[Bug 856483] [NEW] current recommended version of NVidia drivers is unstable

[matteo sisti sette]

Public bug reported:

Version 173 of the NVidia drivers is the latest stable usable one. The now "current [recommended]" version shouldn't be recommended at all because it is completely unstable. Every window you close will leave permanent garbage on the screen which will stay on top of new active windows! Random white blobs appear on top of video or moving images. It is a mess. 
It clearly hasn't been tested enough (I don't have any rare or strange combination of hardware nor software and I needed only one minute of normal use to find it completely unusable). It should be still called BETA as it has not improved a bit in stability compared to a few months ago when it was called "beta" (and it had exactly the same issues).

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 10.10
Package: ubuntu-desktop 1.207
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.35-30.59-generic 2.6.35.13
Uname: Linux 2.6.35-30-generic i686
NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia
Architecture: i386
Date: Thu Sep 22 16:54:45 2011
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 10.04 LTS "Lucid Lynx" - Release i386 (20100429)
ProcEnviron:
 PATH=(custom, no user)
 LANG=en_US.utf8
 SHELL=/bin/bash
SourcePackage: ubuntu-meta

** Affects: ubuntu-meta (Ubuntu)
     Importance: Undecided
         Status: New


** Tags: apport-bug i386 maverick

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Title:
  current recommended version of NVidia drivers is unstable

Status in “ubuntu-meta” package in Ubuntu:
  New

Bug description:
  Version 173 of the NVidia drivers is the latest stable usable one. The now "current [recommended]" version shouldn't be recommended at all because it is completely unstable. Every window you close will leave permanent garbage on the screen which will stay on top of new active windows! Random white blobs appear on top of video or moving images. It is a mess. 
  It clearly hasn't been tested enough (I don't have any rare or strange combination of hardware nor software and I needed only one minute of normal use to find it completely unusable). It should be still called BETA as it has not improved a bit in stability compared to a few months ago when it was called "beta" (and it had exactly the same issues).

  ProblemType: Bug
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 10.10
  Package: ubuntu-desktop 1.207
  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.35-30.59-generic 2.6.35.13
  Uname: Linux 2.6.35-30-generic i686
  NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia
  Architecture: i386
  Date: Thu Sep 22 16:54:45 2011
  InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 10.04 LTS "Lucid Lynx" - Release i386 (20100429)
  ProcEnviron:
   PATH=(custom, no user)
   LANG=en_US.utf8
   SHELL=/bin/bash
  SourcePackage: ubuntu-meta

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