Ubuntu
restricted-manager package

indicates that a reboot is required even after an xorg restart

Bug #97402 reported by Sebastien Bacher on 2007-03-28

This bug report is a duplicate of: Bug #102468: restricted-manager shows all unused OSS modules as "needs computer restart". Edit Remove

Affects		Status	Importance	Assigned to	Milestone
	restricted-manager (Ubuntu)	Confirmed	Low	Unassigned

Bug Description

Binary package hint: restricted-manager

* run restricted-manager
* activate the ati closed source driver
* restart xorg
* open the interface again

The status column indicates than a reboot is require which is not correct

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Martin Pitt (pitti) wrote on 2007-03-28:

Root cause is that we test the kernel module, but we actually want to test the running X driver. If only I would know how to detect that.

Changed in restricted-manager:
importance:	Undecided → Low
status:	Unconfirmed → Confirmed

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Jo-Erlend Schinstad (joerlend.schinstad-deactivatedaccount) wrote on 2007-08-27:

This problem persists in gutsy tribe 5; I booted into a live session on my brothers pc. He has a nvidia vga, and I was told that in order to use the desktop effects, it was necessary to use the restricted driver. I agreed and enabled it, and I was told that the computer had to be restarted. If that was true, it wouldn't be possible to use the desktop effects in a live session. I tried restarting X, and everything was fine, except the reboot required message and icon. I don't know if there is anything to gain from a reboot, but if not, another message should be displayed: "A restart of the window system is required".