Try and push this along. Is this a packaging error ? As the Xorg file indicates: 4.976] (==) ModulePath set to "/usr/lib/xorg/modules"
However, the nvidia directive does not exist there: sysop@x1904:~$ ls -al /usr/lib/xorg/modules total 864 drwxr-xr-x 5 root root 4096 Nov 14 23:26 . drwxr-xr-x 3 root root 4096 Nov 14 23:26 .. drwxr-xr-x 2 root root 4096 Nov 22 17:40 drivers drwxr-xr-x 2 root root 4096 Nov 14 23:26 extensions drwxr-xr-x 2 root root 4096 Oct 16 23:44 input -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 101040 Oct 25 09:53 libexa.so -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 22792 Oct 25 09:53 libfbdevhw.so -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 109360 Oct 25 09:53 libfb.so -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 217048 Oct 25 09:53 libglamoregl.so -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 146088 Oct 25 09:53 libint10.so -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 14472 Oct 25 09:53 libshadowfb.so -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 39112 Oct 25 09:53 libshadow.so -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 31120 Oct 25 09:53 libvbe.so -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 35880 Oct 25 09:53 libvgahw.so -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 133904 Oct 25 09:53 libwfb.so sysop@x1904:~$ Looking in /drivers and no nvidia file there either: sysop@x1904:~$ ls -al /usr/lib/xorg/modules/drivers/ total 3064 drwxr-xr-x 2 root root 4096 Nov 22 17:40 . drwxr-xr-x 5 root root 4096 Nov 14 23:26 .. -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 160864 Sep 18 02:23 amdgpu_drv.so -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 14504 Sep 18 03:54 ati_drv.so -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 27648 Oct 4 02:11 fbdev_drv.so -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 1686056 Oct 11 03:39 intel_drv.so -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 111168 Oct 25 09:53 modesetting_drv.so -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 212968 Jun 25 11:39 nouveau_drv.so -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 180840 May 23 2018 qxl_drv.so -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 514336 Sep 18 03:54 radeon_drv.so -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 31784 Aug 18 06:42 vesa_drv.so -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 170168 May 28 00:57 vmware_drv.so sysop@x1904:~$ Mind you, I do not know, but seems logical the nvidia_drv.so should be pointed to. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Kernel Packages, which is subscribed to nvidia-graphics-drivers-390 in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1803275 Title: nvidia-kernel-source-390 390.87-0ubuntu2: nvidia kernel module failed to build [error: implicit declaration of function ‘drm_connector_attach_encoder’] Status in nvidia-graphics-drivers-390 package in Ubuntu: Confirmed Bug description: Loading new nvidia-390.87 DKMS files... Building for 4.18.0-10-generic Building for architecture x86_64 Building initial module for 4.18.0-10-generic Error! Bad return status for module build on kernel: 4.18.0-10-generic (x86_64) Consult /var/lib/dkms/nvidia/390.87/build/make.log for more information. dpkg: error processing package nvidia-dkms-390 (--configure): installed nvidia-dkms-390 package post-installation script subprocess returned error exit status 10 Setting up libnvidia-gl-390:i386 (390.87-0ubuntu2) ... Setting up libnvidia-gl-390:amd64 (390.87-0ubuntu2) ... Setting up hplip (3.18.10+dfsg0-3) ... Creating/updating hplip user account... dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of nvidia-driver-390: nvidia-driver-390 depends on nvidia-dkms-390 (= 390.87-0ubuntu2); however: Package nvidia-dkms-390 is not configured yet. dpkg: error processing package nvidia-driver-390 (--configure): dependency problems - leaving unconfigured Setting up printer-driver-postscript-hp (3.18.10+dfsg0-3) ... No apport report written because the error message indicates its a followup error from a previous failure. Setting up libnvidia-ifr1-390:amd64 (390.87-0ubuntu2) ... Setting up libnvidia-ifr1-390:i386 (390.87-0ubuntu2) ... Processing triggers for initramfs-tools (0.131ubuntu15) ... update-initramfs: Generating /boot/initrd.img-4.18.0-10-generic Processing triggers for libc-bin (2.28-0ubuntu1) ... Errors were encountered while processing: nvidia-dkms-390 nvidia-driver-390 E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1) sysop@x1904:~$ ProblemType: Package DistroRelease: Ubuntu 19.04 Package: nvidia-kernel-source-390 390.87-0ubuntu2 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.18.0-10.11-generic 4.18.12 Uname: Linux 4.18.0-10-generic x86_64 NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia_uvm nvidia_drm nvidia_modeset nvidia ApportVersion: 2.20.10-0ubuntu14 Architecture: amd64 DKMSKernelVersion: 4.18.0-10-generic Date: Tue Nov 13 22:56:33 2018 Dependencies: DuplicateSignature: dkms:nvidia-kernel-source-390:390.87-0ubuntu2:/var/lib/dkms/nvidia/390.87/build/nvidia-drm/nvidia-drm-encoder.c:223:11: error: implicit declaration of function ‘drm_connector_attach_encoder’; did you mean ‘drm_mode_connector_attach_encoder’? [-Werror=implicit-function-declaration] InstallationDate: Installed on 2018-05-20 (177 days ago) InstallationMedia: Xubuntu 18.10 "Cosmic Cuttlefish" - Alpha amd64 (20180520) PackageVersion: 390.87-0ubuntu2 Python3Details: /usr/bin/python3.7, Python 3.7.1, python3-minimal, 3.7.1-1ubuntu1 PythonDetails: /usr/bin/python2.7, Python 2.7.15+, python-minimal, 2.7.15-3 RelatedPackageVersions: dpkg 1.19.0.5ubuntu5 apt 1.7.0 SourcePackage: nvidia-graphics-drivers-390 Title: nvidia-kernel-source-390 390.87-0ubuntu2: nvidia kernel module failed to build UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to disco on 2018-11-07 (7 days ago) To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/nvidia-graphics-drivers-390/+bug/1803275/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~kernel-packages Post to : kernel-packages@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~kernel-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp
