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Kernel & DKMS Virtualbox error
I've been trying for weeks now. I can't run my Windows XP virtual machine because of the error:
Kernel driver not installed (rc=-1908)
The VirtualBox Linux kernel driver (vboxdrv) is either not ...
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Where do I get linux-headers-3.0.0 for 12.04
I'm pretty new to Ubuntu, so question may seem stupid.
I have a module which used to work on my parents laptop. After several updates module no longer works, and I'm pretty sure, old kernel would ...
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AMD Catalyst Driver installer failing at DKMS
I am following these instructions to install the fglrx drivers. When I am running sudo sh amd-driver-12-6-x86_64.run it tells me fglrx is already installed; even though I ran the commands to remove ...
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How to remove old Linux kernel modules »tp_smapi«? [duplicate]
~$ locate tp_smapi
/lib/modules/3.0.0-19-generic/updates/dkms/tp_smapi.ko
/lib/modules/3.2.0-26-generic/updates/dkms/tp_smapi.ko
/lib/modules/3.2.0-29-generic/updates/dkms/tp_smapi.ko
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Does failing to build the “dell-laptop-natty-dkms” module on 12.04 matter?
I'm using 12.04 on my Dell laptop. I got a "system problem detected" message with title dell-laptop-natty-dkms 1.5.1: dell-laptop-natty kernel module failed to build .
I'm not sure what this means. ...
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Kernel upgrade breaks Asus USB-N13 WiFi card Ubuntu 12.04
I compiled and installed USB-N13 wifi drivers using dkms. Everything was fine with the WiFi and I also had 1 successful kernel upgrade(3.2.0-24). Since kernel version 3.2.0-25 (and recently 3.2.0-26) ...
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How to fix “apt-get upgrade” errors?
I get these errors when I try to upgrade the packages installed on my Ubuntu system:
m@m-desktop ~ $ sudo apt-get upgrade
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state ...
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How do I fix “sorry, a problem occurred while installing software blcr-dkms”?
I have Ubuntu 12.04 running smoothly without any problems. Until recently, I have been receiving this pop-up stating
sorry, a problem occurred while installing software Package: blcr-dkms
Ubuntu ...
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Nvidia drivers don't work with mainline kernel
I want to try some of the new features in the btrfs filesystem, and to do that I need to use a newer kernel than is included in Ubuntu 12.04. To do that, I have installed ...
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Cannot load vboxdrv module in 12.04 and 3.2.0-23-realtime
I'm trying to start virtualbox without success, please give some advice on how to fix it:
The GUI opens up successfully and I can add existing images but when I try to start a virtual machine, I get ...
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dkms: rebuild kernel module for manually installed upstrem kernel
I installed an "upstream kernel" (downloaded deb and installed with dpkg) because of an issue I have with the default kernel (see https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux/+bug/956918)
Now the ...
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Command to rebuild all DKMS modules for all installed kernels?
Occasionally, my system gets into a state where some kernels are missing a module or two, because DKMS somehow forgot to compile those modules for that kernel. Rather than spend time diagnosing the ...
