at around 4pm UTC/GMT yesterday, Ubuntu made available some security updates (http://www.ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=197181) regarding the kernel, requiring users to upgrade to the latest kernel version, 2.6.15-25 (the installed version is 2.6.15-23).
I upgraded to this version, both in my main installation of Kubuntu and a freshly installed Ubuntu (just installed hours before the security update). I ran into problems that I couldn't solve.
1. In Kubuntu, the X server would not load. I'm using the nvidia driver installed by nvidia-glx. According to the guides, everytime a new kernel is installed/updated, I need to reinstall the nvidia driver, and this requires the installation of linux-restricted-modules. However, I noticed that in Adept, there is no linux-restricted-modules-2.6.15-25, only the older linux-restricted-modules-2.6.15-23. Is this incompatible with the newer kernel (2.6.15-25). X always complains that it can't find the NVIDIA module/driver.
2. In the freshly installed Ubuntu, X loads, but the mouse doesn't move. That's the only problem. It's using the "nv" driver. But I can't find any way to make the mouse move. I could just use the older 2.6.15-23-386 kernel, but my system is AMD, so I want to 2.6.15-23-k7 kernel.
I was wondering anyone else experienced any problems in upgrading the kernel. And if anyone has any ideas what I could do to solve this? This has really been buggy me for the past 12 hours.
I upgraded to this version, both in my main installation of Kubuntu and a freshly installed Ubuntu (just installed hours before the security update). I ran into problems that I couldn't solve.
1. In Kubuntu, the X server would not load. I'm using the nvidia driver installed by nvidia-glx. According to the guides, everytime a new kernel is installed/updated, I need to reinstall the nvidia driver, and this requires the installation of linux-restricted-modules. However, I noticed that in Adept, there is no linux-restricted-modules-2.6.15-25, only the older linux-restricted-modules-2.6.15-23. Is this incompatible with the newer kernel (2.6.15-25). X always complains that it can't find the NVIDIA module/driver.
2. In the freshly installed Ubuntu, X loads, but the mouse doesn't move. That's the only problem. It's using the "nv" driver. But I can't find any way to make the mouse move. I could just use the older 2.6.15-23-386 kernel, but my system is AMD, so I want to 2.6.15-23-k7 kernel.
I was wondering anyone else experienced any problems in upgrading the kernel. And if anyone has any ideas what I could do to solve this? This has really been buggy me for the past 12 hours.
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