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linux-restricted-modules-2.6.24 package

nvidia driver not properly configured by restricted drivers manager

Bug #201968 reported by John B.
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linux-restricted-modules-2.6.24 (Ubuntu)
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Bug Description

Binary package hint: nvidia-glx-new

 cat /etc/lsb-release
DISTRIB_ID=Ubuntu
DISTRIB_RELEASE=8.04
DISTRIB_CODENAME=hardy
DISTRIB_DESCRIPTION="Ubuntu hardy (development branch)"

apt-cache policy nvidia-glx-new
nvidia-glx-new:
  Installed: 169.12+2.6.24.11-12.31
  Candidate: 169.12+2.6.24.11-12.31
  Version table:
 *** 169.12+2.6.24.11-12.31 0
        500 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com hardy/restricted Packages
        100 /var/lib/dpkg/status

In short, I think the package manager, package, or restricted driver manager (whichever is responsible) does not run nvidia-xconfig after installing the nvidia driver.

I just got done installing Hardy from an Alpha 5 disk, and updated everything through the update manager twice to make sure I hadn't lost anything. Then I let the restricted driver manager install the nvidia drivers for my card (it grabbed nvidia-glx-new correctly). Upon reboot, I was stuck in "low graphics mode". It attempted to have me use the "Screen and Graphics" gtk program to fix it, but the nvidia driver was not selectable from there. I installed nvidia-settings, and it told me to run nvidia-xconfig. xorg.conf had "nvidia" in the driver line, but I think it was missing the various modules such as "glx" that are also loaded. Running "nvidia-xconfig", logging out, restarting X from a tty (/etc/init.d/gdm stop / start) corrected the problem.

Did I do something wrong, or should "nvidia-xconfig" be run by the package manager after installing the nvidia drivers?

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Timo Aaltonen (tjaalton) wrote :

Please attach the xorg.conf that you have after enabling the driver.

Changed in linux-restricted-modules-2.6.24:
status: New → Incomplete
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John B. (jbuncher) wrote :

Sure thing. I'm going to attach the xorg that doesn't work, which is the one after installing the driver through the restricted drivers manager, this will be xorg.conf.afternvidia-glx-new. I will also attach (in a subsequent post) the xorg.conf that works, which is obtained after running nvidia-xconfig, named xorg.conf.afterxconfig .

If I can be of any more assistance, please let me know.

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John B. (jbuncher) wrote :

This is the xorg.conf that works.

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Timo Aaltonen (tjaalton) wrote :

Uh, so the working conf is completely different from the broken one. The fault is not in the Defaultdepth, but you have Synaptics on the Serverlayout section (and no corresponding device configured), and that is probably what broke it. Try commenting that out.

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John B. (jbuncher) wrote :

Thanks for pointing that out, commenting out the Synaptics line does indeed let X load, but then I have other issues in gnome with menus and the panel not working properly (probably need to open a new bug report). Using the one generated by nvidia-xconfig works great.

I'm still curious as to how that Synaptics line got in there, as I did not do any manual editing of the xorg.conf file.

Thanks for your time.

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John B. (jbuncher) wrote :

This bug may be closed. I just re-installed from hardy beta, and did not observe this behavior. Everything worked fine, and no "synaptics" stuff showed up in the xorg.conf. I could have sworn I did not do anything to that file when I installed the alpha, but I must have been mistaken.

Sorry for the bad report, and thanks for your time.file:///usr/share/ubuntu-artwork/home/index.html

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John B. (jbuncher) wrote :

....I have no idea what that hyperlink is at the end of my previous message.

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Timo Aaltonen (tjaalton) wrote :

Ok, closing the bug, thanks.

Changed in linux-restricted-modules-2.6.24:
status: Incomplete → Invalid
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Brian Murray (brian-murray) wrote : xorg.conf validation failed

The xorg.conf at http://launchpadlibrarian.net/12767496/xorg.conf.afternvidia-glx-new and attached to this bug is problematic for the following reason:
There cannot be Broken References:
{'Device': {}, 'InputDevice': {'Synaptics Touchpad': None}, 'Screen': {}, 'Monitor': {}, 'ServerLayout': {}}

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