** Changed in: nvidia-graphics-drivers-177 (Ubuntu)
Sourcepackagename: linux = nvidia-graphics-drivers-177
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Following new Kernel 2.6.27-3 nvidia driver fails to get load
https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/269513
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Fred: the solution that you suggested is correct. The Nvidia packages
should clean that directory automatically when they are installed or
upgraded.
fate: (currently) driver 96.43.05 doesn't work in Intrepid and it's likely that
this is the reason why the driver didn't work for you. For further
Well yesterday there were multiple folders like you described. But today with
the new updates they were removed and there is now a new hardware-driver
manager. It had only 1 choice for nvidia, so i selected nvidia and hit
install and use.
Then i restarted and after it rebooted the option for
got the same problem... loading it with the hardware-driver manager always
resulted in low grafics mode, loading manuaally works but compiz doesn't like
it it seems :(
i
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Following new Kernel 2.6.27-3 nvidia driver fails to get load
https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/269513
You received this
In your /var/lib/dkms/nvidia/ directory you may find several
subdirectories such as 177.13, 177.67, 177.68 and 177.70 this confuses
dkms and makes it don't know what todo so it decides todo nothing which
makes your graphics not work.
So now we delete the old drivers.
$ cd /var/lib/dkms/nvidia
$
