ICC profile doesn't get applied when proprietary Nvidia driver is in use

[Mario Vukelic]

New bug opened because this is still happening in Ubuntu 15.04, as recommended in original bug #533961
https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/gnome-color-manager/+bug/533961

Quoting original report:
"Hi dear packagers!

The ICC profile set in gnome-color-manager doesn't get applied at system startup when the proprietary Nvidia driver is in use.

To reproduce this:
Use the Nvidia driver and change nvidia-xserver-settings. For example, force the use of anisotropic filtering. Log out.

As soon as the nvidia-settings tool ist started, the ICC profile is lost.
I guess this the drivers fault, but it could be avoided if the color profile is loaded after the custom Nvidia Xserver settings.

I don't really know if this is bug of the color-manager, Gnome or the Nvidia driver. But it can be avoided.

Many thanks for taking the time to read this report.
I hope it helps.

- Laryllan"

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 15.04
Package: nvidia-340-updates 340.76-0ubuntu2
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.19.0-21.21-generic 3.19.8
Uname: Linux 3.19.0-21-generic x86_64
NonfreeKernelModules: wl nvidia
ApportVersion: 2.17.2-0ubuntu1.1
Architecture: amd64
CurrentDesktop: Unity
Date: Fri Jun 26 20:36:09 2015
EcryptfsInUse: Yes
InstallationDate: Installed on 2012-09-15 (1014 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 12.04.1 LTS "Precise Pangolin" - Release amd64 (20120823.1)
SourcePackage: nvidia-graphics-drivers-340-updates
UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to vivid on 2015-04-26 (61 days ago)

[Mario Vukelic (kreuzsakra)]

I submitted the issue to Nvidia via http://www.nvidia.com/page/support.html
They gave me incident number #150626-000228

[Laryllan (laryllan)]

Thanks for adding a new bug report.

[Mario Vukelic (kreuzsakra)]

I got this answer from Nvidia support:

"We have an open problem report in our system to interact better with ICC color profile management software. Unfortunately there is no schedule for working on this."

[Zaphod Beeblebrox (zaphodbeeblebrox-s)]

My ICC profile was not used, too (Xubuntu 14.04, loading ICC with xcalib in XFCE's autostart options). I realized that the NVIDIA X Server Settings tool is always loaded at startup and resets the display's color. After I deactivated it (removed the mark in Settings Manager - Session and Startup) my ICC profile works.

[ML (0cs935kb517wwmwa7m9428daadkye-m9u2-wz6bkyhu4uqpfausw0ege9b0y33eg)]

On my System (14.04) all works fine with deinstalled nvidia-modprobe...