[SOLVED] Failure when attempting to update kernel from 7.0.0-22-generic (64-bit) to 7.0.0-27-generic

[jrwatts]

I'm getting an error when trying to update the kernel:

Setting up linux-image-7.0.0-27-generic (7.0.0-27.27)…
Setting up linux-headers-7.0.0-27-generic (7.0.0-27.27)…
/etc/kernel/header_postinst.d/dkms:
Sign command: /usr/bin/kmodsign
Signing key: /var/lib/shim-signed/mok/MOK.priv
Public certificate (MOK): /var/lib/shim-signed/mok/MOK.der

Autoinstall of module hid-xpadneo/v0.9-222-gcd25680 for kernel 7.0.0-27-generic (x86_64)
Building module(s)...(bad exit status: 2)
Failed command:
make -j12 KERNELRELEASE=7.0.0-27-generic -C '/lib/modules/7.0.0-27-generic/build' M='/var/lib/dkms/hid-xpadneo/v0.9-222-gcd25680/build/src' VERSION='v0.9-222-gcd25680' modules
ERROR (dkms apport): binary package for hid-xpadneo: v0.9-222-gcd25680 not found

Error! Bad return status for module build on kernel: 7.0.0-27-generic (x86_64)
Consult /var/lib/dkms/hid-xpadneo/v0.9-222-gcd25680/build/make.log for more information.

Autoinstall on 7.0.0-27-generic succeeded for module(s) openrazer-driver.
Autoinstall on 7.0.0-27-generic failed for module(s) hid-xpadneo(10).

Error! One or more modules failed to install during autoinstall.
Refer to previous errors for more information.
run-parts: /etc/kernel/header_postinst.d/dkms exited with return code 1
dpkg: error processing package linux-headers-7.0.0-27-generic (--configure):
 old linux-headers-7.0.0-27-generic package postinst maintainer script subprocess failed with exit status 1
dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of linux-headers-generic:
 linux-headers-generic depends on linux-headers-7.0.0-27-generic; however:
  Package linux-headers-7.0.0-27-generic is not configured yet.

dpkg: error processing package linux-headers-generic (--configure):
 dependency problems - leaving unconfigured
dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of linux-generic:
 linux-generic depends on linux-headers-generic (= 7.0.0-27.27); however:
  Package linux-headers-generic is not configured yet.

dpkg: error processing package linux-generic (--configure):
 dependency problems - leaving unconfigured
No apport report written because the error message indicates its a followup error from a previous failure.
       No apport report written because the error message indicates its a followup error from a previous failure.
              Processing triggers for linux-image-7.0.0-27-generic (7.0.0-27.27)…
/etc/kernel/postinst.d/dkms:
Sign command: /usr/bin/kmodsign
Signing key: /var/lib/shim-signed/mok/MOK.priv
Public certificate (MOK): /var/lib/shim-signed/mok/MOK.der

Autoinstall of module hid-xpadneo/v0.9-222-gcd25680 for kernel 7.0.0-27-generic (x86_64)
Building module(s)...(bad exit status: 2)
Failed command:
make -j12 KERNELRELEASE=7.0.0-27-generic -C '/lib/modules/7.0.0-27-generic/build' M='/var/lib/dkms/hid-xpadneo/v0.9-222-gcd25680/build/src' VERSION='v0.9-222-gcd25680' modules
ERROR (dkms apport): binary package for hid-xpadneo: v0.9-222-gcd25680 not found

Error! Bad return status for module build on kernel: 7.0.0-27-generic (x86_64)
Consult /var/lib/dkms/hid-xpadneo/v0.9-222-gcd25680/build/make.log for more information.

Autoinstall on 7.0.0-27-generic succeeded for module(s) openrazer-driver.
Autoinstall on 7.0.0-27-generic failed for module(s) hid-xpadneo(10).

Error! One or more modules failed to install during autoinstall.
Refer to previous errors for more information.
run-parts: /etc/kernel/postinst.d/dkms exited with return code 1
dpkg: error processing package linux-image-7.0.0-27-generic (--configure):
 old linux-image-7.0.0-27-generic package postinst maintainer script subprocess failed with exit status 1
No apport report written because MaxReports is reached already
                                                              Errors were encountered while processing:
 linux-headers-7.0.0-27-generic
 linux-headers-generic
 linux-generic
 linux-image-7.0.0-27-generic
Error: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1)

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It looks like there's a problem with the `xpadneo` driver for my Xbox controller...does anyone know if this driver is still useful (I installed it years ago and it's remained through various upgrades)? I have a suspicion that I definitely don't need it when running games through Steam, but it may still be necessary for other games?

[die.boer]

xpadneo is blocking the update
rather that just deleting it you can test if everything still works by just removing it from DKMS 1st with

sudo dkms remove hid-xpadneo/v0.9-222-gcd25680 --all

Then finish the kernel installation:

sudo dpkg --configure -a

sudo apt --fix-broken install​

then reboot , and test steam and a few games . If everything works you can permanently remove the package

[jrwatts]

I managed to solve the problem by returning to the xpadneo github and downloading and installing the latest version (I had forgotten it wasn't a .deb package and therefore wasn't being automatically updated). Updating to version 0.10.4 seems to have solved the issue. Thanks for the help, anyway!

[die.boer]

good job