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modprobe relies on lrm-video to install proprietary drivers

Bug #149934 reported by Troy James Sobotka
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linux (Ubuntu)
Expired
Wishlist
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Bug Description

Binary package hint: linux-restricted-modules-generic

Summary: If a user must install a custom version of a proprietary video driver, X will bomb as a result of modprobe using lrm-video to install the module. lrm-video is delivered through the restricted-modules package, and as such, will cause conflicting issues with the custom module that is attempting to be installed.

Solution: Comment out /etc/modprobe.d/lrm-video lines with respect to the attempted driver install.

Comment: This makes for an extremely ugly fix when an individual requires legacy or like proprietary modules. Even experienced users have spent much time trying to track down the problems. http://kmandla.wordpress.com/2007/03/25/success-compiling-nvidia-8776-driver-on-feisty-2620-12-386/ had the tip on how to disable the lrm-video. Hopefully the Ubuntu package can find a more graceful way to deal with the proprietary drivers that won't interfere with 3rd party installations.

Tags: kj-expired
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Carl Petersen (cpetersen-mostlysoftware) wrote :

Comment: Also affects people installing the AMD ATI fglrx driver in their new iMacs. Same solution.

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xteejx (xteejx-deactivatedaccount) wrote :

Can you confirm if this has been implemented yet? Marking Wishlist.

Changed in linux-meta (Ubuntu):
importance: Undecided → Wishlist
status: New → Incomplete
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Andy Whitcroft (apw) wrote :

This is not a bug in the linux-meta package, moving to the linux package.

affects: linux-meta (Ubuntu) → linux (Ubuntu)
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mikolajek (mikolaj) wrote :

In my computer nvidia properitaly drivers don't work due to this bug I had found:
I have found bug in /sbin/lrm-video
"modprobe --ignore-install -Qb $@ $XORG
    else
     modprobe --ignore-install -Qb $@ $MODULE"
there is used uppercase'Q' and modprobe doesn't accept it - quiet mode is lowwercase 'q'
I have changed Q to q and now it works:
      modprobe --ignore-install -qb $@ $XORG
    else
      modprobe --ignore-install -qb $@ $MODULE

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Jeremy Foshee (jeremyfoshee) wrote :

This bug report was marked as Incomplete and has not had any updated comments for quite some time. As a result this bug is being closed. Please reopen if this is still an issue in the current Ubuntu release http://www.ubuntu.com/getubuntu/download . Also, please be sure to provide any requested information that may have been missing. To reopen the bug, click on the current status under the Status column and change the status back to "New". Thanks.

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tags: added: kj-expired
Changed in linux (Ubuntu):
status: Incomplete → Expired
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