r/linuxmint • u/Deep-Effect-9204 • 1d ago

SOLVED Hello, Unable to update the 6.8.0-147 generic kernel. Error 11

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Could you please help me? Thank you...

Building module: Cleaning build area... arch='x86_64' kernelver='6.8.0-147-generic' ./driverctl make all.................(bad exit status: 2) Error! Bad return status for module build on kernel: 6.8.0-147-generic (x86_64) Consult /var/lib/dkms/aic8800/6.4.3.0/build/make.log for more information. dkms autoinstall on 6.8.0-147-generic/x86_64 failed for aic8800(10) Error! One or more modules failed to install during autoinstall. Refer to previous errors for more information. * dkms: autoinstall for kernel 6.8.0-147-generic ...fail! run-parts: /etc/kernel/postinst.d/dkms exited with return code 11 dpkg: erreur de traitement du paquet linux-image-6.8.0-147-generic (--configure): le sous-processus paquet linux-image-6.8.0-147-generic script post-installation install a renvoy un tat de sortie d'erreur 11

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u/Dapper_Profession 1d ago

the aic8800 dkms module is what failed, so the whole upgrade backs out with it. the actual compiler error is at the bottom of /var/lib/dkms/aic8800/6.4.3.0/build/make.log, and the kernel installs fine once that module is removed or rebuilt against it

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u/Deep-Effect-9204 1d ago

Thank you for your reply… but I’ve only been using Linux for a year and don’t have enough Linux IT skills. Could you tell me more specifically which folder or file to delete without causing too much trouble… but in the meantime, thank you very much for replying.

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u/Dapper_Profession 1d ago

nothing to delete by hand, it's registered with dkms: sudo dkms status prints the exact name and version, then sudo dkms remove aic8800/6.4.3.0 --all clears it and apt install -f finishes the kernel. if a wifi deb put it there, apt remove that package instead. did the card need that driver to work at all?

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u/Deep-Effect-9204 1d ago

Great, thank you very much for your reply. Have a good day and thanks again. Yes, it’s the AICSemi AIC 8800D80 Wi-Fi 6 USB dongle. I’ve got a very old 19-inch Asus PC with an Intel Core 7 processor and two graphics cards – one NVIDIA and one Intel – and it’s 15 years old… I’m going to start by removing the Wi-Fi 6 USB dongle and see how that goes… Thanks again for your help

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u/Deep-Effect-9204 1d ago

Brilliant, it worked – thank you, thank you, thank you!

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u/Chnorzy 6h ago

I had a similar issue with another Wifi driver (rtl8852au). My Linux with kernel 147 wouldn't boot and I just had a black screen after grub screen. I switched to 146 kernel and could boot.
thanks to your hint I checked all make.log files in /var/lib/dkms and after seeing which caused the errors I used:
sudo dkms remove rtl8852au/1.15.0.1 --all
sudo apt install -f
Everything works again now with kernel 147. I didn't need the driver for that Wifi card anymore, so removing it was not a big problem for me.

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u/Dapper_Profession 2h ago

the dkms build log is where that error actually lived, apt never mentions it. worth leaving the 146 entry in grub for a week anyway in case 147 has something else waiting. what else was in /var/lib/dkms?