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xserver-xorg-video-nv package

nvidia 6600 not supported

Bug #219101 reported by Michael Vogt
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xserver-xorg-video-nv (Ubuntu)
Fix Released
High
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Declined for Jaunty by Brian Murray

Bug Description

Binary package hint: xserver-xorg-video-nv

My nvidia 6600GT with pci id: 10de:00f1 is not in the pci id list of the nv driver. My system comes up with vesa instead.

Tags: iso-testing
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Michael Vogt (mvo) wrote :

Just adding the PCI ID seems to work fine

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Michael Vogt (mvo) wrote :

Hrm, mostly fine, it just crashed on going to the linux terminal and back.

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Michael Vogt (mvo) wrote :
Brian Murray (brian-murray)
Changed in xserver-xorg-video-nv:
importance: Undecided → Medium
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MatthewAPeters (matthewapeters) wrote :

HOW-TO: NVIDIA GeForce 6600GT with twinview in Hardy Heron
http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=780777

Hope it helps!

Bryce Harrington (bryce)
Changed in xserver-xorg-video-nv:
importance: Medium → High
status: New → Triaged
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Marc Kaplan (marc-kaplan) wrote :

Please retest with upgrading to latest Jaunty version. If it fails, please upload copy of latest Xorg.0.log file. If log shows that card is not supported, please refer to Bug 333040 for further instruction.

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Bryce Harrington (bryce) wrote :

Well, we can add the PCI ID at least. For the crash, please file a new bug and capture a full backtrace (see http://wiki.ubuntu.com/X/Backtracing)

Changed in xserver-xorg-video-nv (Ubuntu):
status: Triaged → In Progress
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Launchpad Janitor (janitor) wrote :

This bug was fixed in the package xserver-xorg-video-nv - 1:2.1.13-1ubuntu2

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xserver-xorg-video-nv (1:2.1.13-1ubuntu2) karmic; urgency=low

  * Add 104_geforce_6600gt_9100mg.patch:
    + Support PCI ID for GeForce 6600 GT (LP: #219101)
    + Support PCI ID for GeForce 9100M G (LP: #321613)

 -- Bryce Harrington <email address hidden> Mon, 08 Jun 2009 19:06:05 -0700

Changed in xserver-xorg-video-nv (Ubuntu):
status: In Progress → Fix Released
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