Debian Bug report logs - #695824
dkms: Cannot locate dkms.conf

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Message #5 received at submit@bugs.debian.org (full text, mbox, reply):

From: Tom Epperly <tepperly@gmail.com>

To: submit@bugs.debian.org

Subject: dkms: Cannot locate dkms.conf

Date: Wed, 12 Dec 2012 20:43:33 -0800

Package: dkms
Version: 2.2.0.3-1.2
Severity: normal

Dear Maintainer,

I was doing an apt-get dist-upgrade, and this is what I saw:

Setting up libxapian22 (1.2.12-2) ...
Setting up libxenstore3.0 (4.1.3-7) ...
Setting up linux-headers-3.2.0-4-common (3.2.35-1) ...
Setting up linux-headers-3.2.0-4-amd64 (3.2.35-1) ...
Examining /etc/kernel/header_postinst.d.
run-parts: executing /etc/kernel/header_postinst.d/dkms 3.2.0-4-amd64
Error! Could not locate dkms.conf file.
File:  does not exist.
Setting up linux-libc-dev:amd64 (3.2.35-1) ...
Setting up m17n-db (1.6.4-1) ...
Setting up m17n-contrib (1.1.14-1) ...
Setting up mkvtoolnix (5.9.0-1) ...
Setting up openexr (1.6.1-7) ...

Later in the terminal window, I did the following which reproduces the error.

# /usr/lib/dkms/dkms_autoinstaller
Usage: /usr/lib/dkms/dkms_autoinstaller {start}
# /usr/lib/dkms/dkms_autoinstaller  start
[....] dkms: running auto installation service for kernel
3.2.0-4-amd64:Error! Could not locate dkms.conf file.
File:  does not exist.
. ok

I don't know where dkms.conf is supposed to be or where it's supposed
to come from.

-- System Information:
Debian Release: 7.0
  APT prefers unstable
  APT policy: (500, 'unstable'), (1, 'experimental')
Architecture: amd64 (x86_64)

Kernel: Linux 3.2.0-4-amd64 (SMP w/2 CPU cores)
Locale: LANG=en_US.UTF-8, LC_CTYPE=en_US.UTF-8 (charmap=UTF-8)
Shell: /bin/sh linked to /bin/bash

Versions of packages dkms depends on:
ii  build-essential    11.5
ii  coreutils          8.20-3
ii  dpkg-dev           1.16.9
ii  gcc                4:4.7.2-1
ii  make               3.81-8.2
ii  module-init-tools  9-2
ii  patch              2.6.1-3

Versions of packages dkms recommends:
ii  fakeroot                                     1.18.4-2
ii  linux-headers-3.0.0-1-amd64 [linux-headers]  3.0.0-4
ii  linux-headers-3.0.0-2-amd64 [linux-headers]  3.0.0-6
ii  linux-headers-3.1.0-1-amd64 [linux-headers]  3.1.8-2
ii  linux-headers-3.2.0-1-amd64 [linux-headers]  3.2.7-1
ii  linux-headers-3.2.0-2-amd64 [linux-headers]  3.2.20-1
ii  linux-headers-3.2.0-3-amd64 [linux-headers]  3.2.23-1
ii  linux-headers-3.2.0-4-amd64 [linux-headers]  3.2.35-1
ii  linux-headers-amd64 [linux-headers]          3.2+46
ii  linux-image-3.0.0-1-amd64 [linux-image]      3.0.0-4
ii  linux-image-3.0.0-2-amd64 [linux-image]      3.0.0-6
ii  linux-image-3.1.0-1-amd64 [linux-image]      3.1.8-2
ii  linux-image-3.2.0-1-amd64 [linux-image]      3.2.7-1
ii  linux-image-3.2.0-2-amd64 [linux-image]      3.2.20-1
ii  linux-image-3.2.0-3-amd64 [linux-image]      3.2.23-1
ii  linux-image-3.2.0-4-amd64 [linux-image]      3.2.35-1
ii  menu                                         2.1.46
ii  sudo                                         1.8.5p2-1

dkms suggests no packages.

-- no debconf information

Message #10 received at 695824@bugs.debian.org (full text, mbox, reply):

From: Andreas Beckmann <debian@abeckmann.de>

To: Tom Epperly <tepperly@gmail.com>, 695824@bugs.debian.org

Subject: Re: Bug#695824: dkms: Cannot locate dkms.conf

Date: Thu, 13 Dec 2012 11:22:46 +0100

On 2012-12-13 05:43, Tom Epperly wrote:
> Examining /etc/kernel/header_postinst.d.
> run-parts: executing /etc/kernel/header_postinst.d/dkms 3.2.0-4-amd64
> Error! Could not locate dkms.conf file.
> File:  does not exist.

Perhaps you don't have any *-dkms package installed (and dkms does not
gracefully handle this ...)

> I don't know where dkms.conf is supposed to be or where it's supposed
> to come from.

from kernel module source, usually a package called foo-dkms and
installing to /usr/src/foo-VERSION

Andreas

Message #15 received at 695824@bugs.debian.org (full text, mbox, reply):

From: Tom Epperly <tepperly@gmail.com>

To: Andreas Beckmann <debian@abeckmann.de>

Cc: 695824@bugs.debian.org

Subject: Re: Bug#695824: dkms: Cannot locate dkms.conf

Date: Thu, 13 Dec 2012 07:31:46 -0800

Thanks for the suggestion. I do seem to have one '*-dkms' package installed.

