Does not work for me . I have tried it on nvidia-96 .
On Apr 16, 2012 1:01 PM, "suli8" <email address hidden> wrote:

> ok. there is a workaround, to get unity 3d running.
> use the open source drivers nouveau. uninstall all nvidia drivers. install
> nouveau firmware from synaptic.
> then sudo gedit /etc/environment
> and add this line: UNITY_FORCE_START=1
> save, reboot and you should be able to log into unity 3d .
>
> notice it is a workaround, the performance on the nouveau drivers might
> not be good.
> i'm using this, while waiting for the 173 driver or hoping the new drivers
> will support my go 7300.
>
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> https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/948053
>
> Title:
>  nvidia-96 and nvidia-173 uninstallable on Precise
>
> Status in NVIDIA Drivers Ubuntu:
>  New
> Status in “nvidia-graphics-drivers-173” package in Ubuntu:
>  Triaged
> Status in “nvidia-graphics-drivers-173” source package in Precise:
>  Triaged
>
> Bug description:
>  Packages are available from the archive but uninstallable
>
>  # apt-get install nvidia-96 nvidia-173
>  Reading package lists... Done
>  Building dependency tree
>  Reading state information... Done
>  Some packages could not be installed. This may mean that you have
>  requested an impossible situation or if you are using the unstable
>  distribution that some required packages have not yet been created
>  or been moved out of Incoming.
>  The following information may help to resolve the situation:
>
>  The following packages have unmet dependencies:
>   nvidia-173 : Depends: xorg-video-abi-10 but it is not installable
>                Recommends: nvidia-settings but it is not going to be
> installed
>   nvidia-96 : Depends: xorg-video-abi-10 but it is not installable
>               Recommends: nvidia-settings but it is not going to be
> installed
>  E: Unable to correct problems, you have held broken packages.
>
>
>  # apt-cache policy nvidia-96 nvidia-173
>  nvidia-96:
>    Installed: (none)
>    Candidate: 96.43.20-0ubuntu6
>    Version table:
>       96.43.20-0ubuntu6 0
>          500 http://gb.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ precise/restricted
> amd64 Packages
>  nvidia-173:
>    Installed: (none)
>    Candidate: 173.14.30-0ubuntu11
>    Version table:
>       173.14.30-0ubuntu11 0
>          500 http://gb.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ precise/restricted
> amd64 Packages
>
>  ProblemType: Bug
>  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 12.04
>  Package: nvidia-173 (not installed)
>  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.2.0-18.28-generic 3.2.9
>  Uname: Linux 3.2.0-18-generic x86_64
>  .tmp.unity.support.test.0:
>
>  ApportVersion: 1.94-0ubuntu2
>  Architecture: amd64
>  CompizPlugins: No value set for
> `/apps/compiz-1/general/screen0/options/active_plugins'
>  CompositorRunning: compiz
>  Date: Tue Mar  6 14:26:34 2012
>  DistUpgraded: Fresh install
>  DistroCodename: precise
>  DistroVariant: ubuntu
>  DkmsStatus:
>   virtualbox, 4.1.8, 3.2.0-17-generic, x86_64: installed
>   virtualbox, 4.1.8, 3.2.0-18-generic, x86_64: installed
>  GraphicsCard:
>   Intel Corporation Core Processor Integrated Graphics Controller
> [8086:0046] (rev 18) (prog-if 00 [VGA controller])
>     Subsystem: Dell Device [1028:0456]
>  InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 11.10 "Oneiric Ocelot" - Release amd64
> (20111012)
>  Lsusb:
>   Bus 001 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub
>   Bus 002 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub
>   Bus 001 Device 002: ID 8087:0020 Intel Corp. Integrated Rate Matching Hub
>   Bus 002 Device 002: ID 8087:0020 Intel Corp. Integrated Rate Matching Hub
>   Bus 001 Device 004: ID 0c45:641d Microdia 1.3 MPixel Integrated Webcam
>  MachineType: Dell Inc. Inspiron N4010
>  ProcEnviron:
>   TERM=xterm
>   LANG=en_US.utf8
>   SHELL=/bin/bash
>  ProcKernelCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-3.2.0-18-generic
> root=UUID=d8966312-304d-4504-b854-5ec365ce6e20 ro quiet splash vt.handoff=7
>  SourcePackage: nvidia-graphics-drivers-173
>  UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)
>  dmi.bios.date: 01/19/2011
>  dmi.bios.vendor: Dell Inc.
>  dmi.bios.version: A11
>  dmi.board.name: 021CN3
>  dmi.board.vendor: Dell Inc.
>  dmi.board.version: A11
>  dmi.chassis.type: 8
>  dmi.chassis.vendor: Dell Inc.
>  dmi.chassis.version: A11
>  dmi.modalias:
> dmi:bvnDellInc.:bvrA11:bd01/19/2011:svnDellInc.:pnInspironN4010:pvrA11:rvnDellInc.:rn021CN3:rvrA11:cvnDellInc.:ct8:cvrA11:
>  dmi.product.name: Inspiron N4010
>  dmi.product.version: A11
>  dmi.sys.vendor: Dell Inc.
>  version.compiz: compiz 1:0.9.7.0~bzr2995-0ubuntu5
>  version.ia32-libs: ia32-libs N/A
>  version.libdrm2: libdrm2 2.4.30-1ubuntu1
>  version.libgl1-mesa-dri: libgl1-mesa-dri 8.0.1-0ubuntu2
>  version.libgl1-mesa-dri-experimental: libgl1-mesa-dri-experimental N/A
>  version.libgl1-mesa-glx: libgl1-mesa-glx 8.0.1-0ubuntu2
>  version.xserver-xorg-core: xserver-xorg-core 2:1.11.4-0ubuntu4
>  version.xserver-xorg-input-evdev: xserver-xorg-input-evdev
> 1:2.6.99.901+git20120126-0ubuntu2
>  version.xserver-xorg-video-ati: xserver-xorg-video-ati
> 1:6.14.99~git20111219.aacbd629-0ubuntu2
>  version.xserver-xorg-video-intel: xserver-xorg-video-intel
> 2:2.17.0-1ubuntu4
>  version.xserver-xorg-video-nouveau: xserver-xorg-video-nouveau
> 1:0.0.16+git20111201+b5534a1-1build2
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