[Bug 496363] Re: Installing nvidia kills xorg on non-nvidia systems, or makes display upside down

[Alkis Georgopoulos]

Added "LTSP" to the affected projects, because it's very common there
(nvidia drivers on the LTSP server, and e.g. intel-based clients), even
though it can't be fixed in that project.

** Also affects: ltsp (Ubuntu)
   Importance: Undecided
       Status: New

** Changed in: ltsp (Ubuntu)
       Status: New => Invalid

** Changed in: ltsp (Ubuntu Lucid)
       Status: New => Invalid

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Title:
  Installing nvidia kills xorg on non-nvidia systems, or makes display
  upside down

Status in “ltsp” package in Ubuntu:
  Invalid
Status in “nvidia-graphics-drivers” package in Ubuntu:
  Triaged
Status in “ltsp” source package in Lucid:
  Invalid
Status in “nvidia-graphics-drivers” source package in Lucid:
  Won't Fix

Bug description:
  On a system where i was moving hard drives from one machine to
  another, I noticed that the second machine would not boot successfully
  because the first had an nvidia driver which was loaded for it's
  operation.

  This presents a problem, because if the nvidia package could be
  accidentally installed, then people could end up with non working
  systems.

  Removing /etc/X11/xorg.conf fixed the problem.

  For more info and ways to work around this problem, see:
  https://wiki.ubuntu.com/X/Troubleshooting/NvidiaDriverSwitching

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