> dpkg --list '*-dkms'
Desired=Unknown/Install/Remove/Purge/Hold
| Status=Not/Inst/Conf-files/Unpacked/halF-conf/Half-inst/trig-aWait/Trig-pend
|/ Err?=(none)/Reinst-required (Status,Err: uppercase=bad)
||/ Name           Version      Architecture Description
+++-==============-============-============-=================================
ii  nvidia-kernel- 304.64-2     amd64        NVIDIA binary kernel module DKMS


> dpkg --listfiles nvidia-kernel-dkms | grep dkms.conf
/usr/src/nvidia-304.64/dkms.conf
> cat /usr/src/nvidia-304.64/dkms.conf
# DKMS configuration for the NVIDIA kernel module.  -*- sh -*-

# The version is replaced at build time by dh_dkms invoked in debian/rules.
PACKAGE_NAME="nvidia"
PACKAGE_VERSION="304.64"

BUILT_MODULE_NAME[0]="$PACKAGE_NAME"
DEST_MODULE_LOCATION[0]="/updates/dkms"
AUTOINSTALL=yes

MAKE[0]="env CCACHE_DISABLE=1 \
    make -C . LINUXDIR=${kernel_source_dir} KVERREL=${kernelver}"
CLEAN="make -C . LINUXDIR=${kernel_source_dir} KVERREL=${kernelver} clean"

Thanks,

Tom

On Thu, Dec 13, 2012 at 2:22 AM, Andreas Beckmann <debian@abeckmann.de> wrote:
> On 2012-12-13 05:43, Tom Epperly wrote:
>> Examining /etc/kernel/header_postinst.d.
>> run-parts: executing /etc/kernel/header_postinst.d/dkms 3.2.0-4-amd64
>> Error! Could not locate dkms.conf file.
>> File:  does not exist.
>
> Perhaps you don't have any *-dkms package installed (and dkms does not
> gracefully handle this ...)
>
>> I don't know where dkms.conf is supposed to be or where it's supposed
>> to come from.
>
> from kernel module source, usually a package called foo-dkms and
> installing to /usr/src/foo-VERSION
>
> Andreas

Message #20 received at 695824@bugs.debian.org (full text, mbox, reply):

From: Andreas Beckmann <debian@abeckmann.de>

To: Tom Epperly <tepperly@gmail.com>, 695824@bugs.debian.org

Subject: Re: Bug#695824: dkms: Cannot locate dkms.conf

Date: Fri, 14 Dec 2012 00:33:16 +0100

On 2012-12-13 16:31, Tom Epperly wrote:
> Thanks for the suggestion. I do seem to have one '*-dkms' package installed.

>> dpkg --list '*-dkms'
> ii  nvidia-kernel- 304.64-2     amd64        NVIDIA binary kernel module DKMS

does
  dkms status
list anything else?

Andreas

Message #25 received at 695824@bugs.debian.org (full text, mbox, reply):

From: Tom Epperly <tepperly@gmail.com>

To: Andreas Beckmann <debian@abeckmann.de>, 695824@bugs.debian.org

Subject: Re: Bug#695824: dkms: Cannot locate dkms.conf

Date: Mon, 17 Dec 2012 22:31:00 -0800

# dkms status
Error! Could not locate dkms.conf file.
File:  does not exist.


On 12/13/2012 03:33 PM, Andreas Beckmann wrote:
> On 2012-12-13 16:31, Tom Epperly wrote:
>> Thanks for the suggestion. I do seem to have one '*-dkms' package installed.
>>> dpkg --list '*-dkms'
>> ii  nvidia-kernel- 304.64-2     amd64        NVIDIA binary kernel module DKMS
> does
>    dkms status
> list anything else?
>
> Andreas

Message #30 received at 695824@bugs.debian.org (full text, mbox, reply):

From: Andreas Beckmann <debian@abeckmann.de>

To: Tom Epperly <tepperly@gmail.com>, 695824@bugs.debian.org

Subject: Re: Bug#695824: dkms: Cannot locate dkms.conf

Date: Tue, 18 Dec 2012 16:02:23 +0100

On 2012-12-18 07:31, Tom Epperly wrote:
> # dkms status
> Error! Could not locate dkms.conf file.
> File:  does not exist.

Hmm, weird. Please post the output of

find /etc/dkms /var/lib/dkms -ls

bash -x dkms status


Andreas

Message #35 received at 695824@bugs.debian.org (full text, mbox, reply):

From: Tshepang Lekhonkhobe <tshepang@gmail.com>

To: 695824@bugs.debian.org, tepperly@gmail.com, debian@abeckmann.de

Subject: am experiencing the same issue

Date: Tue, 30 Jul 2013 11:57:27 +0200

The only -dkms package I have is virtualbox-dkms, version
4.2.16-dfsg-1, on Testing.

$ dkms status
Error! Could not locate dkms.conf file.
File:  does not exist.

