Re: [gentoo-user] problem with Nvidia-drivers-270.41.06

Re: [gentoo-user] problem with Nvidia-drivers-270.41.06

[Volker Armin Hemmann]

On Sunday 05 June 2011 08:01:27 Philip Webb wrote:
> I installed the latest stable Nvidia driver 270.41.06
> & X refuses to start with the message
> 
>   API mismatch: the client has the version 270.41.06,
>   but this kernel module has the version 260.19.36.
>   Please make sure that this kernel module
>   and all NVIDIA driver components have the same version.
> 
> The emerge output told me to 'modprobe -r nvidia' before restarting X,
> but that doesn't seem to have any effect.
> 
> When I remerged 260.19.36 + 'modprobe -r nvidia', all is well again.
> 
> I don't remember running into this error previously.
> I suspect a problem with Openrc.  Does anyone have comments or suggestions ?

a) linux does not point to the src dir of the sources of the kernel you are 
running. Modules gets installed into the wrong directory

b) you did not rmmod'ed the old module

c) you did not restart.

I guess a) is the answer.

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Re: [gentoo-user] problem with Nvidia-drivers-270.41.06

[Philip Webb]

110605 Volker Armin Hemmann wrote:
> On Sunday 05 June 2011 08:01:27 Philip Webb wrote:
>> I installed the latest stable Nvidia driver 270.41.06
>> & X refuses to start with the message
>>   API mismatch: the client has the version 270.41.06,
>>   but this kernel module has the version 260.19.36.
>>   Please make sure that this kernel module
>>   and all NVIDIA driver components have the same version.
>> The emerge output told me to 'modprobe -r nvidia' before restarting X,
>> but that doesn't seem to have any effect.
>> When I remerged 260.19.36 + 'modprobe -r nvidia', all is well again.
> 'linux' does not point to the src dir of the sources of the kernel
> you are running. Modules gets installed into the wrong directory

I'm not sure how red my face sb (smile): that was the answer,
but the cause of the awkward situation was a kernel bug which I reported
& which has still not been responded to by any of the kernel buggers.
To test the bug, I installed the vanilla sources
& had not restored the symlink to my normal Gentoo sources dir.

If only the Universe would unfold in nice straight lines ... 

Thanks for the (indirect) help.

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Re: [gentoo-user] problem with Nvidia-drivers-270.41.06

[Neil Bothwick]

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On Sun, 5 Jun 2011 08:01:27 -0400, Philip Webb wrote:

> I don't remember running into this error previously.
> I suspect a problem with Openrc.

Is OpenRC going to be blamed for everything from system instability to
premature hair loss for the next few months?


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Re: [gentoo-user] problem with Nvidia-drivers-270.41.06

[Adam Carter]

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> Is OpenRC going to be blamed for everything from system instability to
> premature hair loss for the next few months?
>
> You know it will.

Network guy makes change
System guy "You broke the network my application isnt working"
Network guy "I just tried connecting to the service, and its not running,
try starting the application"

Firewall guy makes a change
Network guy "You're blocking access, i cant ping"
Firewall guy "I ran a trace and there is no route. Try adding one"

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