I am having the same problem, and may be able to add some more info. I have the same card as searayman has and need to use the 96xx NVIDIA driver. The xserver crash message that appears on-screen after a boot says that is cannot find the driver in the /lib/modules/2.6.20-15-generic/volatile folder. This does not show up in the xorg logs, just the fact that the Indeed, in the CLI an ls of the directory shows only the the nvidia_new driver:
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 339295 2007-04-18 14:31 ath_hal.ko -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 1481543 2007-04-18 14:31 fcdsl2.ko -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 1534105 2007-04-18 14:31 fcdsl.ko -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 1481233 2007-04-18 14:31 fcdslsl.ko -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 1553362 2007-04-18 14:31 fcdslslusb.ko -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 1554496 2007-04-18 14:31 fcdslusb2.ko -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 1553345 2007-04-18 14:31 fcdslusba.ko -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 1369411 2007-04-18 14:31 fcdslusb.ko -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 1099727 2007-04-18 14:31 fcpci.ko -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 1187314 2007-04-18 14:31 fcusb.ko -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 942396 2007-04-18 14:31 fglrx.ko -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 1234290 2007-04-18 14:31 fxusb.ko -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 8136963 2007-04-18 14:31 nvidia_new.ko So, I reinstalled the restricted modules package with aptitude, and the other 2 drivers appear in the folder: total 33788 -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 339295 2007-04-18 18:37 ath_hal.ko -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 1481543 2007-04-18 18:37 fcdsl2.ko -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 1534105 2007-04-18 18:37 fcdsl.ko -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 1481233 2007-04-18 18:37 fcdslsl.ko -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 1553362 2007-04-18 18:37 fcdslslusb.ko -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 1554496 2007-04-18 18:37 fcdslusb2.ko -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 1553345 2007-04-18 18:37 fcdslusba.ko -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 1369411 2007-04-18 18:37 fcdslusb.ko -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 1099727 2007-04-18 18:37 fcpci.ko -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 1187314 2007-04-18 18:37 fcusb.ko -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 942396 2007-04-18 18:37 fglrx.ko -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 1234290 2007-04-18 18:37 fxusb.ko -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 6035322 2007-04-18 18:37 nvidia.ko -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 4931506 2007-04-18 18:37 nvidia_legacy.ko -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 8136963 2007-04-18 18:37 nvidia_new.ko An /etc/init.d/gdm restart brings up the GUI, with the NVIDIA splash screen (so i know that the prop driver is the one working). However, when I reboot, the other 2 drivers (nvidia.ko and nvidia_legacy.ko) disappear from this folder again, and I have to do this same procedure to get into the GUI. So, this folder is well named since it is volitale :) , but I cannot find what is causing this. -- nvidia drivers wont work after upgrade to feisty https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/106906 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is the bug contact for Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
