maybe here is somebody who want`s to care? from http://packages.ubuntu.com/en/lucid/x11/xserver-xorg-video-nouveau :
>Maintainer: > > Ubuntu MOTU Developers (Mail Archive) > >Please consider filing a bug or asking a question via Launchpad before >contacting the maintainer directly. > Gesendet: Samstag, 29. November 2014 um 21:25 Uhr > Von: "Roland Kletzing" <[email protected]> > An: [email protected], [email protected] > Cc: [email protected] > Betreff: please include important fix for older nvidia gfx card > > apparently there are five open bugtickets related to this - sorry, did not > find them before this mail - and would have reported it there otherwise.... > > https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/xserver-xorg-video-nouveau/+bug/748184 > > > > > > > also see > https://answers.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/xserver-xorg-video-nouveau/+question/254272 > > > > Hi, > > i`m using a ubuntu based distro (mint) and having issues with graphics after > installing it on older PC`s. > > icons or other graphics elements are missing, for example in the file > explorer or in the xfce4 welcome screen > > as i have several older graphics cards, i recognized that the problem only > appeared on older nvidia geforce graphics cards > > i spent two hours digging into this and found, that it`s a known upstream > issue and resolved: > > https://bugs.freedesktop.org/show_bug.cgi?id=51477 > > http://lists.freedesktop.org/archives/nouveau/2014-August/018271.html > > Could you please consider including this tiny but effective fix into current > supported releases, i.e. put that into xf86-video-nouveau ? > > I have taken a look at the source of 1.0.10 and it seems there is no need for > "backporting" this fix, i.e. the fix should also work for 1.0.10 wihout to > much programming effort. > > I think especially all users of older hardware with nvidia geforce and > lighteweight ubuntu based distro like mint xfce, lubunut, xubuntu will be > very happy about this... > > thank you! > > regards > Roland Kletzing > > ps: > if you are not the right persons to talk to , please tell me how to proceed. > i´m somewhat new to ubuntu. > > -- Ubuntu-motu mailing list [email protected] Modify settings or unsubscribe at: https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-motu
