** Description changed: Binary package hint: gnome-control-center The Bug is repeatable on both x86 + x86_64 Ubuntu 10.04 100% of the time. On a fresh 10.04 install using a Nvidia card, if you try to enable - desktop effects (i.e compiz) via the appearance menu - i.e click - 'normal' you get prompted to install the binary Nvidia driver. + desktop effects (i.e compiz) via the appearance menu before you have + installed the binary Nvidia driver - i.e click 'normal' on the 3d + desktop-effects menu you get prompted to install the binary Nvidia + driver. It installs a nvidia driver this, however after rebooting 3D is so slow it is completely un-usable - the minimise compiz effect moves about 2fps - games are far slower than mesa.... The reason: Is due to the wrong version of the nvidia driver being installed - 173.14.22 - this does not work on my card - Nvidia 8500 However : If I install nvidia driver using 'administration' -> 'Hardware drivers' - then reboot it is fine - i.e it is installs correct version : 195.36. So it is the trigger that installs the driver - by activating compiz (desktop-effects) - that is wrong. This will cause many new users who just happen to install the driver that way to assume that 3D doesn't work on their card. An easy fix would be for the trigger to just go to the standard menu option - 'administration' -> 'Hardware drivers' ProblemType: Bug DistroRelease: Ubuntu 10.04 Package: gnome-control-center 1:2.30.1-0ubuntu1 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.32-22.33-generic 2.6.32.11+drm33.2 Uname: Linux 2.6.32-22-generic x86_64 NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia Architecture: amd64 Date: Wed May 5 21:35:40 2010 ExecutablePath: /usr/bin/gnome-appearance-properties InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 10.04 LTS "Lucid Lynx" - Release amd64 (20100429) ProcEnviron: - LANG=en_GB.utf8 - SHELL=/bin/bash + LANG=en_GB.utf8 + SHELL=/bin/bash SourcePackage: gnome-control-center
** Description changed: Binary package hint: gnome-control-center The Bug is repeatable on both x86 + x86_64 Ubuntu 10.04 100% of the time. On a fresh 10.04 install using a Nvidia card, if you try to enable desktop effects (i.e compiz) via the appearance menu before you have installed the binary Nvidia driver - i.e click 'normal' on the 3d desktop-effects menu you get prompted to install the binary Nvidia driver. It installs a nvidia driver this, however after rebooting 3D is so slow it is completely un-usable - the minimise compiz effect moves about 2fps - games are far slower than mesa.... The reason: Is due to the wrong version of the nvidia driver being installed - 173.14.22 - this does not work on my card - Nvidia 8500 However : If I install nvidia driver using 'administration' -> 'Hardware drivers' - then reboot it is fine - i.e it is installs correct version : - 195.36. + 195.36. If I choose the 'recommended' version So it is the trigger that installs the driver - by activating compiz (desktop-effects) - that is wrong. + An easy fix would be for the trigger to just go to the standard menu + option - 'administration' -> 'Hardware drivers' or for it to install + what the 'Hardware drivers' menu thinks is the 'recommended' version + rather than the top one (173). + This will cause many new users who just happen to install the driver - that way to assume that 3D doesn't work on their card. + that way to assume that 3D doesn't work on their card (and possibly just + give up) - I imagine this will be the case on Nvidia cards of my age + (8500) + - An easy fix would be for the trigger to just go to the standard menu - option - 'administration' -> 'Hardware drivers' ProblemType: Bug DistroRelease: Ubuntu 10.04 Package: gnome-control-center 1:2.30.1-0ubuntu1 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.32-22.33-generic 2.6.32.11+drm33.2 Uname: Linux 2.6.32-22-generic x86_64 NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia Architecture: amd64 Date: Wed May 5 21:35:40 2010 ExecutablePath: /usr/bin/gnome-appearance-properties InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 10.04 LTS "Lucid Lynx" - Release amd64 (20100429) ProcEnviron: LANG=en_GB.utf8 SHELL=/bin/bash SourcePackage: gnome-control-center -- Enabling desktop effects before installing Nvidia driver result in wrong version install - 3D unusable https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/576153 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Desktop Bugs, which is subscribed to gnome-control-center in ubuntu. -- desktop-bugs mailing list desktop-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/desktop-bugs
