On Sunday, 27 April 2025 17:04:25 AEST Andreas Beckmann wrote: > > The error about the module version not being newer would be because the > > postinst has been run many times (every time I install packages) and > > compiles the same files. Maybe there should be a --force to address that > > case. > dkms fails to get the version from the module because of that weird modinfo > failure and then uses an empty version string (notice the double space in > the error message where the version should have been printed)
https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=1104199 OK thanks for pointing that out. It turned out that there was EACCES which wasn't being reported in a way that humans would understand it. I filed the above bug report about that. If modinfo had said "path permission error" then it would have been obvious where I should have looked before filing this bug report. After I fixed that error I still got the following (which happens even if running in permissive mode so it's not SE Linux at fault) so it looks like the --force is needed: Signing module /var/lib/dkms/nvidia-current/535.216.03/build/nvidia-uvm.ko Signing module /var/lib/dkms/nvidia-current/535.216.03/build/nvidia-peermem.ko Module /lib/modules/6.12.22-amd64/updates/dkms/nvidia-current.ko.xz already installed at version 535.216.03, override by specifying --force Module /lib/modules/6.12.22-amd64/updates/dkms/nvidia-current-modeset.ko.xz already installed at version 535.216.03, override by specifying --force Module /lib/modules/6.12.22-amd64/updates/dkms/nvidia-current-drm.ko.xz already installed at version 535.216.03, override by specifying --force Module /lib/modules/6.12.22-amd64/updates/dkms/nvidia-current-uvm.ko.xz already installed at version 535.216.03, override by specifying --force Module /lib/modules/6.12.22-amd64/updates/dkms/nvidia-current-peermem.ko.xz already installed at version 535.216.03, override by specifying --force Error! Installation aborted. dpkg: error processing package nvidia-kernel-dkms (--configure): installed nvidia-kernel-dkms package post-installation script subprocess returned error exit status 6 dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of nvidia-driver: nvidia-driver depends on nvidia-kernel-dkms (= 535.216.03-3) | nvidia- kernel-535.216.03 | nvidia-open-kernel-535.216.03; however: Package nvidia-kernel-dkms is not configured yet. Package nvidia-kernel-535.216.03 is not installed. > Does > modinfo > /var/lib/dkms/nvidia-current/535.216.03/6.12.22-amd64/x86_64/module//nvidia > -current.ko.xz return sensible output? # modinfo /var/lib/dkms/nvidia-current/535.216.03/6.12.22-amd64/x86_64/ module//nvidia-current.ko.xz|head filename: /var/lib/dkms/nvidia-current/535.216.03/6.12.22-amd64/x86_64/ module//nvidia-current.ko.xz firmware: nvidia/535.216.03/gsp_tu10x.bin firmware: nvidia/535.216.03/gsp_ga10x.bin alias: char-major-195-* version: 535.216.03 supported: external license: NVIDIA srcversion: 86397DBEF232F6DDB587EF2 alias: pci:v000010DEd*sv*sd*bc06sc80i00* alias: pci:v000010DEd*sv*sd*bc03sc02i00* > What does > dkms status -k 6.12.22-amd64 nvidia-current/535.216.03 > report about the module? # dkms status -k 6.12.22-amd64 nvidia-current/535.216.03 nvidia-current/535.216.03, 6.12.22-amd64, x86_64: built > > Does > dkms install -k 6.12.22-amd64 nvidia-current/535.216.03 # dkms install -k 6.12.22-amd64 nvidia-current/535.216.03 Module /lib/modules/6.12.22-amd64/updates/dkms/nvidia-current.ko.xz already installed at version 535.216.03, override by specifying --force Module /lib/modules/6.12.22-amd64/updates/dkms/nvidia-current-modeset.ko.xz already installed at version 535.216.03, override by specifying --force Module /lib/modules/6.12.22-amd64/updates/dkms/nvidia-current-drm.ko.xz already installed at version 535.216.03, override by specifying --force Module /lib/modules/6.12.22-amd64/updates/dkms/nvidia-current-uvm.ko.xz already installed at version 535.216.03, override by specifying --force Module /lib/modules/6.12.22-amd64/updates/dkms/nvidia-current-peermem.ko.xz already installed at version 535.216.03, override by specifying --force Error! Installation aborted. # echo $? 6 > work if the module has already been built in an earlier dkms run? > Maybe add --force # dkms install -k 6.12.22-amd64 nvidia-current/535.216.03 --force Found pre-existing /lib/modules/6.12.22-amd64/updates/dkms/nvidia- current.ko.xz, archiving for uninstallation Installing /lib/modules/6.12.22-amd64/updates/dkms/nvidia-current.ko.xz Found pre-existing /lib/modules/6.12.22-amd64/updates/dkms/nvidia-current- modeset.ko.xz, archiving for uninstallation Installing /lib/modules/6.12.22-amd64/updates/dkms/nvidia-current- modeset.ko.xz Found pre-existing /lib/modules/6.12.22-amd64/updates/dkms/nvidia-current- drm.ko.xz, archiving for uninstallation Installing /lib/modules/6.12.22-amd64/updates/dkms/nvidia-current-drm.ko.xz Found pre-existing /lib/modules/6.12.22-amd64/updates/dkms/nvidia-current- uvm.ko.xz, archiving for uninstallation Installing /lib/modules/6.12.22-amd64/updates/dkms/nvidia-current-uvm.ko.xz Found pre-existing /lib/modules/6.12.22-amd64/updates/dkms/nvidia-current- peermem.ko.xz, archiving for uninstallation Installing /lib/modules/6.12.22-amd64/updates/dkms/nvidia-current- peermem.ko.xz Running depmod..... done. # echo $? 0 Thanks for the quick response! -- My Main Blog http://etbe.coker.com.au/ My Documents Blog http://doc.coker.com.au/