$ find /etc/dkms /var/lib/dkms -ls
2625991    4 drwxr-xr-x   3 root     root         4096 Jul 30 11:44 /etc/dkms
2625992    4 -rw-r--r--   1 root     root          518 Jul  8  2008
/etc/dkms/framework.conf
2625993    4 drwxr-xr-x   3 root     root         4096 Jul 30 11:44
/etc/dkms/template-dkms-mkdeb
2626017    4 drwxr-xr-x   2 root     root         4096 Jul 30 11:44
/etc/dkms/template-dkms-mkdeb/debian
2626026    4 -rwxr-xr-x   1 root     root          360 Jul  8  2008
/etc/dkms/template-dkms-mkdeb/debian/prerm
2626023    4 -rw-r--r--   1 root     root          189 May 13  2009
/etc/dkms/template-dkms-mkdeb/debian/changelog
2626024    4 -rw-r--r--   1 root     root          353 Jan 26  2010
/etc/dkms/template-dkms-mkdeb/debian/control
2626027    4 -rwxr-xr-x   1 root     root         1233 Jul 14  2011
/etc/dkms/template-dkms-mkdeb/debian/postinst
2626022    4 -rw-r--r--   1 root     root            2 May 13  2009
/etc/dkms/template-dkms-mkdeb/debian/compat
2626021    4 -rw-r--r--   1 root     root          150 Jul  8  2008
/etc/dkms/template-dkms-mkdeb/debian/README.Debian
2626019    4 -rwxr-xr-x   1 root     root          881 May 13  2009
/etc/dkms/template-dkms-mkdeb/debian/rules
2626025    4 -rw-r--r--   1 root     root            8 Jul  8  2008
/etc/dkms/template-dkms-mkdeb/debian/dirs
2626020    4 -rw-r--r--   1 root     root           70 Jul  8  2008
/etc/dkms/template-dkms-mkdeb/debian/copyright
2625994    4 -rw-r--r--   1 root     root          699 Jun 17  2011
/etc/dkms/template-dkms-mkdeb/Makefile
2623690    0 lrwxrwxrwx   1 root     root           19 Oct  6  2012
/etc/dkms/template-dkms-mkdsc -> template-dkms-mkdeb
1446250    4 drwxr-xr-x   3 root     root         4096 Jul 30 11:43
/var/lib/dkms
1442169    4 -rw-r--r--   1 root     root            6 Jul  8  2008
/var/lib/dkms/dkms_dbversion
1455798    4 drwxr-xr-x   4 root     root         4096 Jul 30 11:42
/var/lib/dkms/virtualbox
1442569    4 drwxr-xr-x   5 root     root         4096 Jul 30 11:41
/var/lib/dkms/virtualbox/4.2.16
1443326    4 drwxr-xr-x   3 root     root         4096 Jul 30 11:41
/var/lib/dkms/virtualbox/4.2.16/3.9-1-amd64
1443942    4 drwxr-xr-x   4 root     root         4096 Jul 30 11:41
/var/lib/dkms/virtualbox/4.2.16/3.9-1-amd64/x86_64
1444043    4 drwxr-xr-x   2 root     root         4096 Jul 30 11:41
/var/lib/dkms/virtualbox/4.2.16/3.9-1-amd64/x86_64/module
1469127  392 -rw-r--r--   1 root     root       399976 Jul 30 11:41
/var/lib/dkms/virtualbox/4.2.16/3.9-1-amd64/x86_64/module/vboxdrv.ko
1469131   16 -rw-r--r--   1 root     root        12632 Jul 30 11:41
/var/lib/dkms/virtualbox/4.2.16/3.9-1-amd64/x86_64/module/vboxnetadp.ko
1469135   32 -rw-r--r--   1 root     root        30856 Jul 30 11:41
/var/lib/dkms/virtualbox/4.2.16/3.9-1-amd64/x86_64/module/vboxnetflt.ko
1443936   32 -rw-r--r--   1 root     root        30544 Jul 30 11:41
/var/lib/dkms/virtualbox/4.2.16/3.9-1-amd64/x86_64/module/vboxpci.ko
1444026    4 drwxr-xr-x   2 root     root         4096 Jul 30 11:41
/var/lib/dkms/virtualbox/4.2.16/3.9-1-amd64/x86_64/log
1458401   12 -rw-r--r--   1 root     root         9141 Jul 30 11:41
/var/lib/dkms/virtualbox/4.2.16/3.9-1-amd64/x86_64/log/make.log
1445684    0 lrwxrwxrwx   1 root     root           26 Jul 30 11:40
/var/lib/dkms/virtualbox/4.2.16/source -> /usr/src/virtualbox-4.2.16
1442452    4 drwxr-xr-x  13 root     root         4096 Jul 30 11:41
/var/lib/dkms/virtualbox/4.2.16/build
1443903    4 drwxr-xr-x   3 root     root         4096 Jul 30 11:41
/var/lib/dkms/virtualbox/4.2.16/build/vboxpci
1468311    4 -rw-r--r--   1 root     root          194 Jul 30 11:41
/var/lib/dkms/virtualbox/4.2.16/build/vboxpci/.built-in.o.cmd
1468846   16 -rw-r--r--   1 root     root        14568 Jul 30 11:41
/var/lib/dkms/virtualbox/4.2.16/build/vboxpci/SUPR0IdcClient.o
1469315   56 -rw-r--r--   1 root     root        55040 Jul 30 11:41
/var/lib/dkms/virtualbox/4.2.16/build/vboxpci/vboxpci.mod.o
1444205    4 drwxr-xr-x   2 root     root         4096 Jul 30 11:41
/var/lib/dkms/virtualbox/4.2.16/build/vboxpci/linux
1468313  276 -rw-r--r--   1 root     root       278944 Jul 30 11:41
/var/lib/dkms/virtualbox/4.2.16/build/vboxpci/linux/VBoxPci-linux.o
1445774    4 -rw-r--r--   1 root     root         1975 Jul 30 11:41
/var/lib/dkms/virtualbox/4.2.16/build/vboxpci/linux/SUPR0IdcClient-linux.c
[snip lots of output]

