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nvidia-graphics-drivers-173 package

  1. Bug #772207
  2. Comment #52

Comment 52 for bug 772207

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subnivean (ae4652t) wrote : Re: version 173.14.30 is buggy for GeForce FX 5200

Same with Go5700 from fresh install. Specifically, the first time I tried to log in to Unity, I was met with only desktop wallpaper and windows that flashed in and out of existence too fast to click. The next time I logged in after reboot I chose 'Ubuntu (Classic)', which worked fine, including full window transparency and shadows, but after running the first update, I lost those features too.

$ glxinfo |grep render
direct rendering: Yes
OpenGL renderer string: GeForce FX Go5700/AGP/SSE2

$ lspci |grep -i nvid
01:00.0 VGA compatible controller: nVidia Corporation NV36 [GeForce FX Go5700] (rev a1)

$ dpkg -l |grep -i nvidia
ii nvidia-173 173.14.30-0ubuntu1 NVIDIA binary Xorg driver, kernel module and VDPAU library
ii nvidia-common 0.2.30 Find obsolete NVIDIA drivers
ii nvidia-settings 270.29-0ubuntu1 Tool of configuring the NVIDIA graphics driver

$ cat /etc/lsb-release
DISTRIB_ID=Ubuntu
DISTRIB_RELEASE=11.04
DISTRIB_CODENAME=natty
DISTRIB_DESCRIPTION="Ubuntu 11.04"