Kernel update to 2.6.24-23-generic and nvidia module

[Jonas Norlander]

2009/2/9 Gianluca Cerminara <gianluca.cerminara at cern.ch>:
>
> Hi,
>        last kernel update broke my X server. The X session won't start
> reporting the following error:
>
> (EE) NVIDIA(0): Failed to load the NVIDIA kernel module!
> (EE) NVIDIA(0):  *** Aborting ***
> (II) UnloadModule: "nvidia"
> (II) UnloadModule: "wfb"
> (II) UnloadModule: "fb"
> (EE) Screen(s) found, but none have a usable configuration.
>
> Fatal server error:
> no screens found
>
> I can't event modprobe the module by hand. I tried to reinstall
> nvidia-glx-new but nothing changed....
>
> Anybody else experiencing the same?
>
> Thanks,
>        G

Perhaps the module did not got installed right? Have you tried to
reinstall them?

/ Jonas