Kernel Update Screwed NVIDIA Now What?

[dplentini]

I just ran the latest kernel update today, using sudo install dist-upgrade.

When I rebooted the following message appeared:

Following Error Was Encountered. You May Need to Update Your Configuration to Solve:

(EE) Failed to load module "type 1" (module does not exist, 0)


(EE) Failed to load module "freetype" (module does not exist, 0)

(EE) NVIDIA(0): Failed to initialize NVIDIA kernel, please see the systems' kernel log for additional error messages and consult NVIDIA Reademe

****ABORTING****

Screen(s) found, but non hvae usable configuration.

What gives? How can I get my lovely KDE back?

[dibl]

Re: Kernel Update Screwed NVIDIA Now What?

How can I get my lovely KDE back?

The same way you installed the driver in the first place should work again, on the new kernel. It is normal and expected that a new kernel will not have the proprietary driver module installed, until you install it.

[dplentini]

Re: Kernel Update Screwed NVIDIA Now What?

I tried that but no joy. I downloaded the latest NVIDIA driver installer and ran the installation, but I get the same error message. Is there some way to edit the config. file to fix this?

[dibl]

Re: Kernel Update Screwed NVIDIA Now What?

Here's the detailed "how-to":

http://kubuntuforums.net/forums/inde...4892#msg164892

[dplentini]

Re: Kernel Update Screwed NVIDIA Now What?

Here's the detailed "how-to":

http://kubuntuforums.net/forums/inde...4892#msg164892

Thanks, but it still won't work: I get the same error. I noticed during the installation that I got the following message three times:

Unable to open /usr/lib/nvidia/libglx.so.xserver-xorg-core

Does this mean anything?

[dibl]

Re: Kernel Update Screwed NVIDIA Now What?

Read down this thread:

http://kubuntuforums.net/forums/inde...pic=3100807.15


You need to go up to the filesystem root "/" and run the

sudo rm -rf nvidia*

command from there.

[dplentini]

Re: Kernel Update Screwed NVIDIA Now What?

Read down this thread:

http://kubuntuforums.net/forums/inde...pic=3100807.15


You need to go up to the filesystem root "/" and run the

sudo rm -rf nvidia*

command from there.

I tried that and there is no change. I realized that I am not connected to the Internet; so the step of installing the linux headers doesn't happen. Could that be a problem, and, if so, then how can I connect using the console?

[dibl]

Re: Kernel Update Screwed NVIDIA Now What?

Well, yah that could be a big problem, depending on how long you haven't been connected, and what all you have done while not connected.

The question of network connectivity is totally unrelated to the video driver question. I guess you need to start a new thread and get the networking fixed first, then get back to installing the video driver. Yes, you absolutely must have the linux-headers and the build-essential packages installed for your running kernel before you will be successful in building and installing a driver module.

[Pajoe]

Re: Kernel Update Screwed NVIDIA Now What?

Check out the beta drivers:

http://www.nvidia.com/object/linux_d...64_180.06.html

I could not find the 190.25 but it uses the same script that will delete your old driver and set up the new driver.

NVIDIA-Linux-x86_64-180.06-pkg2.run

sudo sh ./NVIDIA-Linux-x86_64-180.06-pkg2.run


It has worked every time with my system. I am now using the 190.25 Beta but not sure where that is located at www.nvidia.com


keep the file you download as you may need to run it every time you update the kernel