nVidia.ko issue with kernel 2.6.27.24-179.2.68

[manuleka]

just ran update lastnight and i got this error message on login, which results in a blank white screen

.......
checking for module nvidia.ko                                                 FAILED
nvidia.ko for kernel 2.6.27.24-170.2.68.fc10.i686 was not found               WARNING
the nvidia driver will not be enabled untill one is found                     WARNING
.......

how do i get into console mode again?

i'm running fedora 10

[trunty]

Boot to 'init 3' and confirm that the nvidia kernel module for the kernel you are using is present. Also, confirm which nvidia rpm's are install currently, 'rpm -qa | grep -i nvidia'. If possible backup your xorg.conf and run the nvidia configuration utility, 'nvidia-xconfig'. After this is completed try rebooting or switching to 'init 5'.

Note: If the nvidia kernel module is not present for the current kernel try booting into a previous kernel and see if that works.

Let us know how it goes!

[manuleka]

booting to previous kernel works fine... but i want to know how i can fix this issue...

im gonna have to stop updating my system everytime there's update available... especially for kernel updates

[trunty]

Did you try the 'nvidia-xconfig' utility under the new kernel? How about confirming that the nvidia modules exist for the new kernel?

[manuleka]

Did you try the 'nvidia-xconfig' utility under the new kernel? How about confirming that the nvidia modules exist for the new kernel?

this is what i get from "rpm -qa | grep -i nvidia"

xorg-x11-drv-nvidia-libs-180.51-1.fc10.i386
kmod-nvidia-180.51-1.fc10.1.i686
xorg-x11-drv0nvidia-180.51-1.fc10.i686
kmod-nvidia-2.6.27.21-170.2.56.fc10.i686-180-51-1.fc10.1.i686

[trunty]

Ok, does the kmod-nvidia package version match the new kernel version? If not try getting it.

[manuleka]

Ok, does the kmod-nvidia package version match the new kernel version? If not try getting it.

doesn't look like it... is there a way of downloading the kmod and run the installation myself? i can't get access online on my fedora machine...

[manuleka]

found kmod-nvidia

RepoView: RPM Fusion (Fedora - nonfree) 10 (i386)

installed it and it's running fine now only problem is, my usb wireless adaptor is having some issues... fedora recognizes it but when i try to connect it wouldn't connect... now i'm back to xp to look for some drivers.. damit