Before using Ubuntu 12.04, I was running Xubuntu 11.10. Although, I didn't use Unity, the computer would detect my GPU, load the nvidia driver module, and I was able to use higher resolutions. However, I didn't have the newest version of the kernel because starting around version 3.2.0-15 my computer would freeze during bootup until upgrading to 3.2.0-23 (which came with Ubuntu 12.04).
I just tested the recent mainline build of the kernel (version 3.5-rc7), and I was able to boot into a session, unlike with rc1. However, the GPU still isn't loading and I can only enter a Unity2D session. Also, the boot from battery workaround didn't work with the 3.5 kernel. tag -needs-upstream-testing tag kernel-bug-exists-upstream kernel-bug-exists-upstream-v3.5-rc7-quantal -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1009312 Title: GPU loads unreliably, possible kernel timeout To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux/+bug/1009312/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list [email protected] https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
