Ubuntu 9.04 x64, upgrade to kernel 2.6.28-13 -- EE NVIDIA (0) Failed to load the NVIDIA Kernel module!

[Jeruvy]

Hi!

Everything was working fine until today, updated Ubuntu 9.04 x86_64, from (kernel 2.6.28-11 / Nvidia driver version 96.43.10), to Kernel 2.6.28-13, then after restart, It just didn't work. I have an error message window saying:

EE NVIDIA (0) Failed to load the NVIDIA Kernel module!

I tried many things to make it work, but each time I try, the system crashed after attempt to Login with the new Kernel. Some how Kernel 2.6.28-13, conflicts with the Nvidia Driver, the only way to use this kernel, is to Login with a lower resolution for one session.

I went back to the previous Kernel and everything works fine.

I have never been able with any kernel to change the automatic resolution of 1280x800, to a lower resolution and save it, to keep it that way. For some reason it can not be saved, the next time I login, it goes back to the default 1280x800???

Any help, will be very much appreciated,

Ubuntin
Laptop Presario R3000
AMD 64

[Dennis Craven (dcraven)]

For what it's worth, I've seen a similar error on kernel upgrades before (upgrading to Karmic will suffice likely). I'd suggest that you login with the lower resolution as you describe in your report, and navigate to System -> Administration -> Hardware Drivers and see if you can install some new drivers. It might be worth a shot.

[Jeruvy (jeruvy)]

I for one could not do this, as attempting to continue to login at the lower resolution results in a hung machine that does not get to a login prompt.

[Fabio Marconi (fabiomarconi)]

Thank you for taking the time to report this bug and helping to make Ubuntu better.
Is this bug reproducible with the latest Lucid packages ?
Tanks in advance.

[Fabio Marconi (fabiomarconi)]

Thank you for taking the time to report this bug and helping to make Ubuntu better. This bug did not have a package associated with it, which is important for ensuring that it gets looked at by the proper developers. You can learn more about finding the right package at https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Bugs/FindRightPackage . I have classified this bug as a bug in linux.

When reporting bugs in the future please use apport by using 'ubuntu-bug' and the name of the package affected. You can learn more about this functionality at https://help.ubuntu.com/community/ReportingBugs.

[Fabio Marconi (fabiomarconi)]

Hello jeruvy

Are you still experiencing nvidia driver problems with latest updated lucid packages ?

Thanks in advance.

:)Fabio

[Fabio Marconi (fabiomarconi)]

We'd like to figure out what's causing this bug for you, but we haven't heard back from you in a while. Could you please provide the requested information? Thanks!

[Fabio Marconi (fabiomarconi)]

We are closing this bug report because it lacks the information we need to investigate the problem, as described in the previous comments. Please reopen it if you can give us the missing information, and don't hesitate to submit bug reports in the future. To reopen the bug report you can click on the current status, under the Status column, and change the Status back to "New". Thanks again!