A debdiff between the packages shows the difference is mainly a version upgrade from 304.131 to 304.132.
And it seems a lot of people are experiencing problems with version 304.132, cf https://devtalk.nvidia.com/search/more/sitecommentsearch/304.132/ A specific thread retained my attention: https://devtalk.nvidia.com/default/topic/968892/linux/geforce-7300le- with-304-132-glxinfo-fails-now-with-quot-x-error-of-failed-request- badvalue-quot-/ -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu-X, which is subscribed to nvidia-graphics-drivers-304 in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1639180 Title: no login possible after update to nvidia 304.132 To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/nvidia-graphics-drivers-304/+bug/1639180/+subscriptions _______________________________________________ Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~ubuntu-x-swat Post to : ubuntu-x-swat@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~ubuntu-x-swat More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp