i915 sriov kernel compile issues during update

[Herpderper]

Hello all,

I have an issue that I've seen referenced a number of times while searching throughout the forum, but I don't have the technical know-how to fix it for my specific situation. I have a Prox environment (single host) that is desperately in need of update (currently 6.2 - it's been locked away for a bit), but when I first set it up I had attempted to configure pass-through for both the integrated video drivers and for a Coral edge TPU. From what I can tell, those driver/configuration changes are preventing compilation/boot during upgrade.

How can I clear or update those drivers on my system so that I can bring it up-to-date, and perhaps even successfully pass through the devices I attempted to pass through in the first place hahah...

Here is my specific build error:


Building module:
Cleaning build area...
make -j16 KERNELRELEASE=6.2.16-20-pve -j16 -C /lib/modules/6.2.16-20-pve/build M=/var/lib/dkms/i915-sriov-dkms/6.1/build KVER=6.2.16-20-pve.......................(bad exit status: 2)
Error! Bad return status for module build on kernel: 6.2.16-20-pve (x86_64)
Consult /var/lib/dkms/i915-sriov-dkms/6.1/build/make.log for more information.
Error! One or more modules failed to install during autoinstall.
Refer to previous errors for more information.
dkms: autoinstall for kernel: 6.2.16-20-pve failed!
run-parts: /etc/kernel/postinst.d/dkms exited with return code 11
Failed to process /etc/kernel/postinst.d at /var/lib/dpkg/info/proxmox-kernel-6.2.16-20-pve.postinst line 20.
dpkg: error processing package proxmox-kernel-6.2.16-20-pve (--configure):
installed proxmox-kernel-6.2.16-20-pve package post-installation script subprocess returned error exit status 2
Setting up proxmox-kernel-6.8.12-1-pve-signed (6.8.12-1) ...
Examining /etc/kernel/postinst.d.
run-parts: executing /etc/kernel/postinst.d/dkms 6.8.12-1-pve /boot/vmlinuz-6.8.12-1-pve
dkms: running auto installation service for kernel 6.8.12-1-pve.
Sign command: /lib/modules/6.8.12-1-pve/build/scripts/sign-file
Signing key: /var/lib/dkms/mok.key
Public certificate (MOK): /var/lib/dkms/mok.pub

Any help is appreciated.

 

[dcsapak]

Consult /var/lib/dkms/i915-sriov-dkms/6.1/build/make.log for more information.

this file would probably give more hints as to what exacrtly fails, but i think in general the dkms driver may not be compatible with the 6.2 kernel? since it seems the build for 6.8 works, only for 6.2 it doesn't

 

[Herpderper]

Yes, I understand that, what I'm asking for is help removing the old driver (or updating it) to get from where I am to where I need to be.

I don't know the right commands to remove or update the dkms driver :/

 

[dcsapak]

do you want to remove the old kernel or the driver? there is AFAICS only one version of the dkms driver installed (in /var/lib/dkms/i915-sriov-dkms/). how to remove that depends on how you installed it (probably refer to the docs of the driver itself)

to remove an older kernel you can do 'apt remove <kernel-package>'