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Lenry

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From: Szeged, Hungary

Registered: 2010-03-27

Posts: 64

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Can't remove old DKMS modules

Hi

The problem is basically this:

[root@Echo-Three lenry]# dkms status
nvidia/390.144, 5.14.3-arch1-1, x86_64: installed
vboxhost/6.1.26_OSE, 5.13.13-arch1-1, x86_64: installed (WARNING! Missing some built modules!) (WARNING! Missing some built modules!) (WARNING! Missing some built modules!)
vboxhost/6.1.26_OSE, 5.14.2-arch1-2, x86_64: installed (WARNING! Missing some built modules!) (WARNING! Missing some built modules!) (WARNING! Missing some built modules!)
vboxhost/6.1.26_OSE, 5.14.3-arch1-1, x86_64: installed
[root@Echo-Three lenry]# dkms remove -m vboxhost -v 6.1.26_OSE -k 5.13.13-arch1-1
Error! There is no instance of vboxhost 6.1.26_OSE for kernel 5.13.13-arch1-1 (x86_64) located in the DKMS tree.
[root@Echo-Three lenry]# dkms uninstall -m vboxhost -v 6.1.26_OSE -k 5.13.13-arch1-1
Error! The module vboxhost 6.1.26_OSE is not currently installed.
This module is not currently ACTIVE for kernel 5.13.13-arch1-1 (x86_64).

So I can't uninstall it, as it's not active, and can't remove it, as it's seems to be not there...
How can I get rid of these old DKMS modules?

darash

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Registered: 2021-09-15

Posts: 4

Re: Can't remove old DKMS modules

Try remove all virtualbox, nvidia-390xx-dkms, dkms and also delete /var/lib/dkms/ folder, and reinstall again all these packages. Maybe there is an easier way, but only this way helped me.

Sinistar

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Registered: 2021-01-02

Posts: 11

Re: Can't remove old DKMS modules

There was a typo in DKMS hook.sh, fixed three days ago, if you update it should work now.

Last edited by Sinistar (2021-09-16 00:09:31)

fanlusi

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Registered: 2015-10-20

Posts: 4

Re: Can't remove old DKMS modules

There was a typo in DKMS hook.sh, fixed three days ago, if you update it should work now.

I had upgrade DKMS but the status is the same as Lenry's.

$ pacman -Qs dkms
local/dkms 2.8.6-2
    Dynamic Kernel Modules System

$ dkms status
nvidia/470.74, 5.14.7-arch1-1, x86_64: installed
vboxhost/6.1.26_OSE, 5.13.13-arch1-1, x86_64: installed (WARNING! Missing some built modules!) (WARNING! Missing some built modules!) (WARNING! Missing some built modules!)
vboxhost/6.1.26_OSE, 5.14.7-arch1-1, x86_64: installed

$ sudo dkms uninstall -m vboxhost -v 6.1.26_OSE -k 5.13.13-arch1-1
Error! The module vboxhost 6.1.26_OSE is not currently installed.
This module is not currently ACTIVE for kernel 5.13.13-arch1-1 (x86_64).

rfried123

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Registered: 2021-08-01

Posts: 4

Re: Can't remove old DKMS modules

Same here with v4l2loopback module:

$ dkms status
v4l2loopback/0.12.5, 5.10.70-1-MANJARO, x86_64: installed
v4l2loopback/0.12.5, 5.11.22-2-MANJARO, x86_64: installed (WARNING! Missing some built modules!)
v4l2loopback/0.12.5, 5.13.19-2-MANJARO, x86_64: installed
v4l2loopback/0.12.5, 5.14.10-1-MANJARO, x86_64: installed
v4l2loopback/0.12.5, 5.4.150-1-MANJARO, x86_64: installed

$ dkms uninstall -m "v4l2loopback/0.12.5" -k "5.11.22-2-MANJARO/x86_64"
Error! The module v4l2loopback 0.12.5 is not currently installed.
This module is not currently ACTIVE for kernel 5.11.22-2-MANJARO (x86_64).
$ dkms uninstall -m "v4l2loopback" -v "0.12.5" -k "5.11.22-2-MANJARO/x86_64"
Error! The module v4l2loopback 0.12.5 is not currently installed.
This module is not currently ACTIVE for kernel 5.11.22-2-MANJARO (x86_64).
$ dkms uninstall -m "v4l2loopback" -v "0.12.5" -k "5.11.22-2-MANJARO"
Error! The module v4l2loopback 0.12.5 is not currently installed.
This module is not currently ACTIVE for kernel 5.11.22-2-MANJARO (x86_64).

bartolomeo

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Registered: 2023-05-13

Posts: 1

Re: Can't remove old DKMS modules

Try remove all virtualbox, nvidia-390xx-dkms, dkms and also delete /var/lib/dkms/ folder, and reinstall again all these packages. Maybe there is an easier way, but only this way helped me.

No necessary delete all folder.
It can be solved more simply.

Example:

$ dkms status
nvidia/390.157, 6.1.28-1-lts, x86_64: installed
vboxhost/7.0.8_OSE, 5.15.84-1-lts, x86_64: installed (WARNING! Missing some built modules!) (WARNING! Missing some built modules!) (WARNING! Missing some built modules!)
vboxhost/7.0.8_OSE, 6.1.28-1-lts, x86_64: installed
vboxsf/6.1.0_OSE: added

Now you doing:
1. go to /var/lib/dkms
2. cd <your problematic module>
3. you something like this:

$ ll
total 4,0K
drwxr-xr-x 3 root root 4,0K 05-15 10:15 7.0.8_OSE
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root   29 05-12 11:30 kernel-6.1.28-1-lts-x86_64 -> 7.0.8_OSE/6.1.28-1-lts/x86_64
lrwxrwxrwx  1 root root   30 05-12 11:32 kernel-5.15.84-1-lts-x86_64 -> 7.0.8_OSE/5.15.84-1-lts/x86_64
vboxhost]$

You must delete all what you find for "kernel-5.15.84-1-lts-x86_64" in my examples, in your will be something other like "5.11.22-2-MANJARO".
4. cd <problematic modules to remove>

$ cd <your problematic module to remove>
$ ll
total 8,0K
drwxr-xr-x 3 root root 4,0K 05-12 11:32 5.15.84-1-lts
drwxr-xr-x 3 root root 4,0K 05-12 11:30 6.1.28-1-lts
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root   27 05-12 11:30 source -> /usr/src/vboxhost-7.0.8_OSE

5. deletes

sudo rm -fr 5.15.84-1-lts/
cd ..
sudo rm kernel-5.15.84-1-lts-x86_64

voila, end problems

]$ dkms status
nvidia/390.157, 6.1.28-1-lts, x86_64: installed
vboxhost/7.0.8_OSE, 6.1.28-1-lts, x86_64: installed
vboxsf/6.1.0_OSE: added

Last edited by bartolomeo (2023-05-15 08:42:33)