Works for me too on a clean install: $ sudo lshw -C display [sudo] password for ml1: *-display description: VGA compatible controller product: NV28 [GeForce4 Ti 4200 Go AGP 8x] vendor: NVIDIA Corporation physical id: 0 bus info: pci@0000:01:00.0 version: a1 width: 32 bits clock: 66MHz capabilities: pm agp agp-3.0 vga_controller bus_master vga_palette cap_list rom configuration: driver=nvidia latency=248 maxlatency=1 mingnt=5 resources: irq:11 memory:fc000000-fcffffff memory:f0000000-f3ffffff memory:fd000000-fd01ffff
$ jockey-text -l xorg:nvidia_96 - NVIDIA accelerated graphics driver (Proprietary, Enabled, In use) $ apt-cache policy nvidia-96 nvidia-96: Installed: 96.43.23-0ubuntu0.1 Candidate: 96.43.23-0ubuntu0.1 Version table: *** 96.43.23-0ubuntu0.1 0 100 /var/lib/dpkg/status 96.43.20-0ubuntu6 0 500 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ precise/restricted i386 Packages $ /usr/lib/nux/unity_support_test -p OpenGL vendor string: NVIDIA Corporation OpenGL renderer string: GeForce4 4200 Go/AGP/SSE2 OpenGL version string: 1.5.8 NVIDIA 96.43.23 Not software rendered: yes Not blacklisted: yes GLX fbconfig: yes GLX texture from pixmap: yes GL npot or rect textures: yes GL vertex program: yes GL fragment program: no GL vertex buffer object: yes GL framebuffer object: no GL version is 1.4+: yes Unity 3D supported: no $ glxgears Running synchronized to the vertical refresh. The framerate should be approximately the same as the monitor refresh rate. 13663 frames in 5.0 seconds = 2732.545 FPS -- 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-173 and nvidia-96 uninstallable on Precise To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/nvidia-drivers-ubuntu/+bug/948053/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs