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After updates today.
boot fails at graphics manager
X86_64
kernel rc5.
kernel rc4 working
probably mirror update problem.

contents of Xorg.0.log:

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X.Org X Server 1.13.2
Release Date: 2013-01-24
[   203.642] X Protocol Version 11, Revision 0
[   203.642] Build Operating System: Linux_3.4.24-server-3.mga2 Mageia
[   203.642] Current Operating System: Linux Williams 3.8.0-desktop-0.rc5.1.mga3 #1 SMP Sun Jan 27 01:39:28 UTC 2013 x86_64
[   203.642] Kernel command line: BOOT_IMAGE=linux_cauldron root=UUID=32aaa695-c31e-495a-b038-85eacfbcd55c splash=silent nokmsboot acpi=off resume=UUID=1ad37ac4-2e28-46d8-8153-33f60e72c43f vga=788
[   203.642] Build Date: 26 January 2013  10:32:27PM
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[   203.659] (II) LoadModule: "nvidia"
[   203.659] (II) Loading /usr/lib64/xorg/extra-modules/nvidia_drv.so
[   203.660] (II) Module nvidia: vendor="NVIDIA Corporation"
[   203.660]    compiled for 4.0.2, module version = 1.0.0
[   203.660]    Module class: X.Org Video Driver
[   203.667] (EE) NVIDIA: Failed to load the NVIDIA kernel module. Please check your
[   203.667] (EE) NVIDIA:     system's kernel log for additional error messages.
[   203.667] (II) UnloadModule: "nvidia"
[   203.667] (II) Unloading nvidia
[   203.668] (EE) Failed to load module "nvidia" (module-specific error, 0)
[   203.668] (II) v4l driver for Video4Linux
[   203.668] (++) using VT number 2

[   203.677] (WW) Falling back to old probe method for v4l
[   203.679] (EE) No devices detected.
[   203.679]
Fatal server error:
[   203.679] no screens found
[   203.679] (EE)


nvidia-current-kernel-3.8.0-desktop-0.rc5.1.mga3 - nvidia-current driver for kernel-desktop-3.8.0-0.rc5.1.mga3​  is installed

Boot up using kernel rc4 then open the Mageia Control center > Software >Management use the drop boxes at the upper left make sure they are set to all all then do a search for kernel. I'm willing to bet kernel-desktop-devel-latest is not selected but kernel-desktop-latest is. Select the former .. You can also scroll down and select kernel-desktop-devel-3.8.0-0.rc5.1.mga3 as well make syre you select either the i586 or x86-64 depending on what you currently have. Next do a searck for dkms and make sure it's checked, dkms - Dynamic Kernel Module Support Framework​  if it isn't it should auto-select dkms-minimal for installation. install them then reboot you should now boot into the rc5 kernel by default and by installing kernel-desktop-devel-latest and dkms the next round of kernel updates should not break your graphics.

Per suggestion have checked again installed packages.
Already were installed:
kernel-desktop-devel-3.8.0-0.rc5.1.mga3
kernel-desktop-3.8.0-0.rc5.1.mga3
kernel-desktop-devel-latest
kernel-desktop-latest
dkms - Dynamic Kernel Module Support Framework​ 
dkms-minimal - Dynamic Kernel Module Support Framework - minimal package​
dkms-nvidia-current - NVIDIA kernel module for GeForce 8xxx and later cards​
nvidia-current-kernel-3.8.0-desktop-0.rc5.1.mga3
nvidia-current-kernel-desktop-latest
x11-driver-video-nvidia-current

Thanks, but rc5 boot still fails at "reached target Graphical Interface"

At my fresh installation the proprietary nvidia driver was installed and worked nicely.
Then I did updates which included new kernel and nvidia. After reboot it stopped at the step when x server is started. Logging in on tty2 I see that

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modprobe: Error: could not insert 'nvidia_current': no such device

So I guess there's a package missing