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    Video won't start after upgrade

    After upgrade from 9.10 to 10.04 the kubuntu splash screen says "An error occurred while mounting /proc/bus/usb
    press s to skip mounting or m for manual recovery. pressing s seems to pass the error then goes to a tiny screen, then a login prompt. I assume it's my nvidia driver that I had installed on my system, so upon trying to install the newest nvidia driver it says it can't install it and to check the nvidia-installer log. Here is what the log says..


    echo " ERROR: Kernel configuration is invalid."; \
    echo " include/linux/autoconf.h or include/config/auto.conf are mis
    sing."; \
    echo " Run 'make oldconfig && make prepare' on kernel src to fix it
    ."; \
    echo; \
    /bin/false)
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    Re: Video won't start after upgrade

    Please don't post the entire contents of log files. In this case, it would have been appropriate to ask "what do I need to look for." Let others here with knowledge and experience guide you to a solution. If you feel you must, upload the file as an attachment (you'll need to make a copy of the log file with a .txt extension).
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      Re: Video won't start after upgrade

      Number one reason why some posts are not replied to. Tooooooo Loooooonng!
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        Re: Video won't start after upgrade

        Maybe in the time it took you all to criticize my post you could have said what the problem was. I searched to see if there was a problem like this and both of you have asked for the log info on previous posts so I thought it would help. How can you help with only half the info? Ridiculous!!
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          #5
          Re: Video won't start after upgrade

          Have you tried reinstalling Nvidia?
          (I'm not in the mood to read that entire first post just to find out.)
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            Re: Video won't start after upgrade

            yes and it throws an error and to look in the nvidia-install log which I posted above. I know it's long but thought you guys needed to see the whole thing. Here is a shorter part that seems important...

            ERROR: Unable to find the kernel source tree for the currently running kernel.
            Please make sure you have installed the kernel source files for your
            kernel and that they are properly configured; on Red Hat Linux systems,
            for example, be sure you have the 'kernel-source' or 'kernel-devel' RPM
            installed. If you know the correct kernel source files are installed,
            you may specify the kernel source path with the '--kernel-source-path'
            command line option.
            ERROR: Installation has failed. Please see the file
            '/var/log/nvidia-installer.log' for details. You may find suggestions
            on fixing installation problems in the README available on the Linux
            driver download page at www.nvidia.com.
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              Re: Video won't start after upgrade

              Originally posted by eddieg780
              yes and it throws an error and to look in the nvidia-install log which I posted above. I know it's long but thought you guys needed to see the whole thing. Here is a shorter part that seems important...

              ERROR: Unable to find the kernel source tree for the currently running kernel.
              Please make sure you have installed the kernel source files for your
              kernel               and that they are properly configured; .... be sure you have the 'kernel-source' or 'kernel-devel' RPM installed. If you know the correct kernel source files are installed,
              you may specify the kernel source path with the '--kernel-source-path'
              command line option.
              ......
              The kernel source is in the repository. Perhaps only the kernel headers are necessary.
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                Re: Video won't start after upgrade

                I'll suggest, that the failure is due to missing build packages. Sorry, but I'm not very knowledgeable in that area. But, the package build-essential, if installed, I believe, will bring in the necessary packages. I doubt that it is necessary to have the kernel sources as the error suggests.

                But, again, I'm not knowledgeable in this area. Others are, and maybe my comment here will jog their memories and the more experienced members (in this area) will proffer their wisdom.
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                  Re: Video won't start after upgrade

                  build-essential is installed. Headers are installed. I installed the kernel-source and will now try to install the nvidia driver. Be back in a moment...
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                    Re: Video won't start after upgrade

                    Upon installation I received the following message...

                    "The distribution-provided pre-install script failed! Continue anyway?"

                    I said yes but it didn't install as before and got the same previous error.
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                      Re: Video won't start after upgrade

                      I went in to usr/lib/nvidia and renamed the the pre-install to pre-install.bax and did not get the previous error. It does seem to built the nvidia module but can not install it....

                      ERROR: Unable to load the kernel module 'nvidia.ko'. This happens most
                      frequently when this kernel module was built against the wrong or
                      improperly configured kernel sources, with a version of gcc that differs
                      from the one used to build the target kernel, or if a driver such as
                      rivafb/nvidiafb is present and prevents the NVIDIA kernel module from
                      obtaining ownership of the NVIDIA graphics device(s), or NVIDIA GPU
                      installed in this system is not supported by this NVIDIA Linux graphics
                      driver release.

                      Please see the log entries 'Kernel module load error' and 'Kernel
                      messages' at the end of the file '/var/log/nvidia-installer.log' for
                      more information.
                      -> Kernel module load error: insmod: error inserting './usr/src/nv/nvidia.ko':
                      -1 No such device


                      Perhaps there is a distribution provided nvidia driver that must be purged then the installation would work. How do I purge the nivida driver?
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                        Re: Video won't start after upgrade

                        Different nVidia card, but ...

                        See: time for the age-old Nvidia driver installation [SOLVED]. Read the entire thread.
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                          Re: Video won't start after upgrade

                          Just for grins and giggles, install the "g++" compiler (humor me), even though the "gcc" compiler is installed by default. Then retry the nvidia install.
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                            Re: Video won't start after upgrade

                            g++ is already installed. I'll read Snowhog's link and get back to you all.
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                              #15
                              Re: Video won't start after upgrade

                              Well I followed the instructions in Showhog's post and went to applications>system>hardware Manager and activated the recommended driver. I rebooted like it said and got the full kubuntu screen, I thought oh boy it's going to work and bam.....A little window popped up and said "Could not start ksmserver. Check your installation." So I guess my old 9.10 is screwed. Looks like a total reinstall. Why take a perfectly good working system and change it to the point it's broke? Maybe to many chiefs and not enough Indians!!! Who knows >
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