64        Tool for configuring the NVIDIA graphics driver
ii  nvidia-utils-460                           460.80-0ubuntu0.21.04.2                                              amd64        NVIDIA driver support binaries
ii  screen-resolution-extra                    0.18build2                                                           all          Extension for the nvidia-settings control panel
ii  xserver-xorg-video-nvidia-460              460.80-0ubuntu0.21.04.2                                              amd64        NVIDIA binary Xorg driver

and when I am trying to upgrade I am receiving the following error enter image description here

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I'm getting this on 340.108 for 5.11. Not happy at all. Primary error is missing <asm/kmap_types.h> at line 13 of nv-frontend.c but if the source is massaged it may not be needed. Should be automated. I've fallen back to integrated graphics because I can. oldconfig, prepare are psuedotargets in the makefile, (named MAKE), so we need to go looking for the file MAKE containing these strings.... I don't have an answer yet. sorry.
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Alexandru Razvan Miu

A pretty similar, if not the exact same issue, got fixed for me when i upgraded the gcc package. That's the compiler that is actually make-ing and configure-ing and etc. It would also break at the post-install script for nvidia-dkms and wouldn't continue to installing the actual nvidia-driver that i needed.

The fix was running sudo apt install gcc.

That updated the gcc version that was used to run the installation packages, thus no more compilation errors.

The nvidia post where i found this: https://forums.developer.nvidia.com/t/nvidia-dkms-460-error/173424/4

Cheers

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Ohad Sadan
tnx - practically saved my life
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Alexandru Razvan Miu
Hehe, i thought you'd already have reinstalled a fresh copy to get over the problem. I was hoping to at least help some of the people getting the error in the future, since it was pretty hard to track down the real reason for these errors. I'm really glad it helped you too. Must've been some fun months without the nvidia driver. Cheers!
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