[Bug 15930] New: Apt-get dist-upgrade Kills NVIDIA driver.

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           Summary: Apt-get dist-upgrade Kills NVIDIA driver.
           Product: Ubuntu
           Version: unspecified
          Platform: Other
        OS/Version: other
            Status: UNCONFIRMED
          Severity: normal
          Priority: P2
         Component: linux
        AssignedTo: ben.collins at ubuntu.com
        ReportedBy: jlacroix82 at gmail.com
         QAContact: kernel-bugs at lists.ubuntu.com


Note: Couldn't find "linux-restricted-modules" in the list but that is the
package that this is pertaining too.

I use a Vanilla kernel from kernel.org that works very well for me. I am using
Breezy, and I apt-get dist-upgrade every day to keep up to date. Every now and
then the dist-upgrade installs a new version of linux-restricted-modules, and
when it does, it kills the Nvidia driver I got from nvidia.com. This driver is
important to me because I play quite a few GLX games. The stock nvidia driver in
universe is not always up to date and doesn't work with a vanilla kernel.
Anyway, I use vanilla kernels because the speed of the OS when using a custom
kernel is a ton faster than the default kernel Breezy came with.

After dist-upgrade'ing and then rebooting, I get the Nvidia logo three times
followed by being dumped to the command line. Then, I uninstall the Nvidia
driver then reinstall it, reboot, and all is well forever until I dist-upgrade
again. I believe the nvidia module in nvidia-restricted-modules is causing a
conflict with the one I am getting from www.nvidia.com. I am using kernel
2.6.13.1 from kernel.org. I don't know if its safe to remove
linux-restricted-modules because it wants to remove other things that look
important, like a package called linux-386. That sounds really important so I
leave it alone.

Also, here's a tip I don't know if anyone suggested this, but it would be cool
during installation to ask what driver to use under the advanced section for
Xorg and have Nvidia be an option there. It would make Ubuntu much greater than
it already is. Just an idea if you haven't already thought of it.

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