X server not starting up after new kernel compilation

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Published on 2012-04-13T22:57:32Z Indexed on 2012/04/13 23:32 UTC
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I have compiled the Kernel on my 64-bit Debian XPS Studio 1340 Dell system.

srikanth@debian:~ - 05:40:52 PM - $ uname -a
Linux debian 2.6.32-5-amd64 #1 SMP Thu Mar 22 17:26:33 UTC 2012 x86_64 GNU/Linux

Kernel version that I have used and compiled from kernel.org is 2.6.35.13

I have nvidia installed on old kernel. I got the old config and I used the same config to compile the new kernel.

Everything went well and I got two debian packages ( image and headers ) which I have installed on my system.

When I select the new kernel on the boot menu and I go into it, the X server is not starting up possibly because I have to "rebuild" ( not sure how to do that ) according to this link: http://www.linuxquestions.org/questions/slackware-14/x-server-not-starting-after-kernel-compilation-605265/

Can you suggest how to do the rebuild on nvidia module so that I can start x ( without seeing any blank screen or error saying nvidia module is missing ) ?

PS: The link that I have used to compile the kernel is https://help.ubuntu.com/community/Kernel/Compile#Alternate_Build_Method:_The_Old-Fashioned_Debian_Way

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