UBUNTU VERSION: HARDY 2.6.24-17-generic (gutsy upgrade)
lspci : nVidia Corporation NV34 [GeForce FX 5200]
worked eventually for me:
after hardy upgrade, restricted drivers didn't work as grub boot menu wasn't
updated with hardy.
Added this section to the file /boot/grub/menu.lst
(careful to note
Ok, closing the bug.
** Changed in: linux-restricted-modules-2.6.24 (Ubuntu)
Status: Incomplete => Invalid
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NVidia driver and kernel module driver mismatch
https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/187240
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Update: PROBLEM SOLVED
I discovered that I was still running on version 2.6.22 of the linux
kernel, and the newest 2.6.24 release was not showing up in the grub
menu at boot.
I had the newest kernel installed all along, but grub failed to see it.
I tried an update-grub, but it didn't work. I ha
Update: When I try using the nvidia driver now, X simply reports this
line in the terminal after failing to start:
NVIDIA(0): Failed to initialize the NVIDIA graphics device!
It seems the "module missing or mismatch" error was alleviated by me
executing:
modprobe nvidia_new
as root.
However, I
I had envy installed a long time ago, back when Gutsy was first
released. I uninstalled it shortly after. Had no problems, ever since,
well, until I began alpha testing Hardy.
Would that be a cause of this problem? I noticed that Envy uses the deb
packaging system for managing the drivers a whi
I see that you had this after reboot, so either you've got envy
installed or done something else to your system?
** Changed in: linux-restricted-modules-2.6.24 (Ubuntu)
Status: Invalid => Incomplete
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NVidia driver and kernel module driver mismatch
https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/187240
You need to reboot with the latest kernel.. Version mismatch means that
you have an older module loaded in memory.
** Changed in: linux-restricted-modules-2.6.24 (Ubuntu)
Status: Incomplete => Invalid
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NVidia driver and kernel module driver mismatch
https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/18724
The command, when entered, gave this output to stdout:
Desired=Unknown/Install/Remove/Purge/Hold
| Status=Not/Installed/Config-f/Unpacked/Failed-cfg/Half-inst/t-aWait/T-pend
|/ Err?=(none)/Hold/Reinst-required/X=both-problems (Status,Err: uppercase=bad)
||/ Name VersionDescriptio
what does ' dpkg -l nvidia-glx-new linux-restricted-modules-generic'
show you?
** Changed in: linux-restricted-modules-2.6.24 (Ubuntu)
Status: New => Incomplete
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NVidia driver and kernel module driver mismatch
https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/187240
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