$ bash -x dkms status
+ shopt -s extglob
+ readonly 'dkms_conf_variables=CLEAN REMAKE_INITRD remake_initrd PACKAGE_NAME
       PACKAGE_VERSION POST_ADD POST_INSTALL POST_REMOVE PRE_BUILD
       PRE_INSTALL BUILD_EXCLUSIVE_KERNEL BUILD_EXCLUSIVE_ARCH
       build_exclude OBSOLETE_BY MAKE MAKE_MATCH MODULES_CONF
       modules_conf_array PATCH PATCH_MATCH patch_array BUILT_MODULE_NAME
       built_module_name BUILT_MODULE_LOCATION built_module_location
       DEST_MODULE_NAME dest_module_name MODULES_CONF_OBSOLETES
       DEST_MODULE_LOCATION dest_module_location
       modules_conf_obsoletes MODULES_CONF_ALIAS_TYPE
       modules_conf_alias_type STRIP strip MODULES_CONF_OBSOLETE_ONLY
       modules_conf_obsolete_only AUTOINSTALL'
+ dkms_conf_variables='CLEAN REMAKE_INITRD remake_initrd PACKAGE_NAME
       PACKAGE_VERSION POST_ADD POST_INSTALL POST_REMOVE PRE_BUILD
       PRE_INSTALL BUILD_EXCLUSIVE_KERNEL BUILD_EXCLUSIVE_ARCH
       build_exclude OBSOLETE_BY MAKE MAKE_MATCH MODULES_CONF
       modules_conf_array PATCH PATCH_MATCH patch_array BUILT_MODULE_NAME
       built_module_name BUILT_MODULE_LOCATION built_module_location
       DEST_MODULE_NAME dest_module_name MODULES_CONF_OBSOLETES
       DEST_MODULE_LOCATION dest_module_location
       modules_conf_obsoletes MODULES_CONF_ALIAS_TYPE
       modules_conf_alias_type STRIP strip MODULES_CONF_OBSOLETE_ONLY
       modules_conf_obsolete_only AUTOINSTALL'
+ readonly 'y_re=^(Y|y)'
+ y_re='^(Y|y)'
+ readonly 'mv_re=^([^/]*)/(.*)$'
+ mv_re='^([^/]*)/(.*)$'
+ readonly 'rh_kernels=(debug|summit|smp|enterprise|bigmem|hugemem|BOOT|vmnix)'
+ rh_kernels='(debug|summit|smp|enterprise|bigmem|hugemem|BOOT|vmnix)'
+ PATH=/bin:/sbin:/usr/bin:/usr/sbin:/usr/lib/dkms
+ umask 022
+ unset CC CXX CFLAGS CXXFLAGS LDFLAGS
++ uname -r
+ current_kernel=3.9-1-amd64
++ uname -s
+ current_os=Linux
+ dkms_tree=/var/lib/dkms
+ source_tree=/usr/src
+ install_tree=/lib/modules
+ tmp_location=/tmp
+ verbose=
+ dkms_frameworkconf=/etc/dkms/framework.conf
+ [[ ! -n '' ]]
+ [[ -e /etc/sysconfig/module-init-tools ]]
+ addon_modules_dir=
+ [[ ! -n '' ]]
++ distro_version
++ local LSB_DESCRIPTION DISTRIB_ID DISTRIB_RELEASE ver
++ '[' -r /etc/lsb-release ']'
++ type lsb_release
+++ lsb_release -i -s
++ DISTRIB_ID=Debian
+++ lsb_release -r -s
++ DISTRIB_RELEASE=testing
++ case ${DISTRIB_ID} in
++ [[ -n Debian ]]
++ [[ -n testing ]]
++ echo Debiantesting
+ running_distribution=Debiantesting
+ weak_modules=
+ '[' -e /etc/dkms/framework.conf ']'
+ . /etc/dkms/framework.conf
+ module=
+ module_version=
+ template_kernel=
+ distro=
+ media=
+ release=
+ conf=
+ kernel_config=
+ archive_location=
+ kernel_source_dir=
+ ksourcedir_fromcli=
+ action=
+ force=
+ no_prepare_kernel=
+ no_clean_kernel=
+ binaries_only=
+ source_only=
+ all=
+ module_suffix=
+ rpm_safe_upgrade=
+ size=1440
+ specfile=
+ legacy_postinst=1
+ directive_array=()
+ kernelver=()
+ arch=()
+ declare -a directive_array kernelver arch
+ weak_modules=
+ last_mvka=
+ last_mvka_conf=
