Maverick Alpha3 +nvidia-96 +updates

[Robert Hooker]

On Thu, Aug 12, 2010 at 10:15 PM, NoOp <glgxg at sbcglobal.net> wrote:
> On 08/12/2010 03:18 AM, Dmitrijs Ledkovs wrote:
>> https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/ubuntu-devel-announce/2010-August/000744.html
>
> Right... and 2:1.8.99.905-1ubuntu would be included in that? Or would it
> primarily be the difference between the updates inlcuded in
> 2:1.8.99.905-1ubuntu from 2:1.8.1.902-0ubuntu2 that broke the nvidia-96
> package?
> https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/xorg-server/2:1.8.99.905-1ubuntu1
>
> I'm trying to sort out if it's worth responding on this bug report:
> <https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/nvidia-graphics-drivers/+bug/616023>
> [nVidia card : X won't start since 1.9 update, no screens found]
> which seems to point to nVidia 256.x drivers (mine are nvidia-96), or
> file a new report under xserver-xorg:
> https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/xorg-server
>
> I'm trying to avoid uncessary noise on launchpad by trying to pin down
> the actual breakage & report on the proper package, so any advise
> regarding that will be appreciated.
> ...
>
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On Thu, Aug 12, 2010 at 10:15 PM, NoOp <glgxg at sbcglobal.net> wrote:
> On 08/12/2010 03:18 AM, Dmitrijs Ledkovs wrote:
>> https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/ubuntu-devel-announce/2010-August/000744.html
>
> Right... and 2:1.8.99.905-1ubuntu would be included in that? Or would it
> primarily be the difference between the updates inlcuded in
> 2:1.8.99.905-1ubuntu from 2:1.8.1.902-0ubuntu2 that broke the nvidia-96
> package?
> https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/xorg-server/2:1.8.99.905-1ubuntu1
>
> I'm trying to sort out if it's worth responding on this bug report:
> <https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/nvidia-graphics-drivers/+bug/616023>
> [nVidia card : X won't start since 1.9 update, no screens found]
> which seems to point to nVidia 256.x drivers (mine are nvidia-96), or
> file a new report under xserver-xorg:
> https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/xorg-server
>
> I'm trying to avoid uncessary noise on launchpad by trying to pin down
> the actual breakage & report on the proper package, so any advise
> regarding that will be appreciated.
> ...
>
>
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You are going to have to use nouveau for now, the proprietary
nvidia-96 and nvidia-173 drivers do not work with xserver 1.9 and most
likely will not until right before release. 256.44 that is in
ppa:ubuntu-x-swat/x-updates does work for the GPU's it supports with
IgnoreABI added to the serverflags section in your xorg.conf but the
older releases don't. If you want accelerated 3D (for compiz) with
nouveau you can install the libgl1-mesa-dri-experimental package if
you are using the mesa 7.8 that is in maverick.

http://www.nvnews.net/vbulletin/forumdisplay.php?f=14 is the proper
place to report the problem, we can't do anything about it with the
binary drivers.