[Ubuntu-x-swat] [Bug 1063969] Re: NVIDIA does not work with framebuffer drivers

2013-06-02 Thread John Clark
I saw the following in the release notes for version 319.17 of the NVIDIA driver (http://www.nvidia.com/object/linux-display- amd64-319.17-driver.html): "* Added initial support for restoration of efifb consoles on UEFI systems where the primary display is driven over VGA or TMDS (e.g. DVI, HDMI,

[Ubuntu-x-swat] [Bug 1063969] Re: No Plymouth Splash on Latitude E6420

2012-10-23 Thread John Clark
Note that the warning in comment #8 also applies to the method described in comment #9 because it uses the uvesafb module. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu-X, which is subscribed to nvidia-graphics-drivers in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1063969

[Ubuntu-x-swat] [Bug 1063969] Re: No Plymouth Splash on Latitude E6420

2012-10-22 Thread John Clark
If you choose to use the workaround in comment #7, the Nvidia driver will yell at you in the kernel log, too: NVRM: Your system is not currently configured to drive a VGA console NVRM: on the primary VGA device. The NVIDIA Linux graphics driver NVRM: requires the use of a text-mode VGA console. Us

[Ubuntu-x-swat] [Bug 1063969] Re: No Plymouth Splash on Latitude E6420

2012-10-22 Thread John Clark
I was able to restore the splash screen: * Edit /usr/share/nvidia-current/nvidia-current.grub-gfxpayload and comment out the line that blacklists all Nvidia graphics cards * sudo update-grub-gfxpayload * sudo update-grub WARNING: You may experience graphics memory corruption, system crashes, han

[Ubuntu-x-swat] [Bug 482741] Re: package fglrx-kernel-source (not installed) failed to install/upgrade: Unterprozess installiertes pre-removal-Skript mit Signal (Interrupt) get?tet

2009-11-14 Thread John Clark
** Attachment added: "BootDmesg.txt" http://launchpadlibrarian.net/35693119/BootDmesg.txt ** Attachment added: "CurrentDmesg.txt" http://launchpadlibrarian.net/35693122/CurrentDmesg.txt ** Attachment added: "Dmesg.txt" http://launchpadlibrarian.net/35693123/Dmesg.txt ** Attachment adde

[Ubuntu-x-swat] [Bug 482741] [NEW] package fglrx-kernel-source (not installed) failed to install/upgrade: Unterprozess installiertes pre-removal-Skript mit Signal (Interrupt) get?tet

2009-11-14 Thread John Clark
Public bug reported: packet does not exist.. ProblemType: Package AptOrdering: fglrx-amdcccle: Purge xorg-driver-fglrx: Purge fglrx-kernel-source: Purge fglrx-modaliases: Purge Architecture: amd64 Date: Sat Nov 14 16:31:44 2009 DistroRelease: Ubuntu 9.10 ErrorMessage: Unterprozess installiert