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Ubuntu - dkms - Check dkms status
dkms status
returns:
amdgpu/5.18.13-1580598.22.04, 5.19.0-45-generic, x86_64: installed
NOTE: This shows there is a amdgpu dkms module.
- This is located in /var/lib/dkms.
If an error is seen
dkms status
returns:
Error! Could not locate dkms.conf file. File: /var/lib/dkms/amdgpu/5.18.13-1577590.22.04/source/dkms.conf does not exist.
NOTE: dkms relies upon the source/dmks.conf file.
- If this file is not found then dkms reports an error.
To fix the dkms error
Go to the /var/lib/dkms directory for the specific module reporting the error.
cd /var/lib/dkms/amdgpu
NOTE: In this example, the amdgpu module having the issue
Check what is installed in that directory
ls -al /var/lib/dkms/amdgpu/
returns:
total 8.0K drwxr-xr-x 3 root root 4.0K Jun 2 15:19 5.18.13-1577590.22.04/ drwxr-xr-x 3 root root 4.0K Jun 16 02:06 5.18.13-1580598.22.04/ lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 46 Jun 16 02:06 kernel-5.19.0-45-generic-x86_64 -> 5.18.13-1580598.22.04/5.19.0-45-generic/x86_64/
NOTE: This shows 2 directories.
- with the top one being reported as causing the error, when dkms status command is run.
Remove the offending directory
sudo mv 5.18.13-1577590.22.04/ /home/peter/dkms_amd/
NOTE: For safety, the directory is just moved away to a backup directory, just in case it might be needed to be restored back.
Check again what is installed in that directory
ls -al /var/lib/dkms/amdgpu/
returns:
total 8.0K drwxr-xr-x 3 root root 4.0K Jun 16 02:06 5.18.13-1580598.22.04/ lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 46 Jun 16 02:06 kernel-5.19.0-45-generic-x86_64 -> 5.18.13-1580598.22.04/5.19.0-45-generic/x86_64/
NOTE: This shows only 1 directory.
- with the link also pointing to this directory too.
Check that the module source does exist
The source of the actual module is found in /usr/src.
The link, in /var/lib/dkms/amdgpu should be pointing to the actual source.
ls /usr/src/amdgpu-5.18.13-1580598.22.04/
returns:
amd dkms.conf drm_gem_ttm_helper.c firmware include Makefile scheduler ttm
NOTE: Good!
- This shows that the dkms link does point to actual source.
Retry to check dkms status
To see if the above changes have corrected the error.
dkms status
returns:
amdgpu/5.18.13-1580598.22.04, 5.19.0-45-generic, x86_64: installed
NOTE: This shows there is a amdgpu dkms module.
- The error has been corrected.