New kernel won't boot

[Ric Moore]

On Thu, 2011-03-03 at 12:30 -0500, Frank McCormick wrote: 
> On Thu, 03 Mar 2011 15:48:06 +0000
> Alan Pope <popey at ubuntu.com> wrote:
> 
> > On 3 March 2011 15:17, Frank McCormick <fmccormick at videotron.ca> wrote:
> > >   I took your advice and installed it - it complained that the kernel
> > > source wasn't installed. Does anyone know the proper name for the
> > > source for the current kernel ? And how do I get DKMS to re-run after
> > > it is installed ?
> > >
> > 
> > It shouldn't need the kernel source, just the headers. The DKMS
> > package pulls them in automatically.
> 
>   When I installed it just complained the "kernel source" was 
> not installed.
> 
>   After I found and installed source and headers it compiled the
> wrong module...(193 something something) so I was no further ahead.
> 
> > 
> > You're not using the nVidia driver from nvidia.com are you?
> 
>    I was yes. I guess I should have removed it??
>   Seems to me even with DKMS this is more complicated than
> I'd like :)

It only gets complicated when you move outside the realm of .deb
packages from the repos and use the vendor supplied package. With
Fedora, I had to use the nVidia package. Thankfully, we don't with
Ubuntu. I seem to recall that there is an un-install parameter with the
nVidia supplied package. If so, you'll want to use that to completely
remove it. It uses library directories that are different from the
Ubuntu supplied nVidia package, which can play merry hell with your
installation. 

I haven't had to dink with my nVidia setup in ages, it all gets updated
automagically, with each new kernel. Ric


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..the Sin of Ignorance, and the Sin of Stupidity.
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