nvidia-glx-new driver displays white screen of death
Affects | Status | Importance | Assigned to | Milestone | |
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linux-restricted-modules-2.6.24 (Ubuntu) |
Won't Fix
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Undecided
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Unassigned | ||
Bug Description
Binary package hint: nvidia-glx-new
Problem: Getting the white screen of death (white screen with random black lines appearing) when using the nvidia-glx-new driver
Using: Ubuntu Hardy Heron 8.04 (development branch) on a Dell XPS m1530 with a Nvidia GeForce 8600M GT
When clean-installing Hardy Heron using the live CD and afterwards installing the Restricted Driver I get a white screen with random black lines. I can hear the login screen coming up and I can even log in by typing my username and password. I went into the terminal using ctrl + alt + F1 and changed xorg.conf back to using the "nv" drivers.
When checking the logs I found no errors related to xserver or the nvidia drivers. I tried installing the drivers with Envy and I also tried a manual installation. The same drivers were working fine on Gutsy Gibbon.
This problem seems to be restricted only to the Nvidia GeForce 8600M GT. (as far as I know)
A thread on UbuntuForums.org about the same problem: http://
Regards,
Wouter
[lspci]
00:00.0 Host bridge [0600]: Intel Corporation Mobile PM965/GM965/GL960 Memory Controller Hub [8086:2a00] (rev 0c)
Subsystem: Dell Unknown device [1028:022e]
01:00.0 VGA compatible controller [0300]: nVidia Corporation GeForce 8600M GT [10de:0407] (rev a1) (prog-if 00 [VGA controller])
Subsystem: Dell Unknown device [1028:022e]
Changed in linux-restricted-modules-2.6.24: | |
assignee: | nobody → ubuntu-desktop |
status: | New → Confirmed |
Changed in linux-restricted-modules-2.6.24: | |
assignee: | ubuntu-desktop → nobody |
description: | updated |
tags: | added: hardy |
I am getting the same problem with the same video card on a Dell inspiron 1520 laptop. Tried Envy, manual install etc, same problems.