[Karmic] [regression] nvidia module 96 fails to load

[Eric Hickman]

I installed the restricted Nvidia drivers 96 with the restricted drivers
manager. After a reboot, the boot output says Loading Nvidia Module [FAILED].
I get dropped to a shell because X server fails to start.

ProblemType: Bug
Architecture: i386
CurrentDmesg:
 [ 56.404026] eth0: no IPv6 routers present
 [ 66.059808] padlock: VIA PadLock not detected.
Date: Tue Aug 18 23:04:07 2009
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 9.10
Lsusb:
 Bus 001 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub
 Bus 004 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 003 Device 002: ID 046d:c025 Logitech, Inc. MX500 Optical Mouse
 Bus 003 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub
MachineType: ASUS A7V8X-MX SE
Package: nvidia-96-kernel-source 96.43.10-0ubuntu1
ProcCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-2.6.31-6-generic root=UUID=0364fa77-0028-4fa4-8017-3217f7179e64 ro quiet splash
ProcEnviron:
 LANG=en_US.UTF-8
 SHELL=/bin/bash
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.31-6.25-generic
RelatedPackageVersions:
 xserver-xorg 1:7.4+3ubuntu5
 libgl1-mesa-glx 7.5-1ubuntu1
 libdrm2 2.4.12-1ubuntu1
 xserver-xorg-video-intel 2:2.8.0-0ubuntu2
 xserver-xorg-video-ati 1:6.12.99+git20090629.f39cafc5-0ubuntu6
SourcePackage: nvidia-graphics-drivers-96
Uname: Linux 2.6.31-6-generic i686
Xrandr: Error: command ['xrandr', '--verbose'] failed with exit code 1: Can't open display
dmi.bios.date: 09/24/2004
dmi.bios.vendor: Phoenix Technologies, LTD
dmi.bios.version: ASUS A7V8X-MX SE ACPI BIOS Revision 1007-001
dmi.board.name: A7V8X-MX SE
dmi.board.vendor: ASUS
dmi.board.version: 1.03
dmi.chassis.asset.tag: 123456789000
dmi.chassis.type: 3
dmi.chassis.vendor: ASUS
dmi.chassis.version: Chassis Version
dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnPhoenixTechnologies,LTD:bvrASUSA7V8X-MXSEACPIBIOSRevision1007-001:bd09/24/2004:svnASUS:pnA7V8X-MXSE:pvr1.03:rvnASUS:rnA7V8X-MXSE:rvr1.03:cvnASUS:ct3:cvrChassisVersion:
dmi.product.name: A7V8X-MX SE
dmi.product.version: 1.03
dmi.sys.vendor: ASUS
fglrx: Not loaded
glxinfo: Error: command ['glxinfo'] failed with exit code 255: Error: unable to open display
setxkbmap: Error: command ['setxkbmap', '-print'] failed with exit code 255: Cannot open display "default display"
system:
 distro: Ubuntu
 architecture: i686kernel: 2.6.31-6-generic
xdpyinfo: Error: command ['xdpyinfo'] failed with exit code 1: xdpyinfo: unable to open display "".
xkbcomp:
 Error: command ['xkbcomp', ':0', '-w0', '-'] failed with exit code 1: Error: Cannot open display ":0"
                   Exiting

[lspci]
01:00.0 VGA compatible controller [0300]: nVidia Corporation NV25 [GeForce4 Ti 4200] [10de:0253] (rev a3)
     Subsystem: Micro-Star International Co., Ltd. Device [1462:8700]

[Matthew Woerly (nattgew)]

It looks like you have this bug...
https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/nvidia-graphics-drivers-96/+bug/391768
Try looking at your packages. The driver package may show up as broken, or give you some info in a terminal similar to what you see on the linked bug.

[David Wynn (wynn-david)]

Response #9 on bug 391768 gives a ppa that provides properly updated nvidia 96 drivers. Worked on my athlon classic, at least. Give that a try. Granted, it appears that the powers that be are taking considerable time to work the fix into the main repositories, but at least a workable solution has been provided.