nvidia-glx-173 misses symbol miEmptyData in Xorg server 1.9.0

[Patrick Haller]

After upgrading Ubuntu 10.4 to 10.10 beta, X won't start.
Reinstalling dkms, xorg, xserver-xorg, nvidia-glx-173, etc. did not help.

X.Org X Server 1.9.0
Release Date: 2010-08-20
X Protocol Version 11, Revision 0
Build Operating System: Linux 2.6.24-27-server i686 Ubuntu
Current Operating System: Linux nbe012 2.6.35-22-generic #33-Ubuntu SMP Sun Sep 19 20:34:50 UTC 2010 i686
Kernel command line: root=UUID=a6b3c9da-36dc-421a-8663-b94427838a6c ro nolapic quiet splash
Build Date: 16 September 2010 05:39:22PM
xorg-server 2:1.9.0-0ubuntu7 (For technical support please see http://www.ubuntu.com/support)
Current version of pixman: 0.18.4
 Before reporting problems, check http://wiki.x.org
 to make sure that you have the latest version.
Markers: (--) probed, (**) from config file, (==) default setting,
 (++) from command line, (!!) notice, (II) informational,
 (WW) warning, (EE) error, (NI) not implemented, (??) unknown.
(==) Log file: "/var/log/Xorg.0.log", Time: Sun Sep 26 20:13:06 2010
(==) Using config file: "/etc/X11/xorg.conf"
(==) Using system config directory "/usr/share/X11/xorg.conf.d"
dlopen: /usr/lib/xorg/extra-modules/nvidia_drv.so: undefined symbol: miEmptyData
(EE) Failed to load /usr/lib/xorg/extra-modules/nvidia_drv.so
(EE) Failed to load module "nvidia" (loader failed, 7)
(EE) No drivers available.

Fatal server error:
no screens found

Please consult the The X.Org Foundation support
  at http://wiki.x.org
 for help.
Please also check the log file at "/var/log/Xorg.0.log" for additional information.

 ddxSigGiveUp: Closing log

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 10.10
Package: nvidia-glx-173 173.14.27-0ubuntu1
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.35-22.33-generic 2.6.35.4
Uname: Linux 2.6.35-22-generic i686
Architecture: i386
DRM.card0.DVI.D.1:
 status: disconnected
 enabled: disabled
 dpms: On
 modes:
 edid-base64:
DRM.card0.LVDS.1:
 status: connected
 enabled: enabled
 dpms: On
 modes: 1680x1050 1680x1050 1400x1050 1280x1024 1280x960 1152x864 1024x768 800x600 640x480 720x400 640x400 640x350
 edid-base64: AP///////wBMo1AxAAAAAAANAQOAIRV4Cof1lFdPjCcnUFQAAAABAQEBAQEBAQEBAQEBAQEBlS6QoGAaHkAwICYAS88QAAAZAAAADwAAAAAAAAAAADzSAmQAAAAA/gA3VDc3NAQxNTRQMQogAAAA/gC6r56OcmBAAAIKICAgAH0=
DRM.card0.VGA.1:
 status: disconnected
 enabled: disabled
 dpms: On
 modes:
 edid-base64:
Date: Sun Sep 26 20:07:33 2010
DkmsStatus: nvidia-173, 173.14.27, 2.6.35-22-generic, i686: installed
Lsusb:
 Bus 004 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub
 Bus 003 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub
 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
MachineType: Dell Computer Corporation Inspiron 8600
PccardctlIdent:
 Socket 0:
   no product info available
PccardctlStatus:
 Socket 0:
   no card
ProcCmdLine: root=UUID=a6b3c9da-36dc-421a-8663-b94427838a6c ro nolapic quiet splash
ProcEnviron:
 SHELL=/bin/bash
 LANG=de_DE.UTF-8
SourcePackage: nvidia-graphics-drivers-173
dmi.bios.date: 06/30/2005
dmi.bios.vendor: Dell Computer Corporation
dmi.bios.version: A14
dmi.board.name: 0P3490
dmi.board.vendor: Dell Computer Corporation
dmi.chassis.type: 8
dmi.chassis.vendor: Dell Computer Corporation
dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnDellComputerCorporation:bvrA14:bd06/30/2005:svnDellComputerCorporation:pnInspiron8600:pvr:rvnDellComputerCorporation:rn0P3490:rvr:cvnDellComputerCorporation:ct8:cvr:
dmi.product.name: Inspiron 8600
dmi.sys.vendor: Dell Computer Corporation
system:
 distro: Ubuntu
 codename: maverick
 architecture: i686
 kernel: 2.6.35-22-generic

[Patrick Haller (patrick-haller)]

Please note, the nvidia driver was not installed manually, but using "apt-get install nvidia-glx-173".