Nvidia API Mismatch Kubuntu 8.04

[spanspace]

I get the following with my 8600GT XXX

NVRM: API mismatch: the client has the version 169.12, but
NVRM: this kernel module has the version 96.43.05. Please
NVRM: make sure that this kernel module and all NVIDIA driver
NVRM: components have the same version.

Should I try the 173 beta drivers? the 169.12 works after installing but if I shutdown completely and reboot I get the error all over again.

[tuesday20102001]

Re: Nvidia API Mismatch Kubuntu 8.04

Have you tried installing the driver from source? I used the following manual here: https://help.ubuntu.com/community/NvidiaManual , and was pretty successful in getting my 8600GT card to work. Note: there is a driver update on the nvidia page.

[spanspace]

Re: Nvidia API Mismatch Kubuntu 8.04

I should add I am using the 64bit 8.04

[muzicman0]

Re: Nvidia API Mismatch Kubuntu 8.04

If you find an answer to this, please let me know...I run into this occasionally (even on 7.10), and never found an answer. The best thing I could do was reinstall. I find that if I install the nvidia drivers right away, it usually works best...so my process is this:

1) Fresh install (I have to use the 'safe graphics mode', but this is because my Nvidia 9600 is not supported)
2) install the real-time kernel (for audio purposes - the main thing here is to have whatever kernel you use installed first), and the kernel headers for that kernel.
3) sudo apt-get install kdebase-dev-kde4 build-essential
4) reboot - log in with console log in.
5) install latest nvidia driver (for me I have to use the 173.xx)
6) reboot, and log in normally.
7) update and install everything else.

mm0

[Israfel_21]

Re: Nvidia API Mismatch Kubuntu 8.04

You should check http://www.nvnews.net/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=110088. There you can get a patch that maybe can solve this mismatch thing. With this maybe you can solve your problem, but it didn't work for me. I'm just letting you know. After the installation of the nvidia driver 169.12 and reboot the system tells me that I'm using the 71.86.04 kernel and (of course) the API doesn't match. I'm going to give it a try to the 71.86.04 driver with the patch and report results.

[marco.70]

Re: Nvidia API Mismatch Kubuntu 8.04

The thread is quite old, but i found my own solution for this; it was a brutal:

sudo apt-get install --reinstall linux-restricted-modules-2.6.24-24-generic linux-ubuntu-modules-2.6.24-24-generic linux-restricted-modules-generic linux-restricted-modules-common nvidia-glx-new

dunno why, but it workd: now I have both kernel module and driver synchronized to version nvidia169.12

best,
Marco

by the way... here is my xorg.conf if could help

Section "ServerLayout"
  Identifier   "Default Layout"
  Screen   0 "Screen0" 0 0
  InputDevice  "Synaptics Touchpad"
EndSection

Section "Module"
  Load      "glx"
EndSection

Section "ServerFlags"
  Option     "Xinerama" "0"
EndSection

Section "InputDevice"
  Identifier   "Generic Keyboard"
  Driver     "kbd"
  Option     "XkbRules" "xorg"
  Option     "XkbModel" "pc105"
  Option     "XkbLayout" "us"
EndSection

Section "InputDevice"
  Identifier   "Configured Mouse"
  Driver     "mouse"
  Option     "CorePointer"
EndSection

Section "InputDevice"
  Identifier   "Synaptics Touchpad"
  Driver     "synaptics"
  Option     "SendCoreEvents" "true"
  Option     "Device" "/dev/psaux"
  Option     "Protocol" "auto-dev"
  Option     "HorizEdgeScroll" "0"
EndSection

Section "Monitor"
  Identifier   "Configured Monitor"
EndSection

Section "Monitor"
  Identifier   "Monitor0"
  VendorName   "Unknown"
  ModelName   "AcerView"
  HorizSync    31.0 - 79.0
  VertRefresh   56.0 - 85.0
EndSection

Section "Monitor"
  Identifier   "Monitor1"
  VendorName   "Unknown"
  ModelName   "AcerView"
  HorizSync    31.0 - 79.0
  VertRefresh   56.0 - 85.0
EndSection

Section "Device"
  Identifier   "Configured Video Device"
  Driver     "nvidia"
  Option     "NoLogo" "True"
EndSection

Section "Device"
  Identifier   "Videocard0"
  Driver     "nvidia"
  VendorName   "NVIDIA Corporation"
  BoardName   "GeForce Go 6200"
EndSection

Section "Device"
  Identifier   "Videocard1"
  Driver     "nvidia"
  VendorName   "NVIDIA Corporation"
  BoardName   "GeForce Go 6200"
  BusID     "PCI:1:0:0"
  Screen     1
EndSection

Section "Screen"
  Identifier   "Default Screen"
  Device     "Configured Video Device"
  Monitor    "Configured Monitor"
  DefaultDepth  24
EndSection

Section "Screen"

# Removed Option "TwinView" "0"
# Removed Option "metamodes" "DFP: nvidia-auto-select +0+0"
  Identifier   "Screen0"
  Device     "Videocard0"
  Monitor    "Monitor0"
  DefaultDepth  24
  Option     "TwinView" "1"
  Option     "metamodes" "CRT: 1280x1024 +1280+0, DFP: 1280x800 +0+0"
EndSection

Section "Screen"
  Identifier   "Screen1"
  Device     "Videocard1"
  Monitor    "Monitor1"
  DefaultDepth  24
  Option     "TwinView" "0"
  Option     "TwinViewXineramaInfoOrder" "CRT-0"
  Option     "metamodes" "CRT: 1280x1024 +0+0"
EndSection