NVidia binary drivers doesn't load after update to 2.6.32-24

[Vasyl Stashuk]

Binary package hint: xorg

Extract from Xorg.log:
(II) Loading extension DRI2
(II) LoadModule: "nvidia"
(II) Loading /usr/lib/xorg/extra-modules/nvidia_drv.so
(II) Module nvidia: vendor="NVIDIA Corporation"
        compiled for 4.0.2, module version = 1.0.0
        Module class: X.Org Video Driver
(EE) NVIDIA: Failed to load the NVIDIA kernel module. Please check your
(EE) NVIDIA: system's kernel log for additional error messages.
(II) UnloadModule: "nvidia"
(II) Unloading /usr/lib/xorg/extra-modules/nvidia_drv.so
(EE) Failed to load module "nvidia" (module-specific error, 0)
(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.1.log" for additional information.

 ddxSigGiveUp: Closing log

And nothing special in kern.log.

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 10.04
Package: xorg 1:7.5+5ubuntu1
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.32-23.37-generic 2.6.32.15+drm33.5
Uname: Linux 2.6.32-23-generic i686
NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia
Architecture: i386
Date: Wed Jul 7 11:58:37 2010
DkmsStatus:
 nvidia-current, 195.36.24, 2.6.32-23-generic, i686: installed
 nvidia-current, 195.36.24, 2.6.32-22-generic, i686: built
InstallationMedia: Xubuntu 10.04 "Lucid Lynx" - Release i386 (20100429)
MachineType: Hewlett-Packard HP EliteBook 8530w
PccardctlIdent:
 Socket 0:
   product info: "RICOH", "Bay8Controller", "", ""
   manfid: 0x0000, 0x0000
   function: 254 (unknown)
PccardctlStatus:
 Socket 0:
   3.3V 16-bit PC Card
   Subdevice 0 (function 0) bound to driver "pata_pcmcia"
ProcCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-2.6.32-23-generic root=UUID=72cfaf01-e1b6-467c-a11e-ccb6bfdc317e ro nosplash
ProcEnviron:
 PATH=(custom, user)
 LANG=en_US.UTF-8
 SHELL=/bin/bash
SourcePackage: xorg
Symptom: display
dmi.bios.date: 12/08/2009
dmi.bios.vendor: Hewlett-Packard
dmi.bios.version: 68PDV Ver. F.11
dmi.board.name: 30E7
dmi.board.vendor: Hewlett-Packard
dmi.board.version: KBC Version 90.26
dmi.chassis.type: 10
dmi.chassis.vendor: Hewlett-Packard
dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnHewlett-Packard:bvr68PDVVer.F.11:bd12/08/2009:svnHewlett-Packard:pnHPEliteBook8530w:pvrF.11:rvnHewlett-Packard:rn30E7:rvrKBCVersion90.26:cvnHewlett-Packard:ct10:cvr:
dmi.product.name: HP EliteBook 8530w
dmi.product.version: F.11
dmi.sys.vendor: Hewlett-Packard
system:
 distro: Ubuntu
 codename: lucid
 architecture: i686
 kernel: 2.6.32-23-generic

[marufaberlin (marufaberlin)]

Deinstalling nvidia-common, rebooting and installing it again, then rebooting again solved the issue for me.

[Vasyl Stashuk (vasyl-stashuk)]

Marufaberlin, thanks for the hint, but that didn't work for me.

Tried this commands:
apt-get remove nvidia-common
reboot now
apt-get install nvidia-common
reboot now

Driver still doesn't load.

[mathew (meta23)]

Just hit this problem with kubuntu.

I tried completely removing all the nividia packages, rebooting, then installing them again, and it still didn't work.

I've reverted to kernel 2.6.32-23, which works fine.

[mathew (meta23)]

Oh, I also tried switching to the open source nvidia drivers, but they didn't seem to support multiple displays.

[Vasyl Stashuk (vasyl-stashuk)]

I've found the fix.
For some reason, headers for 2.6.32-24 were not installed.
After I installed them, everything went fine.

[dino99 (9d9)]

That version is no more supported; please open a new bug report if the actual archive found version also has the same issue.