Hi,
I had exactly the same problem you discrube here with a Ubuntu
Feisty 32bit system, and also struggled to find a proper solution.
In the end i worked around the problem by creating a startup script
that runs before x starts to remove the loaded nvidia module, and
insert the new (correct) module. Searching through the filesystem for
the incorrect module version turned up nothing.
Maybe something like this will work for you as well? (Although its a
bit messy!).
Paul.
Quoting Roger Searle <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>:
Hi, I have a Gutsy AMD64 install, and found the default driver to be
unstable (random lockups needing hard power cycling). So I installed
the latest driver from the nvidia site (100.14.19). The installation
routine appears to go without issue, and I can run startx. On next
reboot, I only get a command line login, startx is unsuccessful, and
need to reinstall the driver again before startx would run. Weirdness
is as follows: I discovered that actually I don't really have to
install the driver, I only need to begin the process! One of the early
screens in the installation says "there appears to already be a driver
installed on your system (version: 100.14.19)" (this is the same
version I'm installing) and asks if you want to proceed. Choosing No
(essentially cancelling the installation of the driver) is enough to
now be able to start X. In fact, all that needs to be done to go from
an unsuccessful "startx" to a successful "startx" is running the
installation command and cancelling the install at the first
opportunity. It's like KDE can't quite remember the driver is
installed and needs a little reminder . . .
I'm having no luck googling and hoping for some pointers on where to go
/ look?
Other possibly relevant info - on attempting to run startx I have got:
Error: API mismatch: this NVIDIA driver component has version
100.14.19, but the NVIDIA kernel module's version does not match.
Please make sure all NVIDIA driver components have the same version.
Looking in Adept I see that nvidia-glx-new, nvidia-kernel-common and
nvidia-new-kernel-source packages are installed. Cheers,
Roger
