Ubuntu 12.10 Not Booting On Nvidia GPU

Bug #1060917 reported by sladner84
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This bug affects 1 person
Affects Status Importance Assigned to Milestone
xserver-xorg-video-nouveau (Ubuntu)
Fix Released
Undecided
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Bug Description

I am not able to install or test Ubuntu 12.10. with Nvidia Geforce 9400GT graphics card
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.proc.driver.nvidia.gpus.0: Error: [Errno 21] Is a directory: '/proc/driver/nvidia/gpus/0'
.proc.driver.nvidia.registry: Binary: ""
.proc.driver.nvidia.version:
 NVRM version: NVIDIA UNIX x86_64 Kernel Module 304.48 Sun Sep 9 20:22:27 PDT 2012
 GCC version: gcc version 4.6.3 (Ubuntu/Linaro 4.6.3-1ubuntu5)
.proc.driver.nvidia.warnings.fbdev:
 Your system is not currently configured to drive a VGA console
 on the primary VGA device. The NVIDIA Linux graphics driver
 requires the use of a text-mode VGA console. Use of other console
 drivers including, but not limited to, vesafb, may result in
 corruption and stability problems, and is not supported.
.tmp.unity.support.test.0:

ApportVersion: 2.0.1-0ubuntu13
Architecture: amd64
CompizPlugins: [core,composite,opengl,compiztoolbox,decor,vpswitch,snap,mousepoll,resize,place,move,wall,grid,regex,imgpng,session,gnomecompat,animation,fade,unitymtgrabhandles,workarounds,scale,expo,ezoom,unityshell]
CompositorRunning: compiz
DistUpgraded: Fresh install
DistroCodename: precise
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 12.04
DistroVariant: ubuntu
ExtraDebuggingInterest: Yes, if not too technical
GraphicsCard:
 NVIDIA Corporation G96 [GeForce 9400 GT] [10de:0641] (rev a1) (prog-if 00 [VGA controller])
   Subsystem: XFX Pine Group Inc. Device [1682:4009]
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 12.04 LTS "Precise Pangolin" - Release amd64 (20120425)
JockeyStatus:
 xorg:nvidia_173 - NVIDIA accelerated graphics driver (Proprietary, Disabled, Not in use)
 xorg:nvidia_173_updates - NVIDIA accelerated graphics driver (post-release updates) (Proprietary, Disabled, Not in use)
 xorg:nvidia_current - NVIDIA accelerated graphics driver (Proprietary, Disabled, Not in use)
 xorg:nvidia_current_updates - NVIDIA accelerated graphics driver (post-release updates) (Proprietary, Disabled, Not in use)
 xorg:nvidia_experimental_304 - NVIDIA accelerated graphics driver (**experimental** beta) (Proprietary, Enabled, In use)
MachineType: HP Pavilion 06 D5468AT-ABA ALONPAV
NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia
Package: xserver-xorg-video-nouveau 1:0.0.16+git20111201+b5534a1-1build2
PackageArchitecture: amd64
ProcEnviron:
 TERM=xterm
 PATH=(custom, no user)
 LANG=en_US.UTF-8
 SHELL=/bin/bash
ProcKernelCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-3.2.0-32-generic root=UUID=72e06a4f-b54a-4d4c-8c08-d1cee768f2e8 ro quiet splash vt.handoff=7
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.2.0-32.51-generic 3.2.30
Tags: precise running-unity ubuntu referred-by-support compiz-0.9
Uname: Linux 3.2.0-32-generic x86_64
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)
UserGroups: adm cdrom dip lpadmin mythtv plugdev sambashare sudo
XorgConf:
 Section "Device"
  Identifier "Default Device"
  Option "NoLogo" "True"
 EndSection
dmi.bios.date: 06/11/2007
dmi.bios.vendor: Phoenix Technologies, LTD
dmi.bios.version: 5.12
dmi.board.name: Nettle2
dmi.board.vendor: ECS
dmi.board.version: 1.0
dmi.chassis.type: 3
dmi.chassis.vendor: Hewlett-Packard
dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnPhoenixTechnologies,LTD:bvr5.12:bd06/11/2007:svnHPPavilion06:pnD5468AT-ABAALONPAV:pvr1331211RE101EXPLO0:rvnECS:rnNettle2:rvr1.0:cvnHewlett-Packard:ct3:cvr:
dmi.product.name: D5468AT-ABA ALONPAV
dmi.product.version: 1331211RE101EXPLO0
dmi.sys.vendor: HP Pavilion 06
version.compiz: compiz 1:0.9.7.8-0ubuntu1.4
version.ia32-libs: ia32-libs 20090808ubuntu36
version.libdrm2: libdrm2 2.4.32-1ubuntu1
version.libgl1-mesa-dri: libgl1-mesa-dri 8.0.4-0ubuntu0.1
version.libgl1-mesa-dri-experimental: libgl1-mesa-dri-experimental N/A
version.libgl1-mesa-glx: libgl1-mesa-glx 8.0.4-0ubuntu0.1
version.nvidia-graphics-drivers: nvidia-graphics-drivers N/A
version.xserver-xorg-core: xserver-xorg-core 2:1.11.4-0ubuntu10.8
version.xserver-xorg-input-evdev: xserver-xorg-input-evdev 1:2.7.0-0ubuntu1.2
version.xserver-xorg-video-ati: xserver-xorg-video-ati 1:6.14.99~git20111219.aacbd629-0ubuntu2
version.xserver-xorg-video-intel: xserver-xorg-video-intel 2:2.17.0-1ubuntu4.1
version.xserver-xorg-video-nouveau: xserver-xorg-video-nouveau 1:0.0.16+git20111201+b5534a1-1build2

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sladner84 (sladner84) wrote : .proc.driver.nvidia.params.txt

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tags: added: apport-collected compiz-0.9 precise referred-by-support running-unity ubuntu
description: updated
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sladner84 (sladner84) wrote : NvidiaBugReportLog.txt

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sladner84 (sladner84) wrote : Xrandr.txt

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sladner84 (sladner84) wrote : nvidia-bug-report.log.gz

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sladner84 (sladner84) wrote : nvidia-settings.txt

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sladner84 (sladner84) wrote : xdpyinfo.txt

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sladner84 (sladner84) wrote :

I know that this info is for Ubuntu 12.04 but maybe there is somthing in there that might say why I am having video card issues with just running 12.10 from a USB drive without installing it to a hdd

Changed in xserver-xorg-video-nouveau (Ubuntu):
status: New → Confirmed
sladner84 (sladner84)
Changed in xserver-xorg-video-nouveau (Ubuntu):
status: Confirmed → New
status: New → Invalid
status: Invalid → New
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Launchpad Janitor (janitor) wrote :

Status changed to 'Confirmed' because the bug affects multiple users.

Changed in xserver-xorg-video-nouveau (Ubuntu):
status: New → Confirmed
sladner84 (sladner84)
Changed in xserver-xorg-video-nouveau (Ubuntu):
status: Confirmed → Fix Released
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