nvidia-glx-legacy is broken with 2.6.12-10-k7 kernel update

Bug #5345 reported by Sitsofe Wheeler
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Affects Status Importance Assigned to Milestone
nvidia-kernel-common (Ubuntu)
Fix Released
Medium
Unassigned

Bug Description

It appears that nvidia-glx-legacy has not been rebuilt with the latest kernel update. This leaves owners of various NVidia cards without accelerated 3D (or a broken X if they do not know how to switch xorg to use nv) unless they continue to use an insecure kernel. I guess this package needs to be updated at the same time that linux-restricted-modules is (that appears to be up to linux-restricted-modules-2.6.12-10-k7 ).

Steps to reproduce:
1. Install a GeForce 1 Pro in a machine.
2. Install Ubuntu.
3. Install nvidia-glx-legacy for the original unupdated kernel. Ensure that X is using the nvidia driver and that glx is accelerated.
4. Apply all security updates.

Expected results:
Updated nvidia-glx-legacy to be installed

Actual results:
A new nvidia-glx-legacy is not installed and the incorrect nvidia binary driver which does not support the GeForce 1 Pro is loaded. X refuses to start after rebooting to the new kernel leaving the user with an error message at the console.

Additional Information:
Might be related to http://bugzilla.ubuntu.com/show_bug.cgi?id=20027

Revision history for this message
Sitsofe Wheeler (sitsofe) wrote :

This problem appears to have been resolved - today I installed a working linux-restricted-modules-2.6.12-10-k7-nvidia-legacy package. How should this bug be closed?

Changed in nvidia-kernel-common:
status: New → Fixed
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