+ try_source_tree=
+ die_is_fatal=yes
+ '[' -x /sbin/weak-modules ']'
+ '[' -x /usr/lib/module-init-tools/weak-modules ']'
+ action_re='^(remove|(auto|un)?install|match|mk(driverdisk|tarball|rpm|deb|dsc|kmp)|build|add|status|ldtarball)$'
+ (( 1 > 0 ))
+ case $1 in
+ [[ status =~ ^(remove|(auto|un)?install|match|mk(driverdisk|tarball|rpm|deb|dsc|kmp)|build|add|status|ldtarball)$
]]
+ action=' status'
+ shift
+ (( 0 > 0 ))
+ [[ -n '' ]]
+ ((  0 != 0 &&     0 > 1  ))
+ [[ -n '' ]]
+ [[ -n '' ]]
+ for action_to_run in '$action'
+ setup_kernels_arches status
+ [[ -n '' ]]
+ [[ status != status ]]
+ (( 0 == 1 && 0 > 1 ))
+ multi_arch=
+ local i=0
+ (( i=0 ))
+ (( 0 < 0 ))
+ case "$action_to_run" in
+ show_status
+ local j state_array
+ (( 0 == 0 ))
+ do_status '' '' '' ''
+ local status mvka m v k a
+ read status mvka
++ module_status '' '' '' ''
++ local 'oifs= 	
' IFS= mv m v directory ret=1
++ for directory in '"$dkms_tree/"${1:-*}/${2:-*}'
++ IFS=' 	
'
++ mv=virtualbox/4.1.12
++ m=virtualbox
++ v=4.1.12
++ is_module_added virtualbox 4.1.12
++ [[ -n virtualbox ]]
++ [[ -n 4.1.12 ]]
++ [[ -d /var/lib/dkms/virtualbox/4.1.12 ]]
++ [[ -L /var/lib/dkms/virtualbox/4.1.12/source ]]
++ ret=0
++ module_status_built virtualbox 4.1.12 '' ''
++ local ret=1 directory ka k a state 'oifs= 	
' IFS=
++ for directory in '"$dkms_tree/$1/$2/"${3:-+([0-9]).*}/${4:-*}'
++ IFS=' 	
'
++ ka=3.2.0-2-amd64/x86_64
++ k=3.2.0-2-amd64
++ a=x86_64
++ is_module_built virtualbox 4.1.12 3.2.0-2-amd64 x86_64
++ [[ -n virtualbox ]]
++ [[ -n 4.1.12 ]]
++ [[ -n 3.2.0-2-amd64 ]]
++ [[ -n x86_64 ]]
++ local d=/var/lib/dkms/virtualbox/4.1.12/3.2.0-2-amd64/x86_64 m=
++ [[ -d /var/lib/dkms/virtualbox/4.1.12/3.2.0-2-amd64/x86_64/module ]]
++ read_conf_or_die 3.2.0-2-amd64 x86_64
/var/lib/dkms/virtualbox/4.1.12/source/dkms.conf
++ read_conf 3.2.0-2-amd64 x86_64
/var/lib/dkms/virtualbox/4.1.12/source/dkms.conf
++ local return_value=0
++ local read_conf_file=/var/lib/dkms///source/dkms.conf
++ local kernelver=3.2.0-2-amd64
++ local arch=x86_64
++ set_kernel_source_dir 3.2.0-2-amd64
+++ _get_kernel_dir 3.2.0-2-amd64
+++ KVER=3.2.0-2-amd64
+++ case ${current_os} in
+++ DIR=/lib/modules/3.2.0-2-amd64/build
+++ echo /lib/modules/3.2.0-2-amd64/build
++ kernel_source_dir=/lib/modules/3.2.0-2-amd64/build
++ [[ -n '' ]]
++ [[ -n /var/lib/dkms/virtualbox/4.1.12/source/dkms.conf ]]
++ read_conf_file=/var/lib/dkms/virtualbox/4.1.12/source/dkms.conf
++ [[ -r /var/lib/dkms/virtualbox/4.1.12/source/dkms.conf ]]
++ die 4 'Could not locate dkms.conf file.' 'File:  does not exist.'
++ ret=4
++ shift
++ error 'Could not locate dkms.conf file.' 'File:  does not exist.'
++ exec
++ echo -n 'Error! '
Error! ++ for s in '"$@"'
++ echo 'Could not locate dkms.conf file.'
Could not locate dkms.conf file.
++ for s in '"$@"'
++ echo 'File:  does not exist.'
File:  does not exist.
++ [[ yes = yes ]]
++ exit 4
+ do_status_weak '' '' '' ''
+ local mvka m v k a kern status
+ read status mvka
++ module_status_weak '' '' '' ''
++ [[ -n '' ]]
++ return 1

