Maverick Alpha3 +nvidia-96 +updates

[John Vivirito]

On 08/13/2010 01:53 AM, Robert Hooker wrote:
> 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.
>
Robert what do you mean it font get fixed till right before release? 
that is 2 months away

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