[ATrpms-users] (nvidia-kmdl) API mismatch: the client has the version 100.14.11 ...

[Axel Thimm]

On Sat, Aug 25, 2007 at 11:12:27AM -0400, Harry Orenstein wrote:
> I have seen this problem mentioned before but I don't think I have seen a 
> resolution that would work for me.  I get the messages similar to the 
> following on boot:
> 
> NVRM: API mismatch: the client has the version 100.14.11, but
> NVRM: this kernel module has the version 100.14.09.  Please
> NVRM: make sure that this kernel module and all NVIDIA driver
> NVRM: components have the same version.
> 
> since I upgraded to nvidia-kmdl version 100.14.09 and then 100.14.11.  If I 
> set runlevel 3 and start X after boot I don't get the message and it seems 
> that the versions match correctly.
> 
> What I *think* is happening is that rhgb is loading the wrong nvidia module 
> version and then when X starts I get the mismatch.  I cannot see a way to 
> force rhgb to load a specific version.  If I remove the rpm for 100.14.09 I 
> get a conflict with a different version of nvidia (I have several nvidia-kmdl 
> rpm versions loaded).  I have used nvidia-graphics-switch to select the 
> correct version, rebooted and my modprobe.conf has the alias for 100.14.11.
> 
> Other than removing all other nvidia-kmdl versions, any suggestions?

Try loading the proper module before X starts, e.g. in
/etc/sysconfig/modules/nvidia.modules
modprobe nvidia-100_14_11

Does that help?
-- 
Axel.Thimm at ATrpms.net
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