Brian, this bug (X won't start since 1.9 update, no screens found) has been fixed and the fix has been released. I can confirm nvidia-current_256.53 fixes this bug.
The performance issue is another bug and that one is dealt elsewhere, see the bug #629910 -- nVidia card : X won't start since 1.9 update, no screens found https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/616023 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu-X, which is subscribed to nvidia-graphics-drivers in ubuntu. _______________________________________________ Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~ubuntu-x-swat Post to : ubuntu-x-swat@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~ubuntu-x-swat More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp