However, updates today have broken it again.
Even though Xorg.0.log shows that the IgnoreABI setting is being accepted,
[ 4.405] (**) Option "IgnoreABI" "True"
[ 4.405] (**) Ignoring ABI Version
The updates today have caused the nvidia driver not to be loaded.
[ 4.437] ================ WARNING WARNING WARNING WARNING ================
[ 4.437] This server has a video driver ABI version of 8.0 that this
driver does not officially support. Please check http://www.nvidia.com/ for driver updates or downgrade to an X
server with a supported driver ABI.
[ 4.437] =================================================================
[ 4.437] (WW) NVIDIA: The driver will continue to load, but may behave strangely.
[ 4.437] (WW) NVIDIA: This driver was compiled against the X.Org server SDK from git commit 2307ab5bc9365ebbe04568edb7c7620a23689b70 and may not be compatible with the final version of this SDK.
[ 4.437] (WW) NVIDIA: This server has an unsupported input driver ABI version (have 11.0, need < 10.0). The driver will continue to load, but may behave strangely.
[ 4.443] (EE) NVIDIA: Failed to load the NVIDIA kernel module. Please check your
[ 4.443] (EE) NVIDIA: system's kernel log for additional error messages.
[ 4.443] (II) UnloadModule: "nvidia"
[ 4.443] (II) Unloading /usr/lib/xorg/extra-modules/nvidia_drv.so
[ 4.444] (EE) Failed to load module "nvidia" (module-specific error, 0)
[ 4.444] (EE) No drivers available.
I had nvidia working for the past week using the settings as shown in comment 28 above /bugs.launchpad .net/ubuntu/ maverick/ +source/ nvidia- graphics- drivers/ +bug/616023/ comments/ 28
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However, updates today have broken it again.
Even though Xorg.0.log shows that the IgnoreABI setting is being accepted,
[ 4.405] (**) Option "IgnoreABI" "True"
[ 4.405] (**) Ignoring ABI Version
The updates today have caused the nvidia driver not to be loaded.
[ 4.437] ================ WARNING WARNING WARNING WARNING ================ www.nvidia. com/ for driver updates or downgrade to an X ======= ======= ======= ======= ======= ======= ======= ======= == be04568edb7c762 0a23689b70 and may not be compatible with the final version of this SDK. xorg/extra- modules/ nvidia_ drv.so
[ 4.437] This server has a video driver ABI version of 8.0 that this
driver does not officially support. Please check
http://
server with a supported driver ABI.
[ 4.437] =======
[ 4.437] (WW) NVIDIA: The driver will continue to load, but may behave strangely.
[ 4.437] (WW) NVIDIA: This driver was compiled against the X.Org server SDK from git commit 2307ab5bc9365eb
[ 4.437] (WW) NVIDIA: This server has an unsupported input driver ABI version (have 11.0, need < 10.0). The driver will continue to load, but may behave strangely.
[ 4.443] (EE) NVIDIA: Failed to load the NVIDIA kernel module. Please check your
[ 4.443] (EE) NVIDIA: system's kernel log for additional error messages.
[ 4.443] (II) UnloadModule: "nvidia"
[ 4.443] (II) Unloading /usr/lib/
[ 4.444] (EE) Failed to load module "nvidia" (module-specific error, 0)
[ 4.444] (EE) No drivers available.