nvidia-settings X display configuration window doesn't work on nvidia-173 and nvidia-96
Bug #539196 reported by
Robert Hooker
This bug affects 85 people
Affects | Status | Importance | Assigned to | Milestone | |
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nvidia-settings-updates (Ubuntu) |
Fix Released
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High
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Unassigned | ||
Lucid |
Fix Released
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High
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Alberto Milone |
Bug Description
Binary package hint: nvidia-settings
nvidia-settings from newer upstream driver releases are not fully backwards compatable with older drivers. Attempting to view the X Display Configuration panel in nvidia-settings from 195 for instance under the 173 or 96 series drivers gives an error like so:
Unable to load X Server Display Configuration page:
Failed to query NoScanout for screen 0.
This is due to the property not existing on the older drivers. Perhaps it would be a good idea to package seperate nvidia-
Related branches
Changed in nvidia-settings (Ubuntu): | |
assignee: | nobody → Alberto Milone (albertomilone) |
Changed in nvidia-settings (Ubuntu): | |
status: | New → Confirmed |
importance: | Undecided → Medium |
tags: | added: lucid |
Changed in nvidia-settings (Ubuntu): | |
importance: | Medium → High |
Changed in nvidia-settings (Ubuntu Lucid): | |
status: | Confirmed → In Progress |
Changed in nvidia-settings (Ubuntu Lucid): | |
status: | Fix Committed → Fix Released |
status: | Fix Released → Fix Committed |
affects: | nvidia-settings (Ubuntu) → nvidia-settings-updates (Ubuntu) |
Changed in nvidia-settings-updates (Ubuntu): | |
assignee: | Alberto Milone (albertomilone) → Bruce Fogel (f-bruce-x) |
assignee: | Bruce Fogel (f-bruce-x) → nobody |
tags: | added: oneiric |
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I've uploaded a fix. This will be available after the beta freeze.