binary nvidia 1.0.9631 crashes X on startup

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Binary package hint: linux-restricted-modules-2.6.20-14-generic

As suggested in bug 89290, I open a new report:

In march I had problems with a crashing X when using the binary nvidia driver version 1.0.9631.
This was fixed when linux-restricted-modules dependency changed to version 1.0.9755 of the nvidia driver.
With revision 2.6.20.5-14.18 of linux-restricted-modules the dependency was changed back to version 1.0.9631 of the nvidia driver. And now my crashes are back :-(
The crashes happen on startup of X and this bug occurs on feisty.
nv driver is working fine (but slow...)

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xorg log

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xorg.conf
driver is changed to nv at the moment

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dmesg output

[Timo Aaltonen (tjaalton)]

just install nvidia-glx-new?

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Thank you! I didn't know that this package existed. It's working now.
Should this bug marked as fixed?

[Sitsofe Wheeler (sitsofe)]

I guess it depends upon the circumstances this happens in. If restricted-manager is getting this wrong then it's still a bug. If its a transitory thing that would only occur for people who have been testing and upgrading through the Feisty pre-releases then I guess it's a non issue.

[PrivateUser132781 (privateuser132781-deactivatedaccount)]

I had this same problem. Why is the nvidia-glx package retained - if it is, will this not cause problems for everyone with it installed who upgrade from edgy? Shouldn't nvidia-glx be replaced by nvidia-glx-new rather than introducing a new package?

[Sitsofe Wheeler (sitsofe)]

https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux-restricted-modules-2.6.20/+bug/96430/comments/77 indicates that for brief time nvidia-glx turned into the 97xx series of drivers causing various problems. nvidia-glx will now remain at the 93xx series of drivers (to keep parity with what people had before because you don't want GeForce 3 owners being put on drivers that no longer support their card) and a new package called nvidia-glx-new has been introduced for the latest series of cards.

[PrivateUser132781 (privateuser132781-deactivatedaccount)]

My X continues to crash with "failure to load Nvidia kernel module" error, with either nvidia-glx or nvidia-glx-new installed.

lspci lists my card as: VGA compatible controller: nVidia Corporation C51G [GeForce 6100] (rev a2)

Installed packages are as follows:
ii nvidia-glx 1.0.9631+2.6.20.5-15.20 NVIDIA binary XFree86 4.x/X.Org driver
ii nvidia-kernel-common 20051028+1ubuntu7 NVIDIA binary kernel module common files

[Sitsofe Wheeler (sitsofe)]

Eduard:
I think you are going to have to spin off a separate bug report. I noticed you have posted in several bugs and I have no idea what you have tried. In that bug report the following files / information needs to be attached or added:
lscpi | grep -i nv
dpkg -l nvidia\* | grep ii
Whether your card has a TV-Out socket.
uname -a
The dmesg.txt file produced by doing
dmesg > dmesg.txt
The /var/log/Xorg.0.log created when this problem occurred.

When you are done either include a link back here or subscribe me to the bug.

[PrivateUser132781 (privateuser132781-deactivatedaccount)]

Thanks, Sitsofe, will do.

[Timo Aaltonen (tjaalton)]

Closing the bug since it's very old without any activity in a long time. Please open a new bug against the graphics driver package if you have problems in 8.04 or later.