Nvidia Driver Missing kernel headers

[vfbsilva]

Folks if I try to install the lasted nvidia driver I get the following error

EnvyNG has detected that the headers for your kernel are missing and cannot be installed

But apt reports:

linux-headers-2.6.31-14-generic is already the newest version.

Should I install a new kernel? If so how?

[muzicman0]

Re: Nvidia Driver Missing kernel headers

what kernel are you running? (uname -r)

mm0

[vfbsilva]

Re: Nvidia Driver Missing kernel headers

This right?

linux-headers-2.6.31-14-generic

[muzicman0]

Re: Nvidia Driver Missing kernel headers

yeah, that's right. try this in terminal:

sudo apt-get install linux-headers-generic build-essential

and try to install again. If it still doesn't work, you might try to install from the nvidia installer. That's what I use.

mm0

[vfbsilva]

Re: Nvidia Driver Missing kernel headers

yeah, that's right. try this in terminal:

sudo apt-get install linux-headers-generic build-essential

and try to install again. If it still doesn't work, you might try to install from the nvidia installer. That's what I use.

mm0

Does it actually replaces my old kernel? Cause I think it will just report the packages aas already up to date.

[muzicman0]

Re: Nvidia Driver Missing kernel headers

no, it won't replace anything. you are probably right in that the headers are up to date, but I am not sure if you have the build-essential package installed. just trying to narrow down what the issue is. the build-essential package contains things like compilers, etc, that are needed to build the nvidia driver.

mm0

[vfbsilva]

Re: Nvidia Driver Missing kernel headers

no, it won't replace anything. you are probably right in that the headers are up to date, but I am not sure if you have the build-essential package installed. just trying to narrow down what the issue is. the build-essential package contains things like compilers, etc, that are needed to build the nvidia driver.

mm0

I believe I DO have it, at least used to have except if ubuntu did not upgrade it and removed the old one.

[muzicman0]

Re: Nvidia Driver Missing kernel headers

well, personally, I would ditch trying to do it with envy, I have never had luck with it...

There are plenty of tutorials on here to do it with the nvidia installer, and it looks more intimidating than it really is...give it a shot. I know dibl has a great tutorial on here, but I don't have a link, sorry.

mm0

[vfbsilva]

Re: Nvidia Driver Missing kernel headers

well, personally, I would ditch trying to do it with envy, I have never had luck with it...

There are plenty of tutorials on here to do it with the nvidia installer, and it looks more intimidating than it really is...give it a shot. I know dibl has a great tutorial on here, but I don't have a link, sorry.

mm0

Im not afraid of doing it just the case something smells broken on my upgrade and I dont think it is gonna work.