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On 12 August 2010 04:43, NoOp <gl...@sbcglobal.net> wrote: > Loaded up Maverick Alpha3 a simple test 32bit machine (Intel Motherboard > 1Ghz/348Mb) with an nVidia NV25GL [Quadro4 900 XGL] card. All working > well; get notification for a driver is available (nvidia-96), install > the driver via jockey, reboot, got to > System|Preferences|Appearance|Visual Effects|click 'Extra' & compiz > works (well for a change) with wobbly windows & all. Packages installed are: > > $ apt-cache policy xserver-xorg > xserver-xorg: > Installed: 1:7.5+6ubuntu2 > Candidate: 1:7.5+6ubuntu3 > Version table: > 1:7.5+6ubuntu3 0 > 500 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ maverick/main i386 Packages > *** 1:7.5+6ubuntu2 0 > 100 /var/lib/dpkg/status > $ apt-cache policy xserver-xorg-core > xserver-xorg-core: > Installed: 2:1.8.1.902-0ubuntu2 > Candidate: 2:1.8.99.905-1ubuntu1 > Version table: > 2:1.8.99.905-1ubuntu1 0 > 500 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ maverick/main i386 Packages > *** 2:1.8.1.902-0ubuntu2 0 > 100 /var/lib/dpkg/status > $ apt-cache policy nvidia-96 > nvidia-96: > Installed: 96.43.18-0ubuntu1 > Candidate: 96.43.18-0ubuntu1 > Version table: > *** 96.43.18-0ubuntu1 0 > 500 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ maverick/restricted > i386 Packages > 100 /var/lib/dpkg/status > > Then the trouble begins... do an update and that installs 1.8.99.905: > https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/xorg-server/2:1.8.99.905-1ubuntu1 > And that breaks everything. Reboot & system stalls at plymouth splash > screen. Booting into single user mode (Recovery) gets me to a terminal > mode, but startx, gdm et all do not work. > I can purge nvidia-96 and get the gdm login back. I can even purge > nouveau and reinstall nvidia-96 and get the gdm login back; but I can't > enable the nvidia drivers as 'sudo nvidia-xconfig' creates an > /etc/X11/xorg.conf that does not work. > > So I reinstall 10.10 Alpha3 and get nvidia-96 working again (including > fading & wobbly windows). This time I 'force version' of xserver-common > and xserver-xorg-core to 1.8.1.902 via Synaptic. I purposely leave > xserver-xorg available for update & reboot as update-manager keeps > crashing & interestingly enough shows a download size of 1Kb for 256 > selected updates... So I pin the packages via dpkg: > > $ sudo -s > # echo xserver-common hold | dpkg --set-selections > # echo xserver-xorg-core hold | dpkg --set-selections > # exit > $ sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get upgrade > > Update the system again & reboot: nvidia-96 and compiz are still working > fine. So my suspicion is that 2:1.8.99.905-1ubuntu1 is the primary > issue. Unfortunately, pinning to the 1.8.1.902 version seems to cause > holding back 43 other packages: > > The following packages have been kept back: > gbrainy gir1.0-freedesktop gir1.0-glib-2.0 python-gobject > python-gobject-cairo xserver-common xserver-xorg xserver-xorg-core > xserver-xorg-input-evdev xserver-xorg-input-mouse > xserver-xorg-input-synaptics xserver-xorg-input-vmmouse > xserver-xorg-input-wacom xserver-xorg-video-apm xserver-xorg-video-ark > xserver-xorg-video-ati xserver-xorg-video-chips xserver-xorg-video-cirrus > xserver-xorg-video-fbdev xserver-xorg-video-i128 xserver-xorg-video-i740 > xserver-xorg-video-intel xserver-xorg-video-mach64 xserver-xorg-video-mga > xserver-xorg-video-neomagic xserver-xorg-video-nouveau > xserver-xorg-video-nv > xserver-xorg-video-openchrome xserver-xorg-video-r128 > xserver-xorg-video-radeon xserver-xorg-video-rendition > xserver-xorg-video-s3 > xserver-xorg-video-s3virge xserver-xorg-video-savage > xserver-xorg-video-siliconmotion xserver-xorg-video-sis > xserver-xorg-video-sisusb xserver-xorg-video-tdfx > xserver-xorg-video-trident > xserver-xorg-video-tseng xserver-xorg-video-vesa xserver-xorg-video-vmware > xserver-xorg-video-voodoo > 0 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 0 to remove and 43 not upgraded. > > Before I wander off to launchpad land to file a bug, can anyone else > verify the same issue with nvidia-96 and/or offer suggestions as to how > to resolve with the updated xserver packages? > > > > > > > -- > Ubuntu-devel-discuss mailing list > Ubuntu-devel-discuss@lists.ubuntu.com > Modify settings or unsubscribe at: > https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-devel-discuss > -- Ubuntu-devel-discuss mailing list Ubuntu-devel-discuss@lists.ubuntu.com Modify settings or unsubscribe at: https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-devel-discuss
