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linux-restricted-modules-2.6.22 package

  1. Bug #145112
  2. Comment #120

Comment 120 for bug 145112

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John Cottier (j-cottier) wrote :

I have now upgraded this PC to Hardy 8.4.1. Unfortunately the nvidia driver will not even load in Hardy. This is the same bug I have on my home PC when I upgraded that to Hardy.

IE when you click to install the proprietary nvidia driver, it installs the packages and aks to reboot. After reboot I arrive at the console end then the "low resolution mode" dialog pops up. The Monitor is correctly detected. Clicking on the graphic card selection, it has correctly detected my card, but selected the default VESA driver. I manually select Geforce7 series, but I am not allowed to select an nvidia driver, the open source one is selected and greyed out. I select OK and reboot. Now I get massive and blurred VGA login. I then go to System Setting..Monitor and display and find the monitor is now undetected! So I manually select 1680 x 1050 for my LCD monitor. Logoff, restart X, and this is fixed. But the login resolution is still VGA. I sorted this by hacking the xorg.conf to remove any resolution but 1680 x 1050. See bug 232012.

Will this stuff ever be fixed! Oh well, who needs Compiz Fusion and 3D anyway :-(