problems installing nvidia-kernel-common

[michael <linux@networkingnewsletter.org.uk>]

When I attempt to 
	sudo apt-get install nvidia-kernel-common 
I get several errors (head of which):
        Selecting previously deselected package nvidia-kernel-common.
        Unpacking nvidia-kernel-common
        (from .../nvidia-kernel-common_1.0.7174-1_all.deb) ...
        Setting up module-assistant (0.9sarge1) ...
        Setting up nvidia-kernel-common (1.0.7174-1) ...
        depmod: *** Unresolved symbols
        in /lib/modules/2.4.27-1-686-smp/updates/alsa/snd-azx.o
        depmod: *** Unresolved symbols
        in /lib/modules/2.4.27-1-686-smp/updates/alsa/snd-gus-lib.o
        depmod: *** Unresolved symbols
        in /lib/modules/2.4.27-1-686-smp/updates/alsa/snd-hwdep.o

Any ideas why or whether this matters?

Ta, Michael