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After update of xserver-xorg NVidia does not workThis morning I updated my Debian "testing". However, after the update of xserver-org from 1:7.1.0-18 to 1:7.2-3 the NVidia no longer works. When starting X with "startx" is says: failed to load module "nvidia" (module does not exist, 0). Any suggestions? -- Bookmark/Search this post with: 
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reinstall Nvidia driver
Are you installing the nvidia driver from the Nvidia-supplied installer? That what I do, and any time X or the kernel is updated, I have to reinstall.
After update of xserver-xorg
You need to rebuild the NVidia drivers each time you update X.org. Make sure you have the latest from NVidia; they often have to make small tweaks as X or the Linux kernel evolves.
After update of xserver-xorg (solved)
I send a bug report (see: http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=428731) and within minutes I got a work around!
What one has to do (as 'root') is:
# cd /usr/lib/xorg/modules/drivers
# gcc -shared -o nvidia_drv.so nvidia_drv.o
Then you can install 'nvidia' in xorg.conf and restart X. It really works!!
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Eeltje de Vries
After update of xserver-xorg (solved)
What a horrible bug - why isn't 'nvidia_drv.o' already archived to '.so'?
nivida issue
Hi Eeltje.
I have the identical problem & OS. Your instructions don't work for me. I wonder if you can re-post more detail and perhaps the source of the fix?
Thanks,
ChrisW.
nivida issue
I found some problems due to the reorganization of files as Debian attempts to eliminate legacy XF86 directories and move to the x.org structure. In my case I still have NVidia driver version 1.0-9746. I created symlinks to the nvidia and glx drivers at /usr/X11R6/lib/modules/{drivers,extensions} in the x.org directories /usr/lib/xorg/modules/{drivers,extensions}.
In principle I should be able to achieve the same effect by altering the 'install' directories using the 'expert' mode of the NVidia installer, but since I don't have time to think carefully about what's going on and what's being installed, I just used the symlink trick - there is less chance of me doing serious damage to my system (or accidentally copying files where they don't belong) that way.
nvidia driver and xorg 7.2
Hi,
I had the same problem recently: after upgrading to Xorg 7.2 (I use Debian lenny and Nvidia GeForce4 MX 4000) nvidia driver was not recognised by xorg anymore (module nvidia doesn't exist). So to resolve this problem I just followed the instructions given by the official NVidia-Installer.run file: I installed the development files of xserver-xorg:
# apt-get install xserver-xorg-dev
Now everything works fine.
Rabegosa