Cannot use the default Ambiance theme when installed nvidia non-free driver.

[Halvor Lyche Strandvoll]

Binary package hint: gdm

I don't know how to explain this issue...

I install Ubuntu, and everything is fine, but when i install the Nvidia driver and reboot, i does not get the Ambiance theme... I get some basic old GNOME theme, i try to switch to Ambiance, but it does not work.

Hope the Ubuntu community can svolve this issue so soon as possible :)

I added attached a screenshot to this report.

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 10.10
Package: gdm 2.30.5-0ubuntu4
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.35-22.35-generic 2.6.35.4
Uname: Linux 2.6.35-22-generic x86_64
NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia
Architecture: amd64
Date: Thu Oct 28 21:38:17 2010
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 10.10 "Maverick Meerkat" - Release amd64 (20101007)
ProcEnviron:
 LANGUAGE=nb_NO:nb:no_NO:no:nn_NO:nn:en
 LANG=nb_NO.utf8
 SHELL=/bin/bash
SourcePackage: gdm

[Halvor Lyche Strandvoll (halvors)]

Tryed reinstall Ubuntu, but it happend again...

Please look at it so quick as possible :)

[Halvor Lyche Strandvoll (halvors)]

I get the Abiance theme on the windows but not panels etc...

[Tuomas Järvensivu (tuomjarv)]

I could actually work around the problem by removing /etc/X11/xorg.conf, restarting, and rerunning 'sudo nvidia-xconfig' after I had installed latest drivers from ppa:ubuntu-x-swat/x-updates.

I've got:

nvidia-current:
  Installed: 270.29-0ubuntu1~maverick~xup2
  Candidate: 270.29-0ubuntu1~maverick~xup2
  Version table:
 *** 270.29-0ubuntu1~maverick~xup2 0
        500 http://ppa.launchpad.net/ubuntu-x-swat/x-updates/ubuntu/ maverick/main amd64 Packages
        100 /var/lib/dpkg/status
     260.19.06-0ubuntu1 0
        500 http://fi.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ maverick/restricted amd64 Packages

nvidia-current-modaliases:
  Installed: 270.29-0ubuntu1~maverick~xup2
  Candidate: 270.29-0ubuntu1~maverick~xup2
  Version table:
 *** 270.29-0ubuntu1~maverick~xup2 0
        500 http://ppa.launchpad.net/ubuntu-x-swat/x-updates/ubuntu/ maverick/main amd64 Packages
        100 /var/lib/dpkg/status
     260.19.06-0ubuntu1 0
        500 http://fi.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ maverick/main amd64 Packages

nvidia-settings:
  Installed: 270.29-0ubuntu1~maverick~xup1
  Candidate: 270.29-0ubuntu1~maverick~xup1
  Version table:
 *** 270.29-0ubuntu1~maverick~xup1 0
        500 http://ppa.launchpad.net/ubuntu-x-swat/x-updates/ubuntu/ maverick/main amd64 Packages
        100 /var/lib/dpkg/status
     260.19.06-0ubuntu1 0
        500 http://fi.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ maverick/main amd64 Packages

OpenGL vendor string: NVIDIA Corporation
OpenGL renderer string: Quadro FX 880M/PCI/SSE2
OpenGL version string: 3.3.0 NVIDIA 270.29