Bug#288812: kernel-image-2.4.27-1-686: upgrade from v2 to v6 breaks nvidia-kernel-2.4.27-1-686

[Horms <horms@debian.org>]

On Wed, Jan 05, 2005 at 10:03:24PM +0200, Vassilii Khachaturov wrote:
> Package: kernel-image-2.4.27-1-686
> Version: 2.4.27-6
> Severity: normal
> 
> Following an upgrade from 2.4.27-2 to -6,
> the nvidia module from nvidia-kernel-2.4.27-1-686
> stopped being able to be loaded, reporting unresolved symbols
> even to an explicit "modprobe nvidia".
> 
> Forcible downgrade of the kernel back to 2.4.27-2 solved the problem,
> thanks go to those on #debian that told me about the snapshots
> server where I could get the old .deb.
> 
> I have preserved the aptitude log documenting the upgrade, 
> and the XFree86.0.log and kern.log with both sane pre-upgrade
> and failing post-upgrade traces. Unfortunately, I didn't preserve
> the exact unresolved symbols info; but, if needed, can re-create the
> problem and get a log of that as well.
> 
> If any of the above logs or the unresolved symbols log is needed, please
> tell, and I'll be happy to send it as well.

The unresolved sumbols log would be useful,
plus something like lspci that shows what
nvida board you have.

-- 
Horms