X fall in failsafe mode after install if nvidia restricted drivers are installed during LiveCD session in intrepid
Affects | Status | Importance | Assigned to | Milestone | |
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nvidia-graphics-drivers-173 (Ubuntu) |
Invalid
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Undecided
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Unassigned | ||
ubiquity (Ubuntu) |
Fix Released
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High
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Unassigned |
Bug Description
New jockey 0.4+r345-0ubuntu1 can now install and enable restricted drivers directly from the intrepid a4 LiveCD, so people can test nvidia drivers and compiz even before installing ubuntu.
However, when doing this, a more important problem happens. If nvidia drivers are installed during the LiveCD session, once the computer has rebooted to the new intrepid installation, X will fails to start and fall to safe mode. Strangely, almost all changes that has been made inside the LiveCD session seems to have persisted. nvidia-* packages are all marked as installed in synaptic and /etc/X11/xorg.conf is already configured to use proprietary nvidia driver (Driver "nvidia" Option "NoLogo" "True").
This problem will always reproduce, regardless of the number of reboot. It's possible to fix this problem with a simple re-installation of all "nvidia-*" packages in synaptic, after what X really uses nvidia driver.
Steps to reproduce :
1. Have a computer with a nvidia card which needs nvidia restricted drivers.
2. Boot intrepid alpha 4 LiveCD
3. Inside the LiveCD session, install nvidia drivers through Hardware Drivers and reload X with CTRL + ALT + Backspace
4. Install Ubuntu and reboot
Results :
The freshly installed ubuntu intrepid a4 will boot, but X will fail 3 times to load and then fall in failsafe mode.
Changed in ubiquity (Ubuntu): | |
assignee: | nobody → Evan Dandrea (ev) |
importance: | Undecided → High |
milestone: | ubuntu-8.10 → none |
Changed in ubiquity (Ubuntu): | |
assignee: | Evan Dandrea (ev) → nobody |
tags: | added: ubiquity-1.10.3 |
tags: | added: intrepid |
Might be related to bug 253463