Installed Ubuntu 8.04, installed all updates available. I then installed the Nvidia hardware driver usnig System -> Administration -> Hardware Drivers. I then upgraded to Ubuntu Lucid. After the upgrade completed, the Nvidia hardware driver had been replaced by nouveau driver.
ProblemType: Bug
Architecture: i386
CurrentDmesg:
[ 67.096054] end_request: I/O error, dev fd0, sector 0
[ 67.268052] end_request: I/O error, dev fd0, sector 0
Date: Wed Mar 24 17:09:58 2010
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 10.04
Lsusb:
Bus 004 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub
Bus 003 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub
Bus 002 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub
Bus 001 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub
MachineType: System manufacturer System Product Name
Package: jockey-gtk 0.5.8-0ubuntu2
PackageArchitecture: all
ProcCmdLine: root=UUID=764c6e4b-aa8e-4fa6-92ca-df6d7472cf09 ro quiet splash
ProcEnviron:
LANG=en_US.utf8
SHELL=/bin/bash
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.32-17.26-generic 2.6.32.10+drm33.1
SourcePackage: jockey
Uname: Linux 2.6.32-17-generic i686
dmi.bios.date: 12/20/2005
dmi.bios.vendor: American Megatrends Inc.
dmi.bios.version: 1008.008
dmi.board.name: P4S8X-MX
dmi.board.vendor: ASUSTeK Computer INC.
dmi.board.version: Rev 1.xx
dmi.chassis.asset.tag: Asset-1234567890
dmi.chassis.type: 3
dmi.chassis.vendor: Chassis Manufacture
dmi.chassis.version: Chassis Version
dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnAmericanMegatrendsInc.:bvr1008.008:bd12/20/2005:svnSystemmanufacturer:pnSystemProductName:pvrSystemVersion:rvnASUSTeKComputerINC.:rnP4S8X-MX:rvrRev1.xx:cvnChassisManufacture:ct3:cvrChassisVersion:
dmi.product.name: System Product Name
dmi.product.version: System Version
dmi.sys.vendor: System manufacturer
I got the same thing upgrading hardy to lucid Xubuntu. It also removes the hardware driver and installs nouveau instead.