nvidie module not found but is present

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

Hi - trying to follow instructions for nvidia drivers and thought I'd
made it but i get the following which makes no sense to me... all ptrs
welcome


michael@ratty:/etc/X11$ sudo modprobe nvidia
FATAL: Error inserting nvidia
(/lib/modules/2.6.8-3-686-smp/nvidia/nvidia.ko): No such device
michael@ratty:/etc/X11$
file /lib/modules/2.6.8-3-686-smp/nvidia/nvidia.ko
/lib/modules/2.6.8-3-686-smp/nvidia/nvidia.ko: ELF 32-bit LSB
relocatable, Intel 80386, version 1 (SYSV), not stripped
michael@ratty:/etc/X11$


ie the file is there!