NVIDIA driver not loadable

[Alexander]

Binary package hint: xorg

Hi!

After upgrading from 10.04 (which had some issues, but worked all right) to the 10.10 beta i had this problem from the first restart on.

I never see a splash screen while starting ubuntu, instead:

[12.724701] k8temp 0000:00:18.3: no usable aperture found

is the first error message displayed.

X doesn't start but everything else seems alright.
so after logging in, and typing "startx" i get

====== warning warning warning =====
this server has a video driver ABI version of 8.0 that this
driver does not officially support. please check
htttp://www.nvidia.com/ for drvier updates or downgrade to an X
server iwth a supported driver ABI.
=============
(EE) Nvidia: Use the -inoreABI option to override this check
(EE) Failed to load module "nvidia" (module requirement mismatch, 0)
(EE) No drivers available

even with startx -ignoreabi i can't start x

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 10.10
Package: xorg 1:7.5+6ubuntu3
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.35-19.28-generic 2.6.35.3
Uname: Linux 2.6.35-19-generic i686
NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia
.proc.driver.nvidia.agp.card:
 Fast Writes: Supported
 SBA: Supported
 AGP Rates: 8x 4x
 Registers: 0xff000e1b:0x00000000
.proc.driver.nvidia.agp.host.bridge:
 Host Bridge: PCI device 10de:00e1
 Fast Writes: Not Supported
 SBA: Supported
 AGP Rates: 8x 4x
 Registers: 0x1f00420b:0x00000001
.proc.driver.nvidia.agp.status: Status: Disabled
.proc.driver.nvidia.version:
 NVRM version: NVIDIA UNIX x86 Kernel Module 256.44 Thu Jul 29 01:30:36 PDT 2010
 GCC version: gcc version 4.4.5 20100824 (prerelease) (Ubuntu/Linaro 4.4.4-9ubuntu2)
Architecture: i386
Date: Fri Sep 3 13:31:50 2010
DkmsStatus:
 nvidia-current, 256.44, 2.6.35-19-generic, i686: installed
 nvidia-current, 256.44, 2.6.32-24-generic, i686: installed
Lsusb:
 Bus 003 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub
 Bus 002 Device 002: ID 1532:0003 Razer USA, Ltd Krait Mouse
 Bus 002 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub
 Bus 001 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub
ProcCmdLine: root=UUID=e960bba2-9d98-4208-9e95-8eeb633dfdbb ro quiet splash
ProcEnviron:
 LANG=en_US.UTF-8
 SHELL=/bin/bash
SourcePackage: xorg
dmi.bios.date: 07/16/2007
dmi.bios.vendor: American Megatrends Inc.
dmi.bios.version: P2.40
dmi.board.asset.tag: 00000000
dmi.board.name: K8Upgrade-NF3
dmi.board.version: 1.00
dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnAmericanMegatrendsInc.:bvrP2.40:bd07/16/2007:svn:pnK8Upgrade-NF3:pvr1.00:rvn:rnK8Upgrade-NF3:rvr1.00:
dmi.product.name: K8Upgrade-NF3
dmi.product.version: 1.00
system:
 distro: Ubuntu
 codename: maverick
 architecture: i686
 kernel: 2.6.35-19-generic

[Alexander (lanpirot)]

im not sure if it it's really a duplicate:

just citating the other bug report:

"* Using normal boot sequence: stuck after a few seconds on splashscreen
* Using recovery mode: stuck on a black screen before the "what do you want to do" blue menu"

i never see a splash screen, i never get a blue menu