1 files changed, 12 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/backup.c b/backup.c
index 465cf05..081bb27 100644
--- a/backup.c
+++ b/backup.c
@@ -49,6 +49,8 @@
 #define BACKUP_DIRECTORY "/var/lib/nvidia"
 #define BACKUP_LOG       (BACKUP_DIRECTORY "/log")
 
+#define RMMOD_MODULE_NAME "nvidia"
+
 /*
  * XXX when uninstalling should we remove directories that were
  * created by our installation?
@@ -117,7 +119,6 @@ typedef struct {
 } BackupInfo;
 
 
-
 static BackupInfo *read_backup_log_file(Options *op);
 
 static void free_backup_info(BackupInfo *b);
@@ -500,7 +501,7 @@ static int do_uninstall(Options *op)
     BackupLogEntry *e;
     BackupInfo *b;
     int i, len, ok;
-    char *tmpstr;
+    char *tmpstr, *cmd;
     float percent;
 
     static const char existing_installation_is_borked[] = 
@@ -658,6 +659,15 @@ static int do_uninstall(Options *op)
         /* XXX what to do if this fails?... nothing */
     }
 
+    /*
+     * attempt to unload the kernel module, but don't abort if this fails: the
+     * kernel may not have been configured with support for module unloading
+     * (Linux 2.6) or the user might have unloaded it themselves.
+     */
+    cmd = nvstrcat(op->utils[RMMOD], " ", RMMOD_MODULE_NAME, NULL);
+    run_command(op, cmd, NULL, FALSE, 0, TRUE);
+    nvfree(cmd);
+
     run_distro_hook(op, "post-uninstall");
 
     free_backup_info(b);