Ubuntu
dkms package

/usr/sbin/dkms: line echo: write error: Broken pipe

Bug #1125595 reported by martin suchanek
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This bug affects 17 people
Affects Status Importance Assigned to Milestone
dkms (Ubuntu)
Confirmed
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Bug Description

There are appearing errors within uninstall of kernel/s deb packages.

-------- Uninstall Beginning --------
Module: fglrx
Version: 9.012
Kernel: 3.5.0-23-lowlatency (x86_64)
-------------------------------------

Status: Before uninstall, this module version was ACTIVE on this kernel.

fglrx.ko:
 - Uninstallation
   - Deleting from: /lib/modules/3.5.0-23-lowlatency/updates/dkms/
 - Original module
   - No original module was found for this module on this kernel.
   - Use the dkms install command to reinstall any previous module version.
/usr/sbin/dkms: line 1905: echo: write error: Broken pipe
/usr/sbin/dkms: line 1907: echo: write error: Broken pipe
/usr/sbin/dkms: line 1905: echo: write error: Broken pipe
/usr/sbin/dkms: line 1907: echo: write error: Broken pipe

depmod....

DKMS: uninstall completed.
dkms: removing: vboxhost 4.2.6 (3.5.0-23-lowlatency) (x86_64)

-------- Uninstall Beginning --------
Module: vboxhost
Version: 4.2.6
Kernel: 3.5.0-23-lowlatency (x86_64)
-------------------------------------

Status: Before uninstall, this module version was ACTIVE on this kernel.

vboxdrv.ko:
 - Uninstallation
   - Deleting from: /lib/modules/3.5.0-23-lowlatency/updates/dkms/
 - Original module
   - No original module was found for this module on this kernel.
   - Use the dkms install command to reinstall any previous module version.
/usr/sbin/dkms: line 1905: echo: write error: Broken pipe
/usr/sbin/dkms: line 1907: echo: write error: Broken pipe
/usr/sbin/dkms: line 1905: echo: write error: Broken pipe
/usr/sbin/dkms: line 1907: echo: write error: Broken pipe
/usr/sbin/dkms: line 1905: echo: write error: Broken pipe
/usr/sbin/dkms: line 1907: echo: write error: Broken pipe

vboxnetflt.ko:
 - Uninstallation
   - Deleting from: /lib/modules/3.5.0-23-lowlatency/updates/dkms/
 - Original module
   - No original module was found for this module on this kernel.
   - Use the dkms install command to reinstall any previous module version.
/usr/sbin/dkms: line 1905: echo: write error: Broken pipe
/usr/sbin/dkms: line 1907: echo: write error: Broken pipe
/usr/sbin/dkms: line 1905: echo: write error: Broken pipe
/usr/sbin/dkms: line 1907: echo: write error: Broken pipe
/usr/sbin/dkms: line 1905: echo: write error: Broken pipe
/usr/sbin/dkms: line 1907: echo: write error: Broken pipe

vboxnetadp.ko:
 - Uninstallation
   - Deleting from: /lib/modules/3.5.0-23-lowlatency/updates/dkms/
 - Original module
   - No original module was found for this module on this kernel.
   - Use the dkms install command to reinstall any previous module version.
/usr/sbin/dkms: line 1905: echo: write error: Broken pipe
/usr/sbin/dkms: line 1907: echo: write error: Broken pipe
/usr/sbin/dkms: line 1905: echo: write error: Broken pipe
/usr/sbin/dkms: line 1907: echo: write error: Broken pipe
/usr/sbin/dkms: line 1905: echo: write error: Broken pipe
/usr/sbin/dkms: line 1907: echo: write error: Broken pipe

vboxpci.ko:
 - Uninstallation
   - Deleting from: /lib/modules/3.5.0-23-lowlatency/updates/dkms/
 - Original module
   - No original module was found for this module on this kernel.
   - Use the dkms install command to reinstall any previous module version.
/usr/sbin/dkms: line 1905: echo: write error: Broken pipe
/usr/sbin/dkms: line 1907: echo: write error: Broken pipe
/usr/sbin/dkms: line 1905: echo: write error: Broken pipe
/usr/sbin/dkms: line 1907: echo: write error: Broken pipe
/usr/sbin/dkms: line 1905: echo: write error: Broken pipe
/usr/sbin/dkms: line 1907: echo: write error: Broken pipe

depmod....

DKMS: uninstall completed.
dkms: removing: vhba 20130121 (3.5.0-23-lowlatency) (x86_64)

-------- Uninstall Beginning --------
Module: vhba
Version: 20130121
Kernel: 3.5.0-23-lowlatency (x86_64)
-------------------------------------

Status: Before uninstall, this module version was ACTIVE on this kernel.

vhba.ko:
 - Uninstallation
   - Deleting from: /lib/modules/3.5.0-23-lowlatency/updates/dkms/
 - Original module
   - No original module was found for this module on this kernel.
   - Use the dkms install command to reinstall any previous module version.
/usr/sbin/dkms: line 1905: echo: write error: Broken pipe
/usr/sbin/dkms: line 1907: echo: write error: Broken pipe
/usr/sbin/dkms: line 1905: echo: write error: Broken pipe
/usr/sbin/dkms: line 1907: echo: write error: Broken pipe
/usr/sbin/dkms: line 1905: echo: write error: Broken pipe
/usr/sbin/dkms: line 1907: echo: write error: Broken pipe

lsb_release -rd
Description: Ubuntu 12.10
Release: 12.10

 apt-cache policy dkms
dkms:
  Installed: 2.2.0.3-1.1ubuntu1.1
  Candidate: 2.2.0.3-1.1ubuntu1.1
  Version table:
 *** 2.2.0.3-1.1ubuntu1.1 0
        500 http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ quantal-updates/main amd64 Packages
        100 /var/lib/dpkg/status
     2.2.0.3-1.1ubuntu1 0
        500 http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ quantal/main amd64 Packages

According to this short list is visible that errors are not caused by the kernel modules yourselves.

regards,
M.

Revision history for this message
Launchpad Janitor (janitor) wrote :

Status changed to 'Confirmed' because the bug affects multiple users.

Changed in dkms (Ubuntu):
status: New → Confirmed
Revision history for this message
Sebastian Unger (sebunger44) wrote :

I'm seeing this on trusty 14.04:

root@ws3264:~# dpkg-reconfigure nvidia-331
Removing all DKMS Modules
/usr/sbin/dkms: line 1909: echo: write error: Broken pipe
/usr/sbin/dkms: line 1911: echo: write error: Broken pipe
Done.
update-initramfs: deferring update (trigger activated)
update-initramfs: Generating /boot/initrd.img-3.13.0-52-generic
INFO:Enable nvidia-331
DEBUG:Parsing /usr/share/ubuntu-drivers-common/quirks/put_your_quirks_here
DEBUG:Parsing /usr/share/ubuntu-drivers-common/quirks/lenovo_thinkpad
DEBUG:Parsing /usr/share/ubuntu-drivers-common/quirks/dell_latitude
Loading new nvidia-331-331.113 DKMS files...
Building for 3.13.0-52-generic and 3.13.0-53-generic
Building for architecture x86_64
Building initial module for 3.13.0-52-generic
^[[1;2CDone.

nvidia_331:
Running module version sanity check.
 - Original module
   - No original module exists within this kernel
 - Installation
   - Installing to /lib/modules/3.13.0-52-generic/updates/dkms/

depmod....

DKMS: install completed.
Building initial module for 3.13.0-53-generic
Done.

nvidia_331:
Running module version sanity check.
 - Original module
   - No original module exists within this kernel
 - Installation
   - Installing to /lib/modules/3.13.0-53-generic/updates/dkms/

depmod....

DKMS: install completed.
Processing triggers for initramfs-tools (0.103ubuntu4.2) ...
update-initramfs: Generating /boot/initrd.img-3.13.0-53-generic

Revision history for this message
ALinuxUser (buntulongername-new) wrote :

I see the problem on Linux Mint 19.1, which is based on Ubuntu bionic.

Revision history for this message
ALinuxUser (buntulongername-new) wrote :

It would be nice to see some movement on this.

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