For your information, fedora uses novoue driver to run nvidia without
problems, has also vesa and ??? as 2nd and third backup drivers i guess But
only novoue has full ude of features of nvidia?.
On 30/04/2015 10:07 AM, "dave wallace" <email address hidden> wrote:

> Just an observation; I use Radeon and have never had issues with
> Xubuntu, although I did once have an Nvidia card, an old 880GTX and it
> gave me headaches. Now I have a great radeon card Xubuntu dances and
> sings like a canary ;)
>
> On 30/04/2015 00:34, graingert wrote:
> > Let's not this become a troll thread linked to from Hacker News.
> > On 30 Apr 2015 12:31 am, "dave wallace" <email address hidden>
> wrote:
> >
> >> Get rid of that Nvidia crap and install a radeon instead ;)
> >>
> >> On 29/04/2015 22:34, teo1978 wrote:
> >>> WHY the hell is this marked as fixed in all  packages??
> >>>
> >>> I have Ubuntu 14.04 and the issue is NOT fixed.
> >>> Every now and then, while getting automatic updates, something
> >> nvidia-related crashes.
> >>> I don't know if it is when the kernel is updated, or what.
> >>>
> >>> 14.04 is LTS, which means that if it has been fixed for more recent
> >>> ubuntu versions, the fix MUST be backported, no matter how. Until then
> >>> this cannot be considered fixed.
> >>>
> >> --
> >> You received this bug notification because you are subscribed to a
> >> duplicate bug report (1411195).
> >> https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1268257
> >>
> >> Title:
> >>    nvidia-331-updates 331.38-0ubuntu3: nvidia-331-updates kernel module
> >>    failed to build, with only error: "objdump: '... .tmp_nv.o': No such
> >>    file"
> >>
> >> Status in NVIDIA Drivers Ubuntu:
> >>    Fix Released
> >> Status in nvidia-graphics-drivers-331 package in Ubuntu:
> >>    Fix Released
> >> Status in nvidia-graphics-drivers-331-updates package in Ubuntu:
> >>    Fix Released
> >> Status in nvidia-graphics-drivers-340 package in Ubuntu:
> >>    Fix Released
> >> Status in nvidia-graphics-drivers-340-updates package in Ubuntu:
> >>    Fix Released
> >> Status in nvidia-graphics-drivers-346 package in Ubuntu:
> >>    Fix Released
> >> Status in nvidia-graphics-drivers-346-updates package in Ubuntu:
> >>    Fix Released
> >>
> >> Bug description:
> >>    **WARNING:** This bug has been widely reported and has *many*
> >>    automatic subscribers. Please be considerate.
> >>
> >>    **If you need help:** try searching and asking on
> >>    http://discourse.ubuntu.com or http://ubuntuforums.org or
> contacting a
> >>    nearby user group (see http://loco.ubuntu.com or search for "LUG" in
> >>    your area). Link back to this bug for clarity.
> >>
> >>    ---
> >>
> >>    This seems to fix it (at least for one version upgrade) for many
> >>    people
> >>
> >>    $ sudo dpkg-reconfigure nvidia-331
> >>
> >>    after that...
> >>
> >>    $ sudo dpkg-reconfigure nvidia-331-uvm
> >>
> >>    (some users may be on the versions of these packages suffixed with
> >