Public bug reported: X refuses to start on 32 bit PAE Ubuntu after todays kernel and nvidia updates.
When starting the PAE kernel, I get the following message in Xorg.0.log: [ 42.536] (II) LoadModule: "nvidia" [ 42.536] (II) Loading /usr/lib/xorg/extra-modules/nvidia_drv.so [ 42.536] (II) Module nvidia: vendor="NVIDIA Corporation" [ 42.536] compiled for 4.0.2, module version = 1.0.0 [ 42.536] Module class: X.Org Video Driver [ 42.539] (EE) NVIDIA: Failed to load the NVIDIA kernel module. Please check your [ 42.539] (EE) NVIDIA: system's kernel log for additional error messages. [ 42.540] (II) UnloadModule: "nvidia" [ 42.540] (II) Unloading nvidia [ 42.540] (EE) Failed to load module "nvidia" (module-specific error, 0) [ 42.540] (EE) No drivers available. [ 42.540] Fatal server error: [ 42.540] no screens found I had the same symptoms when I started using the PAE kernel with nvidia drivers installed using the non-PAE kernel (long time ago). Starting the non-PAE kernel gives me a working X, but unused nvidia driver since the driver was installed while running the PAE kernel. lsb_release -rd: Description: Ubuntu 11.04 Release: 11.04 apt-cache policy nvidia-current: 270.41.06-0ubuntu1.1 What I expected to happen: X and gdm starting up and allowing me to graphically log in as usual. What happened instead: No GUI since X refused to start. What I have not tried so far: Reinstall nvidia-current while running the non-PAE kernel. ** Affects: nvidia-graphics-drivers (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided Status: New ** Tags: nvidia xorg -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu-X, which is subscribed to nvidia-graphics-drivers in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/979839 Title: No X with nvidia-current 270.41.06-0ubuntu1.1 To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/nvidia-graphics-drivers/+bug/979839/+subscriptions _______________________________________________ Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~ubuntu-x-swat Post to : ubuntu-x-swat@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~ubuntu-x-swat More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp