Build failure (DKMS Error 2) with Kernel 6.17.13-pve on Proxmox 9.1

NVIDIA Open GPU Kernel Modules Version

555.58.02 (Issue also present on 550.163.01)

Operating System and Version

Proxmox VE 9.1 / Debian GNU/Linux 13 (trixie)

Kernel Release

6.17.13-2-pve

Please confirm you are running a stable release kernel (e.g. not a -rc). We do not accept bug reports for unreleased kernels.

• I am running on a stable kernel release.

Build Command

I attempted to install the driver via the experimental repository, which triggers the DKMS build automatically.

apt -t experimental install nvidia-driver

Note: The exact same failure occurs when installing the 550 branch via standard apt repositories.

Terminal output/Build Log

DKMS make.log snippet for nvidia-current-open/550.163.01:

cmd_gen_symversions_c nvidia/nv.o

if nm nvidia/nv.o 2>/dev/null | grep -q ' _export_symbol'; then nm nvidia/nv.o | sed -n 's/.* _export_symbol(.*)//p' | /usr/src/linux-headers-6.17.13-2-pve/scripts/gendwarfksyms/gendwarfksyms nvidia/nv.o >> nvidia/.nv.o.cmd; fi
make[3]: *** [/usr/src/linux-headers-6.17.13-2-pve/Makefile:2016: .] Error 2
make[2]: *** [/usr/src/linux-headers-6.17.13-2-pve/Makefile:248: __sub-make] Error 2
make[2]: Leaving directory '/var/lib/dkms/nvidia-current-open/550.163.01/build'
make[1]: *** [Makefile:248: __sub-make] Error 2
make[1]: Leaving directory '/usr/src/linux-headers-6.17.13-2-pve'
make: *** [Makefile:140: modules] Error 2

exit code: 2

More Info

Environment Context:

• OS: Fresh install of Proxmox VE 9.1 (Based on Debian 13 "Trixie")
• CPU: Intel Core i5-10400
• GPU: NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 SUPER

Expected Behavior:
I expected the open-gpu-kernel-modules to successfully compile via DKMS against the Proxmox 6.17 kernel during the apt install process.

Actual Behavior:
The compilation fails systematically at make modules on both the 555 and 550 branches. I suspect a compatibility issue between the NVIDIA code and the recent changes in the 6.17 kernel tree used by Proxmox.

Please let me know if you need me to attach the full make.log file for further debugging. Thank you!

Start by reproducing the failure with apt -t experimental install nvidia-driver and inspect the DKMS make.log under /var/lib/dkms/nvidia-current-open/550.163.01/build, especially the gendwarfksyms step shown in the report. Compare the build against the /usr/src/linux-headers-6.17.13-2-pve tree and confirm that DKMS completes for the affected driver branches on the Proxmox kernel.