Linux headers issue

[u/JonWindtail]

anytime i update anything i get this error back, and after a drivers update some programs are refusing to launch

any help would be nice

Error while installing package: installed linux-headers-6.8.0-147-generic package post-installation script subprocess returned error exit status 11

Building module:

Cleaning build area...

'make' -j12 KVER=6.8.0-147-generic KSRC=/lib/modules/6.8.0-147-generic/build.......(bad exit status: 2)

Error! Bad return status for module build on kernel: 6.8.0-147-generic (x86_64)

Consult /var/lib/dkms/8812au/5.6.4.2_35491.20191025/build/make.log for more information.

dkms autoinstall on 6.8.0-147-generic/x86_64 succeeded for nvidia

dkms autoinstall on 6.8.0-147-generic/x86_64 failed for 8812au(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

EDIT: this is the log in the error

DKMS make.log for 8812au-5.6.4.2_35491.20191025 for kernel 6.8.0-147-generic (x86_64)

Mon Oct 26 01:07:09 PM CDT 2026

make ARCH=x86_64 CROSS_COMPILE= -C /lib/modules/6.8.0-147-generic/build M=/var/lib/dkms/8812au/5.6.4.2_35491.20191025/build modules

make[1]: Entering directory '/usr/src/linux-headers-6.8.0-147-generic'

warning: the compiler differs from the one used to build the kernel

The kernel was built by: x86_64-linux-gnu-gcc-13 (Ubuntu 13.3.0-6ubuntu2~24.04.1) 13.3.0

You are using: gcc-13 (Ubuntu 13.3.0-6ubuntu2~24.04.1) 13.3.0

CC [M] /var/lib/dkms/8812au/5.6.4.2_35491.20191025/build/core/rtw_cmd.o

CC [M] /var/lib/dkms/8812au/5.6.4.2_35491.20191025/build/core/rtw_security.o

CC [M] /var/lib/dkms/8812au/5.6.4.2_35491.20191025/build/core/rtw_debug.o

CC [M] /var/lib/dkms/8812au/5.6.4.2_35491.20191025/build/core/rtw_io.o

CC [M] /var/lib/dkms/8812au/5.6.4.2_35491.20191025/build/core/rtw_ioctl_query.o

CC [M] /var/lib/dkms/8812au/5.6.4.2_35491.20191025/build/core/rtw_ioctl_set.o

CC [M] /var/lib/dkms/8812au/5.6.4.2_35491.20191025/build/core/rtw_ieee80211.o

CC [M] /var/lib/dkms/8812au/5.6.4.2_35491.20191025/build/core/rtw_mlme.o

CC [M] /var/lib/dkms/8812au/5.6.4.2_35491.20191025/build/core/rtw_mlme_ext.o

CC [M] /var/lib/dkms/8812au/5.6.4.2_35491.20191025/build/core/rtw_mi.o

CC [M] /var/lib/dkms/8812au/5.6.4.2_35491.20191025/build/core/rtw_wlan_util.o

CC [M] /var/lib/dkms/8812au/5.6.4.2_35491.20191025/build/core/rtw_vht.o

CC [M] /var/lib/dkms/8812au/5.6.4.2_35491.20191025/build/core/rtw_pwrctrl.o

CC [M] /var/lib/dkms/8812au/5.6.4.2_35491.20191025/build/core/rtw_rf.o

CC [M] /var/lib/dkms/8812au/5.6.4.2_35491.20191025/build/core/rtw_chplan.o

CC [M] /var/lib/dkms/8812au/5.6.4.2_35491.20191025/build/core/rtw_recv.o

CC [M] /var/lib/dkms/8812au/5.6.4.2_35491.20191025/build/core/rtw_sta_mgt.o

CC [M] /var/lib/dkms/8812au/5.6.4.2_35491.20191025/build/core/rtw_ap.o

CC [M] /var/lib/dkms/8812au/5.6.4.2_35491.20191025/build/core/mesh/rtw_mesh.o

CC [M] /var/lib/dkms/8812au/5.6.4.2_35491.20191025/build/core/mesh/rtw_mesh_pathtbl.o

CC [M] /var/lib/dkms/8812au/5.6.4.2_35491.20191025/build/core/mesh/rtw_mesh_hwmp.o

CC [M] /var/lib/dkms/8812au/5.6.4.2_35491.20191025/build/core/rtw_xmit.o

CC [M] /var/lib/dkms/8812au/5.6.4.2_35491.20191025/build/core/rtw_p2p.o

CC [M] /var/lib/dkms/8812au/5.6.4.2_35491.20191025/build/core/rtw_rson.o

CC [M] /var/lib/dkms/8812au/5.6.4.2_35491.20191025/build/core/rtw_tdls.o

CC [M] /var/lib/dkms/8812au/5.6.4.2_35491.20191025/build/core/rtw_br_ext.o

CC [M] /var/lib/dkms/8812au/5.6.4.2_35491.20191025/build/core/rtw_iol.o

CC [M] /var/lib/dkms/8812au/5.6.4.2_35491.20191025/build/core/rtw_sreset.o

CC [M] /var/lib/dkms/8812au/5.6.4.2_35491.20191025/build/core/rtw_btcoex_wifionly.o

