Just added the required output for the error generated after installing 'nvidia-173' driver package from the ubuntu repositories and launching nvidia-settings.
** Description changed: After activating nvidia-173 video driver present in Ubuntu repositories, Ubuntu installs a different version of 'nvidia-settings' which is incompatible with nvidia-173 video driver. Nvidia-settings for nvidia-173 video driver is supposed to be the same version with the video driver, namely 173.xx.xx version, but instead it is always some other version, either 'nvidia-settings-304' or nvidia- settings-331 version. I managed to find a solution to link nvidia-173 video driver to its original 'nvidia-settings' version after downloading a .deb package which includes 'nvidia-settings' version 173.14.39, the same version with the latest driver for nvidia-173 package in Ubuntu 14.04. Dowload link for the 32bit 'nvidia-settings' version 173.14.39 is here: http://pkgs.org/debian-wheezy/debian-backports-contrib-i386/nvidia- settings-legacy-173xx_173.14.39-1~bpo70+1_i386.deb.html Dowload link for the 64bit 'nvidia-settings' version 173.14.39 is here: http://pkgs.org/debian-wheezy/debian-backports-contrib-amd64/nvidia- settings-legacy-173xx_173.14.39-1~bpo70+1_amd64.deb.html To fix the problem, I simply removed the incompatible 'nvidia-settings' version 304 or 331 which also removed the screen-resolution-extra package. And next, I extracted and copied the new nvidia-settings files from the .deb archive to /usr/lib/nvidia-173, and also added a new entry in /usr/share/applications for the new 'nvidia-settings' version 173.14.39: - - [Desktop Entry] - Version=1.0 - Type=Application - Exec=/usr/lib/nvidia-173/nvidia-settings - Terminal=false - Categories=HardwareSettings;System;Settings; - Icon=/usr/share/icons/nvidia-settings-legacy-173xx.png - Name=NVIDIA X Server Settings - Comment=Configure NVIDIA X Server Settings + [Desktop Entry] + Version=1.0 + Type=Application + Exec=/usr/lib/nvidia-173/nvidia-settings + Terminal=false + Categories=HardwareSettings;System;Settings; + Icon=/usr/share/icons/nvidia-settings-legacy-173xx.png + Name=NVIDIA X Server Settings + Comment=Configure NVIDIA X Server Settings It works as it is supposed to in Ubuntu 14.04 32bit, and it should also work for Ubuntu 13.10 or Ubuntu 12.04 LTS 32bit. Never tested this solution for a 64bit release of Ubuntu. + + + Next is a list of images showing the output for 'nvidia-setings' that comes together with 'nvidia-173' package, and one last image showing the output for my tweaked 'nvidia-settings' I had to use to be able to change resolution, monitor frequency and other settings that are needed after installing a video driver. + + 1. Driver installation: + + [IMG]http://i59.tinypic.com/2v2zimv.jpg[/IMG] + + + 2. Nvidia-Settings output after restart: + + + [IMG]http://i59.tinypic.com/16azaxf.jpg[/IMG] + + + 3. Reason why nvidia-settings won't work with nvidia-173 driver (it used + nvidia-settings version 331 instead of version 173): + + [IMG]http://i62.tinypic.com/2qssa4y.jpg[/IMG] + + + 4. A tweaked and working 'nvidia-settings' tool, thanks to Debian developers who provided me with the 173 version for nvidia-settings which is compatible with 'nvidia-173' driver: + + + [IMG]http://i58.tinypic.com/14v0ahl.jpg[/IMG] -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1313504 Title: Nvidia-173 video driver package comes with incompatible nvidia- settings version To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/nvidia-settings/+bug/1313504/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list [email protected] https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