Message #40 received at 695824@bugs.debian.org (full text, mbox, reply):

From: cep <cepcasa@gmail.com>

To: 695824@bugs.debian.org

Subject: Error! Could not locate dkms.conf file

Date: Sat, 08 Mar 2014 21:49:56 +0100

Dear Maintainer,

Same problem with dkms 2.2.0.3-1.2 dkms and virtualbox-guest-dkms 
4.3.6-dfsg-2

Update linux-image-3.13-1686-pae and linux-headers

Error :
/etc/kernel/postinst.d/dkms
Error! Could not locate dkms.conf file
File: does not exist

Same error for headers. dkms status not good.

Also similar to bug # 695824 ?

Aptitude purge dkms and virtualbox-guest-dkms then reinstall but still 
the same error.

Now aptitude purge packages    and also rm-rf /var/lib/dkms then 
reinstall dkms and virtualbox-guest-dkms and everything is back in order.

Now dkms status is good and dkms.conf is locate

Regards,
cep

Message #45 received at 695824@bugs.debian.org (full text, mbox, reply):

From: Mathias Behrle <mathiasb@m9s.biz>

To: Debian Bug Tracking System <695824@bugs.debian.org>

Subject: dkms: Confirming on update to linux-image-3.16-2

Date: Mon, 29 Sep 2014 11:54:45 +0200

Package: dkms
Version: 2.2.0.3-1.2
Followup-For: Bug #695824

Dear Maintainer,

upgrading to linux-image-3.16-2 showed

...
Entpacken von linux-image-3.16-2-amd64 (3.16.3-2) über (3.16.3-2) ...
linux-image-3.16-2-amd64 (3.16.3-2) wird eingerichtet ...
/etc/kernel/postinst.d/dkms:
Error! Could not locate dkms.conf file.
File:  does not exist.
/etc/kernel/postinst.d/initramfs-tools:
update-initramfs: Generating /boot/initrd.img-3.16-2-amd64
/etc/kernel/postinst.d/zz-update-grub:
grub.cfg wird erstellt …
Linux-Abbild gefunden: /boot/vmlinuz-3.16-2-amd64
initrd-Abbild gefunden: /boot/initrd.img-3.16-2-amd64
Linux-Abbild gefunden: /boot/vmlinuz-3.14-2-amd64
initrd-Abbild gefunden: /boot/initrd.img-3.14-2-amd64
Linux-Abbild gefunden: /boot/vmlinuz-3.14-1-amd64
initrd-Abbild gefunden: /boot/initrd.img-3.14-1-amd64
erledigt
...

While nvidia and virtualbox modules weher built fine for 14.1 and 14.2,
this failed for 16.2.

Reinstalling dkms and the nvidia*dms and virtualbox*dkms packages solved
the problem.

Find attached below the output of bash -x dkms status, that shows, that
the dkms database referred to some old nvidia version (304.108 instead
of 340.32 being installed).

Cheers,
Mathias

-- System Information:
Debian Release: jessie/sid
  APT prefers testing
  APT policy: (990, 'testing'), (500, 'stable'), (400, 'unstable'), (300, 'experimental')
Architecture: amd64 (x86_64)
Foreign Architectures: i386

Kernel: Linux 3.14-1-amd64 (SMP w/2 CPU cores)
Locale: LANG=de_DE.UTF-8, LC_CTYPE=de_DE.UTF-8 (charmap=UTF-8) (ignored: LC_ALL set to de_DE.UTF-8)
Shell: /bin/sh linked to /bin/bash

Versions of packages dkms depends on:
ii  build-essential    11.7
ii  coreutils          8.23-2
ii  dpkg-dev           1.17.13
ii  gcc                4:4.9.1-1
ii  make               4.0-8
ii  module-init-tools  18-2
ii  patch              2.7.1-6

Versions of packages dkms recommends:
ii  fakeroot             1.20.1-1.1
ii  linux-headers-amd64  3.16+61
pn  linux-image          <none>
ii  menu                 2.1.47
ii  sudo                 1.8.10p3-1

dkms suggests no packages.

-- Configuration Files:
/etc/modprobe.d/dkms.conf changed:


