Right, you're using edgers, which has a "newer" version of the package.
Did you even install the package from my ppa before testing?
xserver-xorg-video-trident:
Installed: 1:1.3.6+git20120801.3098fe71-0ubuntu0sarvatt
Candidate: 1:1.3.6+git20120801.3098fe71-0ubuntu0sarvatt
Version table:
*** 1:1.3.6+git20120801.3098fe71-0ubuntu0sarvatt 0
500 http://ppa.launchpad.net/xorg-edgers/ppa/ubuntu/ quantal/main i386
Packages
100 /var/lib/dpkg/status
1:1.3.6-0ubuntu1.1 0
500 http://ppa.launchpad.net/tjaalton/ppa/ubuntu/ quantal/main i386
Packages
1:1.3.6-0ubuntu1 0
500 http://gb.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ quantal/main i386 Packages
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https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1044820
Title:
Failed to load module "trident" (loader failed, 7)
Status in “xserver-xorg-video-trident” package in Ubuntu:
Incomplete
Bug description:
Trident driver not loading on boot
Relevant section from xorg.log:
[ 567.004] (II) LoadModule: "trident"
[ 567.006] (II) Loading /usr/lib/xorg/modules/drivers/trident_drv.so
[ 567.099] (EE) Failed to load
/usr/lib/xorg/modules/drivers/trident_drv.so:
/usr/lib/xorg/modules/drivers/trident_drv.so: undefined symbol: TRIDENT_Sync
[ 567.099] (II) UnloadModule: "trident"
[ 567.099] (II) Unloading trident
[ 567.099] (EE) Failed to load module "trident" (loader failed, 7)
Video hardware spec:
Trident Microsystems Cyber 9525 (rev 49) (prog-if 00 [VGA controller])
ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 12.10
Package: xserver-xorg-video-trident 1:1.3.6-0ubuntu1
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.5.0-13.14-generic 3.5.3
Uname: Linux 3.5.0-13-generic i686
ApportVersion: 2.5.1-0ubuntu4
Architecture: i386
Date: Sat Sep 1 20:54:56 2012
InstallationMedia: Lubuntu 12.10 "Quantal Quetzal" - Alpha i386 (20120623)
ProcEnviron:
SHELL=/bin/bash
TERM=linux
PATH=(custom, no user)
LANG=en_GB.UTF-8
LANGUAGE=en_GB:en
SourcePackage: xserver-xorg-video-trident
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)
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