Public bug reported:
The last set up upgrades (around April 12 2008) installed a new kernel.
The new kernel is:
Linux 2.6.24-16-generic #1 SMP Thu Apr 10 12:47:45 UTC 2008 x86_64
GNU/Linux
The nvidia kernel module with this kernel does not load:
$ sudo modprobe nvidia
FATAL: Error running install command for nvidia
$ dmesg | grep -i nvidia
<nothing returned>
I made sure the kernel module exists:
$ find /lib/linux-restricted-modules/2.6.24-16-generic -name "nv*"
/lib/linux-restricted-modules/2.6.24-16-generic/nvidia
/lib/linux-restricted-modules/2.6.24-16-generic/nvidia/nv-vm.o
/lib/linux-restricted-modules/2.6.24-16-generic/nvidia/nv-i2c.o
/lib/linux-restricted-modules/2.6.24-16-generic/nvidia/nvidia.mod.o
/lib/linux-restricted-modules/2.6.24-16-generic/nvidia/nv.o
/lib/linux-restricted-modules/2.6.24-16-generic/nvidia/nv-kernel.o
/lib/linux-restricted-modules/2.6.24-16-generic/nvidia_new
/lib/linux-restricted-modules/2.6.24-16-generic/nvidia_new/nv-vm.o
/lib/linux-restricted-modules/2.6.24-16-generic/nvidia_new/nv-i2c.o
/lib/linux-restricted-modules/2.6.24-16-generic/nvidia_new/nvacpi.o
/lib/linux-restricted-modules/2.6.24-16-generic/nvidia_new/nvidia.mod.o
/lib/linux-restricted-modules/2.6.24-16-generic/nvidia_new/nv.o
/lib/linux-restricted-modules/2.6.24-16-generic/nvidia_new/nv-kernel.o
/lib/linux-restricted-modules/2.6.24-16-generic/nvidia_legacy
/lib/linux-restricted-modules/2.6.24-16-generic/nvidia_legacy/nv-vm.o
/lib/linux-restricted-modules/2.6.24-16-generic/nvidia_legacy/nvidia.mod.o
/lib/linux-restricted-modules/2.6.24-16-generic/nvidia_legacy/nv.o
/lib/linux-restricted-modules/2.6.24-16-generic/nvidia_legacy/nv-kernel.o
Rebooting back to 2.6.24-15 works fine.
$ lspic | grep -i nvidia
01:00.0 VGA compatible controller: nVidia Corporation GeForce 8600 GT (rev a1)
** Affects: ubuntu
Importance: Undecided
Status: New
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Ubuntu 8.04 x86_64 2.6.24-16-generic nvidia restricted kernel module fails to
load
https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/216630
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