[Bug 1126234] Re: Additional Drivers won't show option to install proper nvidia drivers

[Sergio Benjamim]

Ubuntu Saucy has this problem yet, it did not recognize Nvidia GT 740M
from my Asus R751JB laptop.


Description: Ubuntu Saucy Salamander (development branch)
Release: 13.10
Linux ubuntu 3.11.0-7-generic #14-Ubuntu SMP Mon Sep 16 18:37:27 UTC 2013 x86_64 x86_64 x86_64 GNU/Linux

ubuntu-drivers-common:
  Installed: 1:0.2.83
  Candidate: 1:0.2.83
  Version table:
 *** 1:0.2.83 0
        500 http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ saucy/main amd64 Packages
        100 /var/lib/dpkg/status

software-properties-gtk:
  Installed: 0.92.25
  Candidate: 0.92.26
  Version table:
     0.92.26 0
        500 http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ saucy/main amd64 Packages
 *** 0.92.25 0
        100 /var/lib/dpkg/status


My Hardware:

    description: Notebook
    product: X750JB (ASUS-NotebookSKU)
    vendor: ASUSTeK COMPUTER INC.
    version: 1.0
    serial: D6N0CV496603257
    width: 64 bits
    capabilities: smbios-2.7 dmi-2.7 vsyscall32
    configuration: boot=normal chassis=notebook family=X sku=ASUS-NotebookSKU uuid=80E6E821-2863-E381-3555-AC220B065291
  *-core
       description: Motherboard
       product: X750JB
       vendor: ASUSTeK COMPUTER INC.
       physical id: 0
       version: 1.0
       serial: BSN12345678901234567
       slot: MIDDLE
     *-firmware
          description: BIOS
          vendor: American Megatrends Inc.
          physical id: 0
          version: X750JB.207
          date: 05/24/2013
          size: 64KiB
          capacity: 4032KiB
          capabilities: pci upgrade shadowing cdboot bootselect socketedrom edd int13floppy1200 int13floppy720 int13floppy2880 int5printscreen int9keyboard int14serial int17printer acpi usb biosbootspecification uefi

  *-display UNCLAIMED
       description: 3D controller
       product: GK208M [GeForce GT 740M]
       vendor: NVIDIA Corporation
       physical id: 0
       bus info: pci at 0000:01:00.0
       version: a1
       width: 64 bits
       clock: 33MHz
       capabilities: pm msi pciexpress cap_list
       configuration: latency=0
       resources: memory:f6000000-f6ffffff memory:e0000000-efffffff memory:f0000000-f1ffffff ioport:e000(size=128) memory:f7000000-f707ffff
  *-display
       description: VGA compatible controller
       product: 4th Gen Core Processor Integrated Graphics Controller
       vendor: Intel Corporation
       physical id: 2
       bus info: pci at 0000:00:02.0
       version: 06
       width: 64 bits
       clock: 33MHz
       capabilities: msi pm vga_controller bus_master cap_list rom
       configuration: driver=i915 latency=0
       resources: irq:46 memory:f7400000-f77fffff memory:d0000000-dfffffff ioport:f000(size=64)

** Attachment added: "collected information from ubuntu-bug"
   https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/software-properties/+bug/1126234/+attachment/3829160/+files/ASUS-R751J-with-NVIDIA-Optimus-GT740M

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Title:
  Additional Drivers won't show option to install proper nvidia drivers

Status in “software-properties” package in Ubuntu:
  Confirmed
Status in “ubuntu-drivers-common” package in Ubuntu:
  Confirmed

Bug description:
  Since 12.10 i am unable to install the nvidia drivers via the gui, update-manager settings (Software Sources -> Additional Drivers) will not give me an option to install, just shows an empty list.
  jockey-text returns an empty list aswell
  "jockey-text 
  Additional Drivers
  Searching for available drivers...
  "
  jockey-kde on the other hand shows a list of 6 drivers with the same title.

  lspci|grep VGA shows me:

  01:00.0 VGA compatible controller: NVIDIA Corporation G92 [GeForce
  8800 GT] (rev a2)

  ProblemType: Bug
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 12.10
  Package: update-manager 1:0.174.4
  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.5.0-24.37-generic 3.5.7.4
  Uname: Linux 3.5.0-24-generic x86_64
  ApportVersion: 2.6.1-0ubuntu10
  Architecture: amd64
  Date: Fri Feb 15 14:40:06 2013
  GsettingsChanges:
   b'com.ubuntu.update-manager' b'first-run' b'false'
   b'com.ubuntu.update-manager' b'launch-time' b'1360933283'
   b'com.ubuntu.update-manager' b'show-details' b'true'
   b'com.ubuntu.update-manager' b'window-height' b'484'
   b'com.ubuntu.update-manager' b'window-width' b'937'
  MarkForUpload: True
  PackageArchitecture: all
  SourcePackage: update-manager
  UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

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