o- no debconf information

*** /home/mathiasb/dkms

t@obelix:/home/mathiasb# bash -x dkms status
+ shopt -s extglob
+ readonly 'dkms_conf_variables=CLEAN REMAKE_INITRD remake_initrd PACKAGE_NAME
       PACKAGE_VERSION POST_ADD POST_INSTALL POST_REMOVE PRE_BUILD
       PRE_INSTALL BUILD_EXCLUSIVE_KERNEL BUILD_EXCLUSIVE_ARCH
       build_exclude OBSOLETE_BY MAKE MAKE_MATCH MODULES_CONF
       modules_conf_array PATCH PATCH_MATCH patch_array BUILT_MODULE_NAME
       built_module_name BUILT_MODULE_LOCATION built_module_location
       DEST_MODULE_NAME dest_module_name MODULES_CONF_OBSOLETES
       DEST_MODULE_LOCATION dest_module_location
       modules_conf_obsoletes MODULES_CONF_ALIAS_TYPE
       modules_conf_alias_type STRIP strip MODULES_CONF_OBSOLETE_ONLY
       modules_conf_obsolete_only AUTOINSTALL'
+ dkms_conf_variables='CLEAN REMAKE_INITRD remake_initrd PACKAGE_NAME
       PACKAGE_VERSION POST_ADD POST_INSTALL POST_REMOVE PRE_BUILD
       PRE_INSTALL BUILD_EXCLUSIVE_KERNEL BUILD_EXCLUSIVE_ARCH
       build_exclude OBSOLETE_BY MAKE MAKE_MATCH MODULES_CONF
       modules_conf_array PATCH PATCH_MATCH patch_array BUILT_MODULE_NAME
       built_module_name BUILT_MODULE_LOCATION built_module_location
       DEST_MODULE_NAME dest_module_name MODULES_CONF_OBSOLETES
       DEST_MODULE_LOCATION dest_module_location
       modules_conf_obsoletes MODULES_CONF_ALIAS_TYPE
       modules_conf_alias_type STRIP strip MODULES_CONF_OBSOLETE_ONLY
       modules_conf_obsolete_only AUTOINSTALL'
+ readonly 'y_re=^(Y|y)'
+ y_re='^(Y|y)'
+ readonly 'mv_re=^([^/]*)/(.*)$'
+ mv_re='^([^/]*)/(.*)$'
+ readonly 'rh_kernels=(debug|summit|smp|enterprise|bigmem|hugemem|BOOT|vmnix)'
+ rh_kernels='(debug|summit|smp|enterprise|bigmem|hugemem|BOOT|vmnix)'
+ PATH=/bin:/sbin:/usr/bin:/usr/sbin:/usr/lib/dkms
+ umask 022
+ unset CC CXX CFLAGS CXXFLAGS LDFLAGS
++ uname -r
+ current_kernel=3.14-1-amd64
++ uname -s
+ current_os=Linux
+ dkms_tree=/var/lib/dkms
+ source_tree=/usr/src
+ install_tree=/lib/modules
+ tmp_location=/tmp
+ verbose=
+ dkms_frameworkconf=/etc/dkms/framework.conf
+ [[ ! -n '' ]]
+ [[ -e /etc/sysconfig/module-init-tools ]]
+ addon_modules_dir=
+ [[ ! -n '' ]]
++ distro_version
++ local LSB_DESCRIPTION DISTRIB_ID DISTRIB_RELEASE ver
++ '[' -r /etc/lsb-release ']'
++ type lsb_release
+++ lsb_release -i -s
++ DISTRIB_ID=Debian
+++ lsb_release -r -s
++ DISTRIB_RELEASE=testing
++ case ${DISTRIB_ID} in
++ [[ -n Debian ]]
++ [[ -n testing ]]
++ echo Debiantesting
+ running_distribution=Debiantesting
+ weak_modules=
+ '[' -e /etc/dkms/framework.conf ']'
+ . /etc/dkms/framework.conf
+ module=
+ module_version=
+ template_kernel=
+ distro=
+ media=
+ release=
+ conf=
+ kernel_config=
+ archive_location=
+ kernel_source_dir=
+ ksourcedir_fromcli=
+ action=
+ force=
+ no_prepare_kernel=
+ no_clean_kernel=
+ binaries_only=
+ source_only=
+ all=
+ module_suffix=
+ rpm_safe_upgrade=
+ size=1440
+ specfile=
+ legacy_postinst=1
+ directive_array=()
+ kernelver=()
+ arch=()
+ declare -a directive_array kernelver arch
+ weak_modules=
+ last_mvka=
+ last_mvka_conf=
+ try_source_tree=
+ die_is_fatal=yes
+ '[' -x /sbin/weak-modules ']'
+ '[' -x /usr/lib/module-init-tools/weak-modules ']'
+ action_re='^(remove|(auto|un)?install|match|mk(driverdisk|tarball|rpm|deb|dsc|kmp)|build|add|status|ldtarball)$'
+ (( 1 > 0 ))
+ case $1 in
+ [[ status =~ ^(remove|(auto|un)?install|match|mk(driverdisk|tarball|rpm|deb|dsc|kmp)|build|add|status|ldtarball)$ ]]
+ action=' status'
+ shift
+ (( 0 > 0 ))
+ [[ -n '' ]]
+ ((  0 != 0 &&     0 > 1  ))
+ [[ -n '' ]]
+ [[ -n '' ]]
+ for action_to_run in '$action'
+ setup_kernels_arches status
+ [[ -n '' ]]
+ [[ status != status ]]
+ (( 0 == 1 && 0 > 1 ))
+ multi_arch=
+ local i=0
+ (( i=0 ))
+ (( 0 < 0 ))
+ case "$action_to_run" in
+ show_status
+ local j state_array
+ (( 0 == 0 ))
+ do_status '' '' '' ''
+ local status mvka m v k a
+ read status mvka
++ module_status '' '' '' ''
++ local 'oifs= 
' IFS= mv m v directory ret=1
++ for directory in '"$dkms_tree/"${1:-*}/${2:-*}'
++ IFS=' 
'
++ mv=nvidia/current-304.108
++ m=nvidia
++ v=current-304.108
++ is_module_added nvidia current-304.108
++ [[ -n nvidia ]]
++ [[ -n current-304.108 ]]
++ [[ -d /var/lib/dkms/nvidia/current-304.108 ]]
++ [[ -L /var/lib/dkms/nvidia/current-304.108/source ]]
++ ret=0
++ module_status_built nvidia current-304.108 '' ''
++ local ret=1 directory ka k a state 'oifs= 
' IFS=
++ for directory in '"$dkms_tree/$1/$2/"${3:-+([0-9]).*}/${4:-*}'
++ IFS=' 
'
++ ka=3.9-1-amd64/x86_64
++ k=3.9-1-amd64
++ a=x86_64
