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nvidia-graphics-drivers-173 package

  1. Bug #1322471
  2. Comment #5

Comment 5 for bug 1322471

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Rudi Daemen (fludizz) wrote :

The bug has been fixed in the newer nvidia graphics drivers (304 and 311) but it is still not fixed in the 173 package:

Loading new nvidia-173-173.14.39 DKMS files...
First Installation: checking all kernels...
Building only for 3.16.0-39-generic
Building for architecture x86_64
Building initial module for 3.16.0-39-generic
Error! Bad return status for module build on kernel: 3.16.0-39-generic (x86_64)
Consult /var/lib/dkms/nvidia-173/173.14.39/build/make.log for more information.
Setting up nvidia-settings (331.20-0ubuntu8) ...
Processing triggers for initramfs-tools (0.103ubuntu4.2) ...
update-initramfs: Generating /boot/initrd.img-3.16.0-39-generic

This driver is needed for even older hardware (e.g. NV17GL) that is not supported by the 'legacy' 304 driver.