Failed to load module "nvidia" (module-specific error, 0)

[vmc]

Xubuntu 16.04 Xenial

Description: Ubuntu Xenial Xerus (development branch)
Release: 16.04

$ apt-cache policy nvidia-current
nvidia-current:
  Installed: 304.131-0ubuntu2
  Candidate: 304.131-0ubuntu2
  Version table:
 *** 304.131-0ubuntu2 500
        500 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu xenial/restricted amd64 Packages
        100 /var/lib/dpkg/status

Expected nvidia to load after installing drivers. Reported it did not load.

After re-boot, display went to low resolution mode, monitor was not detected because nvidia drivers failed to load.

[vmc (vmclark)]

Almost identical to this bug, that had a fix release for ubuntu 14.10:
https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/ubuntu-drivers-common/+bug/1363675