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linux-restricted-modules-2.6.24 package

[2.6.24-14] Cannot upgrade linux-restricted-modules-generic

Bug #211066 reported by Toten Maske
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linux-restricted-modules-2.6.24 (Ubuntu)
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Bug Description

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PLEASE READ:

Workaround: During boot, select a previous kernel from the GRUB menu list.

This bug is confirmed and will be fixed soon; no more confirmations needed.
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Cannot upgrade linux-restricted-modules-generic. Typing sudo apt-get install linux-restricted-modules-generic results in the following:
sudo apt-get install linux-restricted-modules-genericReading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information... Done
Some packages could not be installed. This may mean that you have
requested an impossible situation or if you are using the unstable
distribution that some required packages have not yet been created
or been moved out of Incoming.

Since you only requested a single operation it is extremely likely that
the package is simply not installable and a bug report against
that package should be filed.
The following information may help to resolve the situation:

The following packages have unmet dependencies:
  linux-restricted-modules-generic: Depends: linux-restricted-modules-2.6.24-14-generic but it is not installable
E: Broken packages

Trying to sudo apt-get install linux-restricted-modules-2.6.24-14-generic results in:
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information... Done
Package linux-restricted-modules-2.6.24-14-generic is not available, but is referred to by another package.
This may mean that the package is missing, has been obsoleted, or
is only available from another source
E: Package linux-restricted-modules-2.6.24-14-generic has no installation candidate

I have a nvidia 8800GTX video card. I am using kernal 2.6.24-14-generic #1 SMP Wed Apr 2 03:44:27 UTC 2008 i686 GNU/Linux

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Greg Grossmeier (greg.grossmeier) wrote :

For those experiencing problems: Please do not update your kernel without all of the different parts (including linux-restricted-modules-generic) unless you know to choose a different kernel from the grub boot screen if things go wrong.

That package should be updated soon and this bug will be fixed.

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GreatBunzinni (greatbunzinni) wrote :

I've performed a system upgrade through Ubuntu's update manager and I was also left without any restricted drivers. To make matters worse, the "Hardware Drivers" application claimed, after the update, that there wasn't any hardware needing restricted drivers in the system, which end up forcing me to perform a complete reinstall.

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Dustin McCoy (dustin-mccoy) wrote :

Confirmed here (Kubuntu Hardy). Did my daily upgrade using Adept and am now in the same situation as everyone else.

Greg Grossmeier (greg.grossmeier)
description: updated
Greg Grossmeier (greg.grossmeier)
description: updated
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Haexn (bartbrown) wrote :

Same problem. I couldn't install the new kernel so I did a dist-upgrade ... stupid! Now I don't have drivers for my nvida card, oh well.

By the way GreatBunzinni I don't think you need to reinstall ubuntu, just wait for the restricted modules update.

Greg Grossmeier (greg.grossmeier)
Changed in linux-restricted-modules-2.6.24:
status: Confirmed → Fix Committed
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Brian Pontarelli (brian-pontarelli) wrote :

Still not working. Did an update and tried to run the partial-upgrade again with the same message.

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nstamoul (nikos-gr) wrote :

Fixed for me after an other kernel upgrade.

Greg Grossmeier (greg.grossmeier)
Changed in linux-restricted-modules-2.6.24:
status: Fix Committed → Fix Released
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GreatBunzinni (greatbunzinni) wrote :

Regarding the new duplicate bug report, I would like to mention that in my case the problem occurred when I was already running 8.04 Beta out of a fresh, clean, CD-ROM install and not from an upgrade from 7.10.

Haexn: as the upgrade left me without a network connection, it would be hard to update the restricted pacakges even if they were automatically present in the repositories.

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