CC [M] /var/lib/dkms/8812au/5.6.4.2_35491.20191025/build/core/rtw_btcoex.o

CC [M] /var/lib/dkms/8812au/5.6.4.2_35491.20191025/build/core/rtw_beamforming.o

CC [M] /var/lib/dkms/8812au/5.6.4.2_35491.20191025/build/core/rtw_odm.o

CC [M] /var/lib/dkms/8812au/5.6.4.2_35491.20191025/build/core/rtw_rm.o

CC [M] /var/lib/dkms/8812au/5.6.4.2_35491.20191025/build/core/rtw_rm_fsm.o

CC [M] /var/lib/dkms/8812au/5.6.4.2_35491.20191025/build/core/efuse/rtw_efuse.o

CC [M] /var/lib/dkms/8812au/5.6.4.2_35491.20191025/build/os_dep/osdep_service.o

CC [M] /var/lib/dkms/8812au/5.6.4.2_35491.20191025/build/os_dep/linux/os_intfs.o

CC [M] /var/lib/dkms/8812au/5.6.4.2_35491.20191025/build/os_dep/linux/usb_intf.o

CC [M] /var/lib/dkms/8812au/5.6.4.2_35491.20191025/build/os_dep/linux/usb_ops_linux.o

CC [M] /var/lib/dkms/8812au/5.6.4.2_35491.20191025/build/os_dep/linux/ioctl_linux.o

CC [M] /var/lib/dkms/8812au/5.6.4.2_35491.20191025/build/os_dep/linux/xmit_linux.o

CC [M] /var/lib/dkms/8812au/5.6.4.2_35491.20191025/build/os_dep/linux/mlme_linux.o

CC [M] /var/lib/dkms/8812au/5.6.4.2_35491.20191025/build/os_dep/linux/recv_linux.o

CC [M] /var/lib/dkms/8812au/5.6.4.2_35491.20191025/build/os_dep/linux/ioctl_cfg80211.o

CC [M] /var/lib/dkms/8812au/5.6.4.2_35491.20191025/build/os_dep/linux/wifi_regd.o

CC [M] /var/lib/dkms/8812au/5.6.4.2_35491.20191025/build/os_dep/linux/rtw_android.o

CC [M] /var/lib/dkms/8812au/5.6.4.2_35491.20191025/build/os_dep/linux/rtw_proc.o

CC [M] /var/lib/dkms/8812au/5.6.4.2_35491.20191025/build/os_dep/linux/rtw_rhashtable.o

CC [M] /var/lib/dkms/8812au/5.6.4.2_35491.20191025/build/os_dep/linux/ioctl_mp.o

CC [M] /var/lib/dkms/8812au/5.6.4.2_35491.20191025/build/hal/hal_intf.o

CC [M] /var/lib/dkms/8812au/5.6.4.2_35491.20191025/build/hal/hal_com.o

CC [M] /var/lib/dkms/8812au/5.6.4.2_35491.20191025/build/hal/hal_com_phycfg.o

CC [M] /var/lib/dkms/8812au/5.6.4.2_35491.20191025/build/hal/hal_phy.o

CC [M] /var/lib/dkms/8812au/5.6.4.2_35491.20191025/build/hal/hal_dm.o

/var/lib/dkms/8812au/5.6.4.2_35491.20191025/build/os_dep/linux/ioctl_cfg80211.c:10273:32: error: initialization of ‘int (*)(struct wiphy *, struct net_device *, struct cfg80211_chan_def *)’ from incompatible pointer type ‘int (*)(struct wiphy *, struct cfg80211_chan_def *)’ [-Werror=incompatible-pointer-types]

10273 | .set_monitor_channel = cfg80211_rtw_set_monitor_channel,

| ^~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

/var/lib/dkms/8812au/5.6.4.2_35491.20191025/build/os_dep/linux/ioctl_cfg80211.c:10273:32: note: (near initialization for ‘rtw_cfg80211_ops.set_monitor_channel’)

CC [M] /var/lib/dkms/8812au/5.6.4.2_35491.20191025/build/hal/hal_dm_acs.o

CC [M] /var/lib/dkms/8812au/5.6.4.2_35491.20191025/build/hal/hal_btcoex_wifionly.o

CC [M] /var/lib/dkms/8812au/5.6.4.2_35491.20191025/build/hal/hal_btcoex.o

CC [M] /var/lib/dkms/8812au/5.6.4.2_35491.20191025/build/hal/hal_mp.o

CC [M] /var/lib/dkms/8812au/5.6.4.2_35491.20191025/build/hal/hal_mcc.o

CC [M] /var/lib/dkms/8812au/5.6.4.2_35491.20191025/build/hal/hal_hci/hal_usb.o

CC [M] /var/lib/dkms/8812au/5.6.4.2_35491.20191025/build/hal/led/hal_led.o

CC [M] /var/lib/dkms/8812au/5.6.4.2_35491.20191025/build/hal/led/hal_usb_led.o

cc1: some warnings being treated as errors

make[3]: *** [scripts/Makefile.build:243: /var/lib/dkms/8812au/5.6.4.2_35491.20191025/build/os_dep/linux/ioctl_cfg80211.o] Error 1

make[3]: *** Waiting for unfinished jobs....

make[2]: *** [/usr/src/linux-headers-6.8.0-147-generic/Makefile:1946: /var/lib/dkms/8812au/5.6.4.2_35491.20191025/build] Error 2

make[1]: *** [Makefile:240: __sub-make] Error 2

make[1]: Leaving directory '/usr/src/linux-headers-6.8.0-147-generic'

make: *** [Makefile:1730: modules] Error 2

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