nvidia drivers fail to start in Maverick X11

[Jeff Craig]

When attempting to boot, I get loaded to a text login. The relevant error message is in the old Xorg log attached to this bug. The nvidia drivers seem to claim an ABI incompatibility.

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 10.10
Package: nvidia-current 256.44-0ubuntu1
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.35-17.23-generic 2.6.35.2
Uname: Linux 2.6.35-17-generic x86_64
NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia
.proc.driver.nvidia.version:
 NVRM version: NVIDIA UNIX x86_64 Kernel Module 256.44 Thu Jul 29 01:22:44 PDT 2010
 GCC version: gcc version 4.4.5 20100816 (prerelease) (Ubuntu/Linaro 4.4.4-9ubuntu1)
Architecture: amd64
Date: Tue Aug 24 06:55:15 2010
DkmsStatus:
 nvidia-current, 256.44, 2.6.32-22-generic, x86_64: installed
 nvidia-current, 256.44, 2.6.35-17-generic, x86_64: installed
 virtualbox-ose, 3.2.8, 2.6.32-22-generic, x86_64: installed
 virtualbox-ose, 3.2.8, 2.6.35-17-generic, x86_64: installed
GdmLog: Error: command ['gksu', '-D', 'Apport', '--', 'cat', '/var/log/gdm/:0.log'] failed with exit code 3: Error copying '/home/craig/.Xauthority' to '/tmp/libgksu-scIcu3': No such file or directory
GdmLog1: Error: command ['gksu', '-D', 'Apport', '--', 'cat', '/var/log/gdm/:0.log.1'] failed with exit code 3: Error copying '/home/craig/.Xauthority' to '/tmp/libgksu-YtjOEr': No such file or directory
GdmLog2: Error: command ['gksu', '-D', 'Apport', '--', 'cat', '/var/log/gdm/:0.log.2'] failed with exit code 3: Error copying '/home/craig/.Xauthority' to '/tmp/libgksu-tY7aMi': No such file or directory
Lsusb:
 Bus 002 Device 004: ID 045e:0039 Microsoft Corp. IntelliMouse Optical
 Bus 002 Device 003: ID 045e:002b Microsoft Corp. Internet Keyboard Pro
 Bus 002 Device 002: ID 0451:1446 Texas Instruments, Inc. TUSB2040/2070 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: BIOSTAR Group TF560 A2+
ProcCmdLine: root=UUID=caa43afc-8122-4a32-8b18-35b5c0f84a34 ro quiet splash
ProcEnviron:
 PATH=(custom, user)
 LANG=en_US.UTF-8
 SHELL=/bin/bash
SourcePackage: nvidia-graphics-drivers
dmi.bios.date: 06/11/2007
dmi.bios.vendor: Phoenix Technologies, LTD
dmi.bios.version: 6.00 PG
dmi.board.name: TF560 A2+
dmi.board.vendor: BIOSTAR Group
dmi.board.version: 1.0
dmi.chassis.type: 3
dmi.chassis.vendor: BIOSTAR Group
dmi.chassis.version: TF560 A2+
dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnPhoenixTechnologies,LTD:bvr6.00PG:bd06/11/2007:svnBIOSTARGroup:pnTF560A2+:pvr1.0:rvnBIOSTARGroup:rnTF560A2+:rvr1.0:cvnBIOSTARGroup:ct3:cvrTF560A2+:
dmi.product.name: TF560 A2+
dmi.product.version: 1.0
dmi.sys.vendor: BIOSTAR Group
nvidia-settings:

system:
 distro: Ubuntu
 codename: maverick
 architecture: x86_64
 kernel: 2.6.35-17-generic

[Jeff Craig (foxxtrot)]

Relevant portion of the Log extracted:

[ 526.361] (II) LoadModule: "nvidia"
[ 526.361] (II) Loading /usr/lib/xorg/extra-modules/nvidia_drv.so
[ 526.363] (II) Module nvidia: vendor="NVIDIA Corporation"
[ 526.363] compiled for 4.0.2, module version = 1.0.0
[ 526.363] Module class: X.Org Video Driver
[ 526.363] ================ WARNING WARNING WARNING WARNING ================
[ 526.363] This server has a video driver ABI version of 8.0 that this
driver does not officially support. Please check
http://www.nvidia.com/ for driver updates or downgrade to an X
server with a supported driver ABI.
[ 526.363] =================================================================
[ 526.363] (EE) NVIDIA: Use the -ignoreABI option to override this check.
[ 526.363] (II) UnloadModule: "nvidia"
[ 526.363] (II) Unloading /usr/lib/xorg/extra-modules/nvidia_drv.so
[ 526.363] (EE) Failed to load module "nvidia" (module requirement mismatch, 0)
[ 526.363] (EE) No drivers available.
[ 526.363]
Fatal server error:
[ 526.363] no screens found
[ 526.363]

[Harry (harry33)]

This is a duplicate bug report to the bug #623399