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I am using Ubuntu 10.04 (64 bit), and at this point in time i am
experiencing this issue with the "nvidia" drivers every time there is a
kernel update. Mind you, i am using the lucid nvidia-current package, as
oppose the the installer from Nvidia's website.

A kernel update from 2.6.32-25-generic to 2.6.32-26-generic was just
released, and i did so. Upon reboot, poof, no GUI.

---From Xorg.1.log
(EE) NVIDIA: Failed to load the NVIDIA kernel module. Please check your
(EE) NVIDIA:     system's kernel log for additional error messages.
(II) UnloadModule: "nvidia"
(II) Unloading /usr/lib/xorg/extra-modules/nvidia_drv.so
(EE) Failed to load module "nvidia" (module-specific error, 0)
(EE) No drivers available.

Fatal server error:
no screens found

Please consult the The X.Org Foundation support at http://wiki.x.org for help. 
Please also check the log file at "/var/log/Xorg.1.log" for additional information.

ddxSigGiveUp: Closing log

I get th above error, and the prompt follows, about reconfiguring this
and that and the other, is absolutely useless at this point.

When the kernel update is installed, it's corresponding headers are not
being installed at the same time. So there fore upon reboot dkms fails
to rebuild the module and X fails.

>From /var/log/messages
Nov 24 11:01:00 ptah dkms_autoinstaller: nvidia-current (195.36.24): Installing module on kernel 2.6.32-26-generic.
Nov 24 11:01:00 ptah dkms_autoinstaller:   Kernel headers for 2.6.32-26-generic are not installed.  Cannot install this module.
Nov 24 11:01:00 ptah dkms_autoinstaller:   Try installing linux-headers-2.6.32-26-generic or equivalent.

I have to go to the command line and manually install the headers, in my
case the linux-headers-2.6.32-26-generic package, as oppose to the
linux-headers-2.6.32-26 package. Then re-install the nvidia-current
package, which rebuilds the nvidia module for the current kernel.

Nov 24 23:48:23 ptah dkms_autoinstaller: nvidia-current (195.36.24):
Installing module on kernel 2.6.32-26-generic


On another note:
What makes this worst also, is that if you are using Network Manager to manage you network connections, you would also not have any network access. It seems that for it to automatically work, you have to be  logged into gnome.

It is sad to have to be still doing this at this point in time, and i
assume a new user would be totally clueless.

On debian (lenny), kernel updates keeps the same name and or does
something to avoid this kind of issue with the 'nvidia' driver.

Don't know if this was fixed for maverick, if so, then what is the point
of using an LTS desktop. The 6 month update cycle keeps breaking
hardware compatibility.

Is there some kind of procedure to avoid this that i am unaware of.

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kernel updates ALWAYS breaks video drivers
https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/577566
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