NI Linux Device Drivers – dkms build failure on kernel 6.14.0-generic (nipalk DKMS Build Error)

[okkhor]

Hello everyone,

I'm trying to install the NI Linux Device Drivers as part of NI-DAQmx 2025 Q2 on my clean vanilla system. I’ve also tried 2025 Q3 and 2024 Q2, but encountered the same issue during installation with:

sudo apt install ./ni-ubuntu2404-drivers-2025Q3.deb

System information:

• Ubuntu 24.04.2 LTS (Noble Numbat)
• 6.14.0-24-generic

The installation fails due to a DKMS build error in the nipalk kernel module, which causes cascading dependency problems with other packages.

The crash file reports: nipalk kernel module failed to build

And the corresponding make.log reports: make[3]: *** No rule to make target 'nipalk-bin.o', needed by 'nipalk.o'.

This seems to be a build system or packaging issue, but i'm a complete newbie here and might be missing something

Questions:

• Is this a known issue with this kernel version or with Ubuntu 24.04 in general when using NI drivers? Or could this be a device-specific problem (seems unlikely, as this is a fresh installed system)?
• Is there a recommended kernel version for NI Linux driver compatibility?
• What would be the recommended solution to install these drivers?

Thank you in advance! If any additional information is needed, i’ll be happy to provide it

[GabeJ · Accepted solution]

Try the 2024 Q3 driver stack.  I have it successfully running on a fully updated Ubuntu 24.04.2 system.

NI Linux Device Drivers Download - NI

Edit: Sorry, I meant *2025* Q3 driver stack.  I see that you say you've already tried it.  Maybe the 2025 Q2 drivers weren't successfully removed from your system?