video driver

[pete]

i cant seem to get a video driver to load

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 13.10
Package: xorg 1:7.7+1ubuntu6
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.11.0-17.31-generic 3.11.10.3
Uname: Linux 3.11.0-17-generic i686
.tmp.unity.support.test.0:

ApportVersion: 2.12.5-0ubuntu2.2
Architecture: i386
CompizPlugins: No value set for `/apps/compiz-1/general/screen0/options/active_plugins'
CompositorRunning: compiz
CompositorUnredirectDriverBlacklist: '(nouveau|Intel).*Mesa 8.0'
CompositorUnredirectFSW: true
Date: Sun Feb 9 19:41:40 2014
DistUpgraded: 2013-10-31 10:06:17,994 DEBUG enabling apt cron job
DistroCodename: saucy
DistroVariant: ubuntu
DkmsStatus:
 nvidia-304, 304.88, 3.11.0-13-generic, i686: installed
 nvidia-304, 304.88, 3.11.0-14-generic, i686: installed
 nvidia-304, 304.88, 3.11.0-15-generic, i686: installed
 nvidia-304, 304.88, 3.11.0-17-generic, i686: installed
ExtraDebuggingInterest: I just need to know a workaround
GraphicsCard:
 Intel Corporation 82G33/G31 Express Integrated Graphics Controller [8086:29c2] (rev 02) (prog-if 00 [VGA controller])
   Subsystem: Dell Device [1028:0238]
InstallationDate: Installed on 2013-06-26 (227 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 13.04 "Raring Ringtail" - Release i386 (20130424)
MarkForUpload: True
ProcEnviron:
 LANGUAGE=en_GB:en
 PATH=(custom, no user)
 LANG=en_GB.UTF-8
 SHELL=/bin/bash
ProcKernelCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-3.11.0-17-generic root=UUID=e72f995f-0341-47a9-9695-b927a0c74fbb ro drm.debug=0xe plymouth:debug
SourcePackage: xorg
UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to saucy on 2013-10-31 (101 days ago)
dmi.bios.date: 09/20/2008
dmi.bios.vendor: Dell Inc.
dmi.bios.version: 1.0.16
dmi.board.name: 0CU409
dmi.board.vendor: Dell Inc.
dmi.chassis.type: 3
dmi.chassis.vendor: Dell Inc.
dmi.chassis.version: OEM
dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnDellInc.:bvr1.0.16:bd09/20/2008:svnDellInc.:pnVostro200:pvr:rvnDellInc.:rn0CU409:rvr:cvnDellInc.:ct3:cvrOEM:
dmi.product.name: Vostro 200
dmi.sys.vendor: Dell Inc.
version.compiz: compiz 1:0.9.10+13.10.20131011-0ubuntu1
version.libdrm2: libdrm2 2.4.52+git1401311830.128e74~gd~s
version.libgl1-mesa-dri: libgl1-mesa-dri 10.2~git1402090730.356aff~gd~s
version.libgl1-mesa-dri-experimental: libgl1-mesa-dri-experimental N/A
version.libgl1-mesa-glx: libgl1-mesa-glx 10.2~git1402090730.356aff~gd~s
version.xserver-xorg-core: xserver-xorg-core 2:1.14.5-1ubuntu2~saucy1
version.xserver-xorg-input-evdev: xserver-xorg-input-evdev 1:2.7.3-0ubuntu3.1
version.xserver-xorg-video-ati: xserver-xorg-video-ati 1:7.3+git1401241930.8de6f7~gd~s
version.xserver-xorg-video-intel: xserver-xorg-video-intel 2:2.99.909+git1402061930.823382~gd~s
version.xserver-xorg-video-nouveau: xserver-xorg-video-nouveau 1:1.0.10+git1311070905.480f09~gd~s
xserver.bootTime: Sun Feb 9 19:33:09 2014
xserver.configfile: default
xserver.devices:
 input Power Button KEYBOARD, id 6
 input Power Button KEYBOARD, id 7
 input G-Tech CHINA USB Wireless Mouse & KeyBoard V1.01 KEYBOARD, id 8
 input G-Tech CHINA USB Wireless Mouse & KeyBoard V1.01 KEYBOARD, id 9
xserver.errors:

xserver.logfile: /var/log/Xorg.0.log
xserver.outputs:
 product id 22114
 vendor GSM
xserver.version: 2:1.14.5-1ubuntu2~saucy1

[Daniel Letzeisen (dtl131)]

Be more specific. The Xorg log does not show any issues (other than the fact that you're using a third-party driver from oibaf's PPA that isn't supported by a bug report on this site...).

We have instructions on debugging some types of problems at https://wiki.ubuntu.com/X/Debugging
At a minimum, we need:
1. the specific steps or actions you took that caused you to encounter the problem,
2. the behavior you expected, and
3. the behavior you actually encountered (in as much detail as possible).

Thanks!

[pete (peterhall347)]

1 updated to 13.10 and removed graphic card after problems developing .
2 i used the intel graphics installer for linux to load drivers and expected them to load .
3 run system test and expected to see the driver working ..instead i get this message "graphics/driver_version FAILED ERROR: No video driver loaded! Possibly in failsafe mode! "

also checked in software updater and no drivers listed to choose from .

yes i rebooted the machine .

[Daniel Letzeisen (dtl131)]

You still have nvidia proprietary drivers installed. Try removing them:
nvidia-304, 304.88, 3.11.0-13-generic, i686: installed
 nvidia-304, 304.88, 3.11.0-14-generic, i686: installed
 nvidia-304, 304.88, 3.11.0-15-generic, i686: installed
 nvidia-304, 304.88, 3.11.0-17-generic, i686: installed

[pete (peterhall347)]

could you please explain how ?
i know some commands but not that one ..
cheers
pete

[Daniel Letzeisen (dtl131)]

sudo apt-get purge nvidia*

[pete (peterhall347)]

dpkg: warning: while removing nvidia-173, directory '/usr/lib/nvidia-173/tls' not empty so not removed

so i run ...apt-get autoremove

what next ?

[Daniel Letzeisen (dtl131)]

So you had nvidia-173 installed as well??? Sigh...

Converting to a question since you have all kinds of third-party and conflicting drivers installed, and your changes are unsupported by Canonical. Quite frankly, it seems you mucked up the system and it's beyond my personal level of patience to help you straighten it out

Good luck.