Bug#1130057: nvidia-kernel-dkms: Error! Bad return status for module build on kernel: 6.19.6+deb14-amd64 (x86_64)

[Jens Yllman]

Hi,

I can confirm that I get the same problem installing kernel 6.19.6-1 on 
my machine with nvidia-kernel-dkms installed.

Jens

On Sat, 07 Mar 2026 20:50:57 -0400 "Valdinilson L. Cunha" 
<valdinilson at gmail.com> wrote:
> Package: nvidia-kernel-dkms
> Version: 550.163.01-4
> Severity: important
> X-Debbugs-Cc: debian-amd64 at lists.debian.org, valdinilson at gmail.com
> User: debian-amd64 at lists.debian.org
> Usertags: amd64
> 
> Dear Maintainer,
> 
> While upgrading my Debian system (tracking sid with experimental enabled), a
> new kernel version (6.19.6-1) was installed.
> 
> The system attempted to install:
> 
> linux-image-6.19.6+deb14-amd64
> linux-headers-6.19.6+deb14-amd64
> 
> During the installation process, DKMS attempted to build the NVIDIA kernel
> module for the new kernel.
> 
> Performed a standard system upgrade on Debian sid using apt.
> 
> No manual kernel compilation or custom patches were applied.
> 
> The DKMS build of the NVIDIA module failed:
> 
> Autoinstall of module nvidia-current/550.163.01 for kernel 6.19.6+deb14-amd64
> (x86_64)
> Building module(s).........(bad exit status: 2)
> 
> This caused the following packages to fail configuration:
> 
> linux-headers-6.19.6+deb14-amd64
> linux-image-6.19.6+deb14-amd64
> linux-headers-amd64
> linux-image-amd64
> 
> APT terminated with:
> 
> dpkg: error processing package linux-image-6.19.6+deb14-amd64 (--configure)
> Error: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1)
> 
> The DKMS log referenced in the error is located at:
> 
> /var/lib/dkms/nvidia-current/550.163.01/build/make.log
> 
> 
> 
> -- Package-specific info:
> uname -a:
> Linux developer 6.18.15+deb14-amd64 #1 SMP PREEMPT_DYNAMIC Debian 6.18.15-1 (2026-02-27) x86_64 GNU/Linux
> 
> /proc/version:
> Linux version 6.18.15+deb14-amd64 (debian-kernel at lists.debian.org) (x86_64-linux-gnu-gcc-15 (Debian 15.2.0-14) 15.2.0, GNU ld (GNU Binutils for Debian) 2.46) #1 SMP PREEMPT_DYNAMIC Debian 6.18.15-1 (2026-02-27)
> 
> /proc/driver/nvidia/version:
> NVRM version: NVIDIA UNIX x86_64 Kernel Module  550.163.01  Tue Apr  8 12:41:17 UTC 2025
> GCC version:  gcc version 15.2.0 (Debian 15.2.0-14) 
> 
> lspci 'display controller [030?]':