nvidia driver version not matching (solved)

smcsw2000 · 2008-10-05 00:41:06

I just did a pacman -Syu and now I have a video problem and cannot find what to do in the wiki.
Error: API mismatch: the NVIDIA kernel module has version 173.14.09,
but this NVIDIA driver component has version 173.14.12. Please make
sure that the kernel module and all NVIDIA driver components
have the same version.
Since I did not do anything but upgrade the system. could it be that the upgrade used a new driver and I need to reinstall an older driver?

Last edited by smcsw2000 (2008-10-05 23:38:20)

Mr.Elendig · 2008-10-05 00:44:19

Exit X then do this:

modprobe -r nvidia
pacman -Sy nvidia nvidia-utils
modprobe nvidia

Then you can try to start X again.

Edit: If you just had a kernel update too, then reboot the system too.

Last edited by Mr.Elendig (2008-10-05 00:45:08)

Trevorofmolino · 2008-10-05 16:05:16

using my sons computer . but I am smcsw2000. I did a modprobe nvidia and got
FATAL: could not load /lib/modules/2.6.25-ARCH/modules.dep :no such file or directory
so I tried to restart and I get respawning too fast and it goes to terminal. When I try startx i get
Error: API mismatch: the NVIDIA kernel module has version 173.14.09,
but this NVIDIA driver component has version 173.14.12. Please make
sure that the kernel module and all NVIDIA driver components
have the same version.
so now I cant use the computer for anything till I get this fixed.

Berseker · 2008-10-05 16:26:09

you've only to exit X by stopping GDM/KDM then

# pacman -Sy nvidia nvidia-utils
# modprobe nvidia

like Mr Elendig said, and then restart GDM/KDM.
The problem should be gone then.

skottish · 2008-10-05 16:31:47

/lib/modules/2.6.25-ARCH/modules.dep

Kernel 2.6.25 is long gone in Arch. For some reason your nVidia driver is looking for the wrong kernel. This hopefully will work (as root):

modprobe -r nvidia
pacman -Rd nvidia nvidia-utils
pacman -Syf nvidia nvidia-utils
modprobe nvidia

Trevorofmolino · 2008-10-05 19:03:03

could not do a modprobe nvidia when tried I get :could not load /lib/modules/2.6.25-ARCH/modules.dep :no such file or directory
but I went and did modprobe -r nvidia then
pacman -Rd nvidia nvidia-utils then
pacman -Syf nvidia nvidia-utils then
modprobe nvidia and got could not load /lib/modules/2.6.25-ARCH/modules.dep :no such file or directory again
so I went to /lib/modules and checked for filesthe only file there is 2.6.26-ARCH
I think 2.6.26-ARCH did not finish updating ? and that is why it is still going back to 2.6.25 (maybe)
rebooted and went to wmaker tried startx and get /usr/bin/startx line 159 cannot create temp file for here document:no space left on device
/usr/bin/startx line 177 cannot create temp file for here document:no space left on device
usr/bin/startx line 171 cannot create temp file for here document:no space left on device

Mr.Elendig · 2008-10-05 22:06:52

It seems like you got 2 problems:
1. Your / is full.
2. You have updated (atleast partly) your kernel, but not rebooted.

What you need to do is to clear some space (-Scc will help) and then do a -Syu again, and then reboot.

smcsw2000 · 2008-10-05 23:37:57

Thanks, did the -Scc and then -Syu and rebooted now its working. Why did the / get full?

Mr.Elendig · 2008-10-06 14:28:18

Because you have put to mutch stuff on it, obviously. Eg by doing lots of updated, but never cleaning your cache with pacman -Sc or -Scc.
Or by not having a seperate /home and filling your disc with user data, or by simply having a too small / compared to the ammount of applications you have installed.

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