++ is_module_built nvidia current-304.108 3.9-1-amd64 x86_64
++ [[ -n nvidia ]]
++ [[ -n current-304.108 ]]
++ [[ -n 3.9-1-amd64 ]]
++ [[ -n x86_64 ]]+ ksourcedir_fromcli=
+ action=
+ force=
+ no_prepare_kernel=
+ no_clean_kernel=
+ binaries_only=
+ source_only=
+ all=
+ module_suffix=
+ rpm_safe_upgrade=
+ size=1440
+ specfile=
+ legacy_postinst=1
+ directive_array=()
+ kernelver=()
+ arch=()
+ declare -a directive_array kernelver arch
+ weak_modules=
+ last_mvka=
+ last_mvka_conf=
+ try_source_tree=
+ die_is_fatal=yes
+ '[' -x /sbin/weak-modules ']'
+ '[' -x /usr/lib/module-init-tools/weak-modules ']'
+ action_re='^(remove|(auto|un)?install|match|mk(driverdisk|tarball|rpm|deb|dsc|kmp)|build|add|status|ldtarball)$'
+ (( 1 > 0 ))
+ case $1 in
+ [[ status =~ ^(remove|(auto|un)?install|match|mk(driverdisk|tarball|rpm|deb|dsc|kmp)|build|add|status|ldtarball)$ ]]
+ action=' status'
+ shift
+ (( 0 > 0 ))
+ [[ -n '' ]]
+ ((  0 != 0 &&     0 > 1  ))
+ [[ -n '' ]]
+ [[ -n '' ]]
+ for action_to_run in '$action'
+ setup_kernels_arches status
+ [[ -n '' ]]
+ [[ status != status ]]
+ (( 0 == 1 && 0 > 1 ))
+ multi_arch=
+ local i=0
+ (( i=0 ))
+ (( 0 < 0 ))
+ case "$action_to_run" in
+ show_status
+ local j state_array
+ (( 0 == 0 ))
+ do_status '' '' '' ''
+ local status mvka m v k a
+ read status mvka
++ module_status '' '' '' ''
++ local 'oifs= 
' IFS= mv m v directory ret=1
++ for directory in '"$dkms_tree/"${1:-*}/${2:-*}'
++ IFS=' 
'
++ mv=nvidia/current-304.108
++ m=nvidia
++ v=current-304.108
++ is_module_added nvidia current-304.108
++ [[ -n nvidia ]]
++ [[ -n current-304.108 ]]
++ [[ -d /var/lib/dkms/nvidia/current-304.108 ]]
++ [[ -L /var/lib/dkms/nvidia/current-304.108/source ]]
++ ret=0
++ module_status_built nvidia current-304.108 '' ''
++ local ret=1 directory ka k a state 'oifs= 
' IFS=
++ for directory in '"$dkms_tree/$1/$2/"${3:-+([0-9]).*}/${4:-*}'
++ IFS=' 
'
++ ka=3.9-1-amd64/x86_64
++ k=3.9-1-amd64
++ a=x86_64
++ is_module_built nvidia current-304.108 3.9-1-amd64 x86_64
++ [[ -n nvidia ]]
++ [[ -n current-304.108 ]]
++ [[ -n 3.9-1-amd64 ]]
++ [[ -n x86_64 ]]
++ local d=/var/lib/dkms/nvidia/current-304.108/3.9-1-amd64/x86_64 m=
++ [[ -d /var/lib/dkms/nvidia/current-304.108/3.9-1-amd64/x86_64/module ]]
++ read_conf_or_die 3.9-1-amd64 x86_64 /var/lib/dkms/nvidia/current-304.108/source/dkms.conf
++ read_conf 3.9-1-amd64 x86_64 /var/lib/dkms/nvidia/current-304.108/source/dkms.conf
++ local return_value=0
++ local read_conf_file=/var/lib/dkms///source/dkms.conf
++ local kernelver=3.9-1-amd64
++ local arch=x86_64
++ set_kernel_source_dir 3.9-1-amd64
+++ _get_kernel_dir 3.9-1-amd64
+++ KVER=3.9-1-amd64
+++ case ${current_os} in
+++ DIR=/lib/modules/3.9-1-amd64/build
+++ echo /lib/modules/3.9-1-amd64/build
++ kernel_source_dir=/lib/modules/3.9-1-amd64/build
++ [[ -n '' ]]
++ [[ -n /var/lib/dkms/nvidia/current-304.108/source/dkms.conf ]]
++ read_conf_file=/var/lib/dkms/nvidia/current-304.108/source/dkms.conf
++ [[ -r /var/lib/dkms/nvidia/current-304.108/source/dkms.conf ]]
++ die 4 'Could not locate dkms.conf file.' 'File:  does not exist.'
++ ret=4
++ shift
++ error 'Could not locate dkms.conf file.' 'File:  does not exist.'
++ exec
++ echo -n 'Error! '
Error! ++ for s in '"$@"'
++ echo 'Could not locate dkms.conf file.'
Could not locate dkms.conf file.
++ for s in '"$@"'
++ echo 'File:  does not exist.'
File:  does not exist.
++ [[ yes = yes ]]
++ exit 4
+ do_status_weak '' '' '' ''
+ local mvka m v k a kern status
+ read status mvka
++ module_status_weak '' '' '' ''
++ [[ -n '' ]]
++ return 1

Message #50 received at 695824@bugs.debian.org (full text, mbox, reply):

From: jan lana <lana.jan@gmail.com>

To: 695824@bugs.debian.org

Subject: workaround

Date: Wed, 19 Aug 2015 10:38:51 +0200

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today I faced the same problem (Error! Could not locate dkms.conf file.
File:  does not exist.)

It seems that this has helped:

rm -Rf /var/lib/dkms/nvidia-current

(not sure who created the dir, I have no nvidia package installed)

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Message #55 received at 695824-close@bugs.debian.org (full text, mbox, reply):

From: Aron Xu <aron@debian.org>

To: 695824-close@bugs.debian.org

Date: Sun, 3 Jul 2016 23:59:08 +0800

This report should contribute to nvidia driver packaging (not cleaning
up old directories properly), but since it's not present at the time
of my testing I'm closing it rather than reassigning.

Regards,
Aron

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