[pkg-nvidia-devel] Bug#542889: nvidia-kernel-source: kernel panic on amd64 with 185.18.31 drivers, Quadro card

[Daniel Pittman]

Package: nvidia-kernel-source
Version: 185.18.31-1
Severity: grave

After upgrading to the 185.18.31 packages from 185.18.14, X caused a kernel
panic with a NULL pointer dereference.  This seems to be the same problem
discussed here:

    http://www.nvnews.net/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=136959

Downgrading to the earlier version is suggested as fixing the issue, and does
for me, but I figure that others might want to know about this beforehand.

Regards,
        Daniel

-- System Information:
Debian Release: squeeze/sid
  APT prefers unstable
  APT policy: (500, 'unstable'), (101, 'experimental')
Architecture: amd64 (x86_64)

Kernel: Linux 2.6.30-1-amd64 (SMP w/2 CPU cores)
Locale: LANG=en_AU.UTF-8, LC_CTYPE=en_AU.UTF-8 (charmap=UTF-8)
Shell: /bin/sh linked to /bin/dash

Versions of packages nvidia-kernel-source depends on:
ii  debhelper                     7.3.14     helper programs for debian/rules
ii  dpatch                        2.0.31     patch maintenance system for Debia
ii  make                          3.81-6     An utility for Directing compilati
ii  sed                           4.2.1-3    The GNU sed stream editor

Versions of packages nvidia-kernel-source recommends:
ii  devscripts                   2.10.53     scripts to make the life of a Debi
ii  kernel-package               12.019      A utility for building Linux kerne
ii  module-assistant             0.11.1      tool to make module package creati
ii  nvidia-glx                   185.18.14-2 NVIDIA binary Xorg driver

nvidia-kernel-source suggests no packages.

-- no debconf information

-- 
✣ Daniel Pittman            ✉ daniel at rimspace.net            ☎ +61 401 155 707
               ♽ made with 100 percent post-consumer electrons
   Looking for work?  Love Perl?  In Melbourne, Australia?  We are hiring.