Hi guys, I have a solution for you (a painless workaround) nvidia-173 drivers are not compatible with Xorg (ABI to be precise) version released in 12.04. So I stick with 11.10 version of Xorg. I had to make the following changes to backport Xorg:
In /etc/apt/sources.list : deb http://fr.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ oneiric main deb-src http://fr.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ oneiric main In /etc/apt/preferences: Package: xserver-xorg* Pin: release a=oneiric Pin-Priority: 1050 Note related to nvidia-173 on Ubuntu 12.04: I'm using old hardware with nvidia-173 drivers and I don't like the fact "composite" is mandatory to use Unity correctly (very laggy) I had to force composite to switch it "off" to avoid laggy windows by modifying /etc/X11/xorg.conf: Section "Extensions" Option "Composite" "Disable" EndSection -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/948053 Title: nvidia-96 and nvidia-173 uninstallable on Precise To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/nvidia-graphics-drivers-173/+bug/948053/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
