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On 16/02/12 02:06, Frank Peters wrote: |
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> After updating nvidia-drivers from 290.10 to 295.20-r1, I cannot start X |
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> and the log files contain this message: |
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> (EE) NVIDIA(0): Failed to initialize the NVIDIA kernel module. Please see the |
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> [ 3482.609] (EE) NVIDIA(0): system's kernel log for additional error messages and |
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> [ 3482.609] (EE) NVIDIA(0): consult the NVIDIA README for details. |
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> [ 3482.609] (EE) NVIDIA(0): *** Aborting *** |
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> [ 3482.609] |
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> NVRM: API mismatch: the client has the version 295.20, but |
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> NVRM: this kernel module has the version 290.10. |
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> What could be the problem? I've seen no other reports of |
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> this issue. |
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The above error means that the kernel module that is currently loaded is |
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the old one while the X driver is the new one. In other words, you only |
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tried to restart X instead of rebooting the machine or terminating X, |
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doing "modprobe -r nvidia" and then restarting X. |
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Contrary to other posts, you do NOT need to rebuild your kernel. You |
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only need to load the new kernel module. |