Error: API mismatch: the NVIDIA kernel module has version 295.40, but this NVIDIA driver ...

现象：更新Ubuntu到12.04以后，图像化界面出不来了。(Error: API mismatch: the NVIDIA kernel module has version 295.40, but this NVIDIA driver component has version 295.49. Please make sure that the kernel and all NVIDIA driver components has the same version.)

解决方法：卸载显卡驱动，重新安装。

1.sudo apt-get purge nvidia*  卸载现在的驱动

2.sudo apt-get install nvidia-current-updates-dev

3.reboot

Looks like you didn't uninstall your previous driver version. This can happen because nvidia-current-dev is of version 295.40 and nvidia-current-updates-dev is of version 295.49 as reported. 

If you've installed the nVidia driver from Ubuntu's Additional Drivers dialogue

, try  sudo apt-get purge nvidia*  then try reinstalling by  sudo apt-get install nvidia-current-updates-dev  then reboot. 

If you have used the .run file from nVidia's website

then go to a console by pressing  Alt + Ctrl + F1  and then run  nvidia-xxx-pkg1.run --uninstall to remove the previous driver components. Now give a reboot and see if that works. If not, then execute sudo echo "blacklist nouveau" >> /etc/modprobe.d/blacklist.conf  so that the default nouveau driver for nVidia chipsets are not loaded instead of proprietary one. Finally install packaged binary drivers by  sudo apt-get install nvidia-current-updates-dev .

http://askubuntu.com/questions/145195/nvidia-driver-problem-after-updating-to-12-04