nvidia version inconsistency

[Daniel Karlsson]

Binary package hint: nvidia-new-kernel-source-envy

$ glxgears
Error: API mismatch: the NVIDIA kernel module has version 173.14.09,
but this NVIDIA driver component has version 173.14.12. Please make
sure that the kernel module and all NVIDIA driver components
have the same version.
NVIDIA: Direct rendering failed; attempting indirect rendering.

Description: Ubuntu 8.04.1
Release: 8.04

nvidia-new-kernel-source-envy:
  Installed: 173.14.12+2.6.24.503-503.30
  Candidate: 173.14.12+2.6.24.503-503.30
  Version table:
 *** 173.14.12+2.6.24.503-503.30 0
        500 http://se.archive.ubuntu.com hardy-updates/multiverse Packages
        100 /var/lib/dpkg/status

[Alberto Milone (albertomilone)]

please post the output of this command:
sudo dkms build -m nvidia -v 173.14.12 -k $(uname -r)

[Daniel Karlsson (daniel-e-karlsson)]

$ sudo dkms build -m nvidia -v 173.14.12 -k $(uname -r)

Error! This module/version has already been built on: 2.6.24-19-generic
Directory: /var/lib/dkms/nvidia/173.14.12/2.6.24-19-generic/i686
already exists. Use the dkms remove function before trying to build again.

[Alberto Milone (albertomilone)]

1) ok, post the output of this:
ls -l /var/lib/dkms/nvidia/

2) which kernel are you having problems with? 2.6.24-19-generic or 2.6.24-20-generic?

[Daniel Karlsson (daniel-e-karlsson)]

drwxr-xr-x 4 root root 4096 2008-07-31 13:58 173.14.09
drwxr-xr-x 4 root root 4096 2008-08-13 09:52 173.14.12
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 32 2008-08-13 09:53 kernel-2.6.24-19-generic-i686 -> 173.14.12/2.6.24-19-generic/i686
drwxr-xr-x 3 root root 4096 2008-07-31 13:58 original_module

Problemetic kernel: 2.6.24-19-generic

[Alberto Milone (albertomilone)]

ok, log out, press CTRL+ALT+F1 (so as to get to the command line) and shut down the xserver by typing either:

sudo /etc/init.d/gdm stop
or
sudo /etc/init.d/kdm stop

sudo rmmod nvidia

sudo modprobe nvidia

then restart the xsever by typing either:
sudo /etc/init.d/gdm start
or
sudo /etc/init.d/kdm start

let me know if it solves the problem.

[Daniel Karlsson (daniel-e-karlsson)]

That did solve the problem. Thanks.