/var/lib/dkms/rtl88x2bu/5.2.4.4/source/dkms.conf does not exist

[planetrocker1]

hello,
i get these
Error! Could not locate dkms.conf file.
File: /var/lib/dkms/rtl88x2bu/5.2.4.4/source/dkms.conf does not exist.
...fail!
run-parts: /etc/kernel/postinst.d/dkms exited with return code 4
dpkg: error processing package linux-image-5.15.0-67-generic (--configure):
installed linux-image-5.15.0-67-generic package post-installation script subprocess returned error exit status 1
Errors were encountered while processing:
linux-image-5.15.0-67-generic
E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1)
Error - Return code: 100

i spent so many hours trying to fix it but no luck
any help will be appreciated

[planetrocker1]

but the most serious error is this one
Errors were encountered while processing:
linux-image-5.15.0-67-generic
E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1)
Error - Return code: 100

i tried to remove and reinstall but no solution

[SMG]

but the most serious error is this one

Welcome to the forum, planetrocker1.

When troubleshooting, one should take the errors in the order they occur. It appears you installed a wireless driver that did not load automatically from the Linux kernel. That is what the first error means and that error must be addressed first.

Please open the System Reports app and click the System Information tab on the left. Your computer's information should come up in the right pane. Then click the Copy button in the lower right and paste the results into a reply window here so we can see how Linux Mint views your hardware.

Please also provide the output of

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dkms status

[planetrocker1]

hello, i am happy i am not all alone

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 dkms status
rtl88x2bu/5.2.4.4: added
rtl88x2bu/git: added
virtualbox/6.1.38: added

system info:

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System:
  Kernel: 5.4.0-137-generic x86_64 bits: 64 compiler: gcc v: 9.4.0 Desktop: Cinnamon 5.4.12
    tk: GTK 3.24.33 wm: muffin dm: LightDM Distro: Linux Mint 21 Vanessa base: Ubuntu 22.04 jammy
Machine:
  Type: Laptop System: Dell product: Inspiron 5559 v: N/A serial: <superuser required> Chassis:
    type: 10 serial: <superuser required>
  Mobo: Dell model: N/A serial: <superuser required> UEFI: Dell v: 1.7.0 date: 05/10/2019
Battery:
  ID-1: BAT0 charge: 39.9 Wh (100.0%) condition: 39.9/41.4 Wh (96.3%) volts: 16.5 min: 14.8
    model: LGC-LGC2.8 DELL VN3N047 serial: <filter> status: Full
CPU:
  Info: dual core model: Intel Core i7-6500U bits: 64 type: MT MCP arch: Skylake rev: 3 cache:
    L1: 128 KiB L2: 512 KiB L3: 4 MiB
  Speed (MHz): avg: 2353 high: 2400 min/max: 400/3100 cores: 1: 2303 2: 2400 3: 2400 4: 2310
    bogomips: 20799
  Flags: avx avx2 ht lm nx pae sse sse2 sse3 sse4_1 sse4_2 ssse3 vmx
Graphics:
  Device-1: Intel Skylake GT2 [HD Graphics 520] vendor: Dell driver: i915 v: kernel ports:
    active: eDP-1 empty: HDMI-A-1 bus-ID: 00:02.0 chip-ID: 8086:1916
  Device-2: AMD Sun XT [Radeon HD 8670A/8670M/8690M / R5 M330 M430 Radeon 520 Mobile]
    vendor: Dell driver: radeon v: kernel pcie: speed: 8 GT/s lanes: 4 bus-ID: 01:00.0
    chip-ID: 1002:6660
  Device-3: Suyin Integrated_Webcam_HD type: USB driver: uvcvideo bus-ID: 1-5:4
    chip-ID: 064e:920b
  Display: x11 server: X.Org v: 1.20.13 driver: X: loaded: ati,modesetting,radeon
    unloaded: fbdev,vesa gpu: i915 display-ID: :0 screens: 1
  Screen-1: 0 s-res: 1366x768 s-dpi: 96
  Monitor-1: eDP-1 model: AU Optronics res: 1366x768 dpi: 101 diag: 394mm (15.5")
  OpenGL: renderer: Mesa Intel HD Graphics 520 (SKL GT2) v: 4.6 Mesa 22.2.5 direct render: Yes
Audio:
  Device-1: Intel Sunrise Point-LP HD Audio vendor: Dell driver: snd_hda_intel v: kernel
    bus-ID: 00:1f.3 chip-ID: 8086:9d70
  Sound Server-1: ALSA v: k5.4.0-137-generic running: yes
  Sound Server-2: PulseAudio v: 15.99.1 running: yes
  Sound Server-3: PipeWire v: 0.3.48 running: no
Network:
  Device-1: Intel Wireless 3160 driver: iwlwifi v: kernel pcie: speed: 2.5 GT/s lanes: 1
    bus-ID: 02:00.0 chip-ID: 8086:08b3
  IF: wlp2s0 state: down mac: <filter>
  Device-2: Realtek RTL810xE PCI Express Fast Ethernet vendor: Dell driver: r8169 v: kernel
    pcie: speed: 2.5 GT/s lanes: 1 port: d000 bus-ID: 03:00.0 chip-ID: 10ec:8136
  IF: enp3s0 state: up speed: 100 Mbps duplex: full mac: <filter>
Bluetooth:
  Device-1: Intel Bluetooth wireless interface type: USB driver: btusb v: 0.8 bus-ID: 1-8:7
    chip-ID: 8087:07dc
  Report: hciconfig ID: hci0 rfk-id: 1 state: down bt-service: enabled,running rfk-block:
    hardware: no software: yes address: <filter>
Drives:
  Local Storage: total: 494.63 GiB used: 229.52 GiB (46.4%)
  ID-1: /dev/sda vendor: Crucial model: CT500MX500SSD1 size: 465.76 GiB speed: 6.0 Gb/s
    serial: <filter>
  ID-2: /dev/sdb type: USB vendor: Kingston model: DataTraveler 3.0 size: 28.87 GiB
    serial: <filter>
Partition:
  ID-1: / size: 455.22 GiB used: 112.07 GiB (24.6%) fs: ext4 dev: /dev/dm-1 mapped: vgmint-root
  ID-2: /boot size: 703.1 MiB used: 25.4 MiB (3.6%) fs: ext4 dev: /dev/sda2
  ID-3: /boot/efi size: 511 MiB used: 6.1 MiB (1.2%) fs: vfat dev: /dev/sda1
Swap:
  ID-1: swap-1 type: partition size: 980 MiB used: 25.2 MiB (2.6%) priority: -2 dev: /dev/dm-2
    mapped: vgmint-swap_1
USB:
  Hub-1: 1-0:1 info: Hi-speed hub with single TT ports: 12 rev: 2.0 speed: 480 Mb/s
    chip-ID: 1d6b:0002
  Device-1: 1-2:2 info: Microsoft Wheel Mouse Optical type: Mouse driver: hid-generic,usbhid
    rev: 1.1 speed: 1.5 Mb/s chip-ID: 045e:0040
  Device-2: 1-3:3 info: Kingston DataTraveler 100 G3/G4/SE9 G2/50 type: Mass Storage
    driver: usb-storage rev: 2.1 speed: 480 Mb/s chip-ID: 0951:1666
  Device-3: 1-5:4 info: Suyin Integrated_Webcam_HD type: Video driver: uvcvideo rev: 2.0
    speed: 480 Mb/s chip-ID: 064e:920b
  Device-4: 1-6:5 info: Realtek RTS5129 Card Reader Controller type: <vendor specific>
    driver: rtsx_usb,rtsx_usb_ms,rtsx_usb_sdmmc rev: 2.0 speed: 480 Mb/s chip-ID: 0bda:0129
  Device-5: 1-7:6 info: Elan Micro Touchscreen type: HID driver: hid-multitouch,usbhid rev: 2.0
    speed: 12 Mb/s chip-ID: 04f3:20b6
  Device-6: 1-8:7 info: Intel Bluetooth wireless interface type: Bluetooth driver: btusb
    rev: 2.0 speed: 12 Mb/s chip-ID: 8087:07dc
  Hub-2: 2-0:1 info: Super-speed hub ports: 6 rev: 3.0 speed: 5 Gb/s chip-ID: 1d6b:0003
Sensors:
  System Temperatures: cpu: 57.0 C pch: 37.5 C mobo: 30.0 C sodimm: SODIMM C gpu: radeon
    temp: 35.0 C
  Fan Speeds (RPM): cpu: 0
Repos:
  Packages: 2932 note: see --pkg apt: 2925 flatpak: 7
  No active apt repos in: /etc/apt/sources.list
  Active apt repos in: /etc/apt/sources.list.d/kelebek333-kablosuz-focal.list
    1: deb http: //ppa.launchpad.net/kelebek333/kablosuz/ubuntu jammy main
  Active apt repos in: /etc/apt/sources.list.d/official-package-repositories.list
    1: deb http: //packages.linuxmint.com vanessa main upstream import backport
    2: deb http: //archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu jammy main restricted universe multiverse
    3: deb http: //archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu jammy-updates main restricted universe multiverse
    4: deb http: //archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu jammy-backports main restricted universe multiverse
    5: deb http: //security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ jammy-security main restricted universe multiverse
  Active apt repos in: /etc/apt/sources.list.d/skype-stable.list
    1: deb [arch=amd64] https: //repo.skype.com/deb stable main
  Active apt repos in: /etc/apt/sources.list.d/steam.list
    1: deb [arch=amd64,i386] https: //repo.steampowered.com/steam/ stable steam
    2: deb-src [arch=amd64,i386] https: //repo.steampowered.com/steam/ stable steam
  Active apt repos in: /etc/apt/sources.list.d/team-xbmc-ppa-focal.list
    1: deb http: //ppa.launchpad.net/team-xbmc/ppa/ubuntu jammy main
  Active apt repos in: /etc/apt/sources.list.d/teams.list
    1: deb [arch=amd64] https: //packages.microsoft.com/repos/ms-teams stable main
Info:
  Processes: 246 Uptime: 5h 59m Memory: 11.59 GiB used: 3 GiB (25.9%) Init: systemd v: 249
  runlevel: 5 Compilers: gcc: 11.3.0 alt: 11/12/9 Client: Unknown python3.10 client inxi: 3.3.13

[SMG]

hello, i am happy i am not all alone

dkms status
rtl88x2bu/5.2.4.4: added
rtl88x2bu/git: added

This appears to be a driver that you manually installed by adding a PPA kablosuz-wireless .

That PPA is for a number of wireless drivers, such as Broadcom and Realtek, but your computer has Intel wireless hardware.
Network:
Device-1: Intel Wireless 3160 driver: iwlwifi v: kernel pcie: speed: 2.5 GT/s lanes: 1
bus-ID: 02:00.0 chip-ID: 8086:08b3
IF: wlp2s0 state: down mac: <filter>
Device-2: Realtek RTL810xE PCI Express Fast Ethernet vendor: Dell driver: r8169 v: kernel
pcie: speed: 2.5 GT/s lanes: 1 port: d000 bus-ID: 03:00.0 chip-ID: 10ec:8136
IF: enp3s0 state: up speed: 100 Mbps duplex: full mac: <filter>
Bluetooth:
Device-1: Intel Bluetooth wireless interface type: USB driver: btusb v: 0.8 bus-ID: 1-8:7
chip-ID: 8087:07dc
Report: hciconfig ID: hci0 rfk-id: 1 state: down bt-service: enabled,running rfk-block:
hardware: no software: yes address: <filter>

The Realtek in the output is for your Ethernet and it uses a completely different driver, the r8169.

I don't know what you installed because I don't see anything in that PPA list which is rtl88x2bu. I suggest you open Synaptic Package Manager and see if there is a package which looks something like rtl88x2bu version 5.2.4.4 and uninstall it.

Then remove the PPA for it from your sources.

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  Active apt repos in: /etc/apt/sources.list.d/kelebek333-kablosuz-focal.list
    1: deb http: //ppa.launchpad.net/kelebek333/kablosuz/ubuntu jammy main

However, a big problem is it appears you upgraded with that in place instead of removing it so I don't know if it will show in Synaptic.

Your upgrade obviously did not complete properly because you are still running the 5.4 kernel and gcc 9.4.0 which one should not be using with Linux Mint 21.
System:
Kernel: 5.4.0-137-generic x86_64 bits: 64 compiler: gcc v: 9.4.0 Desktop: Cinnamon 5.4.12
tk: GTK 3.24.33 wm: muffin dm: LightDM Distro: Linux Mint 21 Vanessa base: Ubuntu 22.04 jammy

Did you take a Timeshift snapshot before you upgraded?

And how exactly did you upgrade? That might give us an idea of the best way to fix your system.

[SMG]

I just found a GitHub repository cilynx / rtl88x2bu. Is that maybe what you installed?

[sleeper12]

To remove them, try:

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sudo dkms remove rtl88x2bu/5.2.4.4 --all

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sudo dkms remove rtl88x2bu/git --all

Edit:Then check again dkms status. It should only show Virtualbox now if that worked.

[SMG]

Then check again dkms status. It should be empty if that worked.

I expect Virtualbox would still be there, but, yes, the others will hopefully be gone.

[sleeper12]

Then check again dkms status. It should be empty if that worked.

I expect Virtualbox would still be there, but, yes, the others will hopefully be gone.

Oops, yes I forgot about Virtualbox, but the others should hopefully be gone.

SMG, when I said that, I was looking at your post which showed no Virtualbox. So, I'll blame you...yeah, that's it. :

hello, i am happy i am not all alone

dkms status
rtl88x2bu/5.2.4.4: added
rtl88x2bu/git: added

[planetrocker1]

Hello !

i am so happy i am not alone... I have nearly freaked out trying to repair or upgrade the system on my own !

Now, i have a more serious error.
I cannot Boot since last shutdown after trying to upgrade from 20.3 to 21.1 which was stopped due to a system error

but true, i tried to install a driver from GitHub repository cilynx / rtl88x2bu
but had no luck.

another error is this one
installed linux-image-5.15.0-67-generic package post-installation script subprocess returned error exit status 1
Errors were encountered while processing:
linux-image-5.15.0-67-generic
E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1)
Error - Return code: 100

i tried to remove this image and its unsigned image many times but had no luck

[sleeper12]

Do you have a Timeshift snapshot you can restore from before this all happened? You can access Timeshift from your Mint install media.

[planetrocker1]

Do you have a Timeshift snapshot you can restore from before this all happened? You can access Timeshift from your Mint install media.

no, i don't have timeshift snapshot to restore

[sleeper12]

Ok, other than reinstalling Mint, I don't know what else you can do. Someone else might have an idea.

[SMG]

Now, i have a more serious error.
I cannot Boot since last shutdown after trying to upgrade from 20.3 to 21.1 which was stopped due to a system error

What does "I cannot boot" mean?

What exactly is happening and can you take a photo of the errors you are getitng?

I will repeat, you must focus on errors in the order they happen. Sometimes later errors happen because of earlier errors. That is why I want you to focus on the first error you see and not all the errors.

i tried to remove this image and its unsigned image many times but had no luck

I do not understand what "I tried to remove this image" even means. You appear to be focusing on fallout from the problem instead of focusing on the actual problem.

[planetrocker1]

Now, i have a more serious error.
I cannot Boot since last shutdown after trying to upgrade from 20.3 to 21.1 which was stopped due to a system error

What does "I cannot boot" mean?

What exactly is happening and can you take a photo of the errors you are getitng?

I will repeat, you must focus on errors in the order they happen. Sometimes later errors happen because of earlier errors. That is why I want you to focus on the first error you see and not all the errors.

i tried to remove this image and its unsigned image many times but had no luck

I do not understand what "I tried to remove this image" even means. You appear to be focusing on fallout from the problem instead of focusing on the actual problem.

lets begin with the biggest problem right now...
i cannot boot and i get redirected to BIOS setup
it happens since last shutdown after trying to upgrade with failure from 20.3 to 21.1

[SMG]

i cannot boot and i get redirected to BIOS setup

BIOS setup happens before the operating system is given instructions to boot.

Can you boot to your install usb/dvd?

[planetrocker1]

i cannot boot and i get redirected to BIOS setup

BIOS setup happens before the operating system is given instructions to boot.

Can you boot to your install usb/dvd?

yes i can boot a new uninstalled mint from a flash drive, but i cannot boot the mint which is installed on my hard disk

[SMG]

i cannot boot the mint which is installed on my hard disk

I am aware of that because you have made at least a half dozen posts across the forum in multiple topics saying that. Spamming the forum is against forum rules and is not the way to get help.

Your have already created a new topic in the Installation & Boot forum cannot Boot since last shutdown because the upgrade from 20.3 to 21.1 was stopped due to a system error for your issue, so you should post only in that topic for any future help on this issue.

I have already responded in that topic.