VideoDriverDetection
Missing kernel module on boot
This section examines a class of bugs where boot either fails or fallsback to a non-nvidia driver due to the nvidia.ko module being missing. There are a number of root causes for why nvidia.ko can end up missing, but they tend to have seemingly identical symptoms.
Bug |
Description |
Status in Karmic |
Status in Lucid |
Notes |
nvidia.ko fails to build on -rt kernel prior to -0ubuntu9 |
RESOLVED |
RESOLVED |
Fixed pre-release by patch in -nvidia 185.18.36-0ubuntu9 |
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nvidia.ko fails to build on -rt kernel with -0ubuntu9 |
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Waiting for make.log |
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Obsolete lrm-video still present gives "-Q is invalid option" |
Low importance |
High importance |
Occurs when upgrading directly from Hardy to Karmic |
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nvidia.ko fails to build if "patch" not installed |
RESOLVED |
RESOLVED |
Fixed pre-release by change in -nvidia 185.18.36-0ubuntu8 |
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nvidia.ko fails to build(?) |
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User having some trouble locating make.log; problem unclear |
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DKMS build can fail, but package upgrade will still be marked successful |
High importance |
High importance |
Race condition in upgrade handling with DKMS? |
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nvidia.ko built against 2.6.28, not 2.6.31 |
High importance |
High importance |
Simply rerunning dpkg-reconfigure solved it, so probably a DKMS race condition, maybe a dupe of 438398. |
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nvidia.ko fails to build on -pae kernel |
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"Kernel headers for 2.6.31-14-generic-pae are not installed." |
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nvidia.ko fails to build(?) |
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Waiting for make.log |