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Bug 87990 - invalid module format while trying to load nvidia module 6629-r4 for gentoo kernel 2.6.10
Summary: invalid module format while trying to load nvidia module 6629-r4 for gentoo k...
Status: RESOLVED FIXED
Alias: None
Product: Gentoo Linux
Classification: Unclassified
Component: New packages (show other bugs)
Hardware: x86 Linux
: High normal (vote)
Assignee: Gentoo X packagers
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Reported: 2005-04-04 20:01 UTC by George Roberts
Modified: 2005-04-05 19:15 UTC (History)
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Description George Roberts 2005-04-04 20:01:59 UTC 
Tonight I did an emerge -uD world and it downloaded and installed nvidia-kernel 1.0.6629-r4.  Everything compiled and installed correctly.  However when I restarted the computer, I got an error when the nvidia module is suppost to be loaded.  I re-emerged nvidia-glx and also nvidia-kernel.  When I modprobe nvidia, I get the error message "invalid module format".

Reproducible: Always
Steps to Reproduce:
1.from the command line type "modprobe nvidia"
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Actual Results:  
error loading nvidia module, invalid module format
Comment 1 Donnie Berkholz (RETIRED) gentoo-dev 2005-04-05 08:55:44 UTC 
You probably compiled the kernel with a different gcc version than the module. Recompile your kernel.

This usually shows up in dmesg as something about version magic mismatch.
Comment 2 George Roberts 2005-04-05 19:15:13 UTC 
Duh, note to big dummy at the keyboard "ALWAYS recompile kernel after recompiling system with new compiler playtoy thingy".  Sorry guys.