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kernel version 2.6.15-26.47 incompatible with nvidia dirver - X server fails to start

Bug #60454 reported by Erik Karlsson
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Bug Description

Binary package hint: linux-image-2.6.15-26-amd64-generic

When upgrading from version 2.6.15-26.46 to 2.6.15-26.47 of linux-image-2.6.15-26-amd64-generic the X server failed to start.

The reason was that the proprietatry nvidia driver nvidia.ko found in linux-restricted-modules-2.6.15-26-amd64-generic version 2.6.15.11-3
failed to load with the following error messgaes in the kernel log:

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nvidia: disagrees about version of symbol boot_cpu_data
nvidia: Unknown symbol boot_cpu_data
nvidia: disagrees about version of symbol boot_cpu_data
nvidia: Unknown symbol boot_cpu_data
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hugue (hugue) wrote :

This morning when I installed the Kernel Upgrade for version 2.6.15-26.47-k7, I started having exactly the same problem.

There is no way the Nvidia driver will load, and you end up with a blank screen. After doing a "dmesg" appears the same as above:
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nvidia: disagrees about version of symbol boot_cpu_data
nvidia: Unknown symbol boot_cpu_data
nvidia: disagrees about version of symbol boot_cpu_data
nvidia: Unknown symbol boot_cpu_data
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I had to manually change the "/etc/X11/xorg.conf" file, in the section of the driver, from "nvidia" to "nv", to be able to start the X Server.

When I saw this bug i guessed i'm not the only one with this problem, so maybe it's not my fault for a misconfiguration.

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Launchpad Janitor (janitor) wrote : This bug is now reported against the 'linux' package

Beginning with the Hardy Heron 8.04 development cycle, all open Ubuntu kernel bugs need to be reported against the "linux" kernel package. We are automatically migrating this linux-source-2.6.15 kernel bug to the new "linux" package. We appreciate your patience and understanding as we make this transition. Also, if you would be interested in testing the upcoming Intrepid Ibex 8.10 release, it is available at http://www.ubuntu.com/testing . Please let us know your results. Thanks!

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