Cannot set .icc profile due to error: We don't have access to the VideoLUT for loading

[Vincas Dargis]

Setting .icc profile for LG 31MU97 in Kubuntu 16.04 amd64 with GeForce GTX 770 (NVIDIA
367.35 ) results in this error:

$ dispwin -v -D1 ~/Desktop/31MU97_Driver/31MU97.icm
Checking XRandR 1.2 VideoLUT access
Display 0 name = ':0.0'
Unable to intern atom 'EDID_DATA'
Failed to get EDID for display
About to open dispwin object on the display
using ucmm for profile installation
new_dispwin: Opened display OK
dispwin_get_ramdac called
Getting gamma using Randr 1.2
XRRGetCrtcGammaSize number of entries 1024 mismatches screen depth 2048 bits
Unable to access VideoLUT
new_dispwin: return successfully
Argyll 'V1.8.3' Build 'Linux 64 bit' System 'Linux #53-Ubuntu SMP Wed
Jul 27 16:06:39 UTC 2016 4.4.0-34-generic x86_64'
Dispwin: Error - We don't have access to the VideoLUT for loading

I've reported issue in argyll mailing list [1], and I was informed that this could be problem with NVIDIA drivers and might fixed with argyll 1.9 version.

Now the question is for maintainers, is it possible that this fix will be backported to 16.04 LTS?

I haven't actually tried 1.9 beta yet though, as it's my friend's computer I don't have immediate access to it. I'll report then this happens.

[1] https://www.freelists.org/post/argyllcms/We-dont-have-access-to-the-VideoLUT-for-loading-with-183

[Launchpad Janitor (janitor)]

Status changed to 'Confirmed' because the bug affects multiple users.

[Tynach (tynach2)]

Why does everyone seem to say it's an nVidia problem? I have this with a Radeon card, seems to have been broken by one of the newer Linux Kernel releases.