[Ubuntu-x-swat] [Bug 576648] Re: package nvidia-* failed to install/upgrade: nvidia-* kernel module failed to build (Unable to determine the target kernel version.)

2012-05-17 Thread Phil M
As another workaround that seems to suffice (no serious stability testing, yet), and allows use of the newer kernels, one can pull packages from the x-updates PPA: https://launchpad.net/~ubuntu-x-swat/+archive/x-updates -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu-X, w

[Ubuntu-x-swat] [Bug 576648] Re: package nvidia-* failed to install/upgrade: nvidia-* kernel module failed to build (Unable to determine the target kernel version.)

2012-05-17 Thread Phil M
Is there any technical barrier to uploading the patched version of nvidia-current in Lucid updates or backports? I could really benefit from having working Nvidia drivers on the 3.0 kernel, as I run a large lab full of workstations used by researchers, whose work is easier on the newer kernel. I'd

[Ubuntu-x-swat] [Bug 659205] Re: [fglrx] fails to detect correct resolution with non-multiple of 64 virtual desktop area

2010-12-23 Thread Phil M
I'm seeing similar behavior on a desktop with a Radeon HD 4870. However, the 'multiples of 64' bit seems to be a red herring. I have a pair of 1920x1080 displays, and when I set "Virtual 3840 1080", the maximum detected resolutions are 1440x900 and 1400x1050. If I set "Virtual 3840 1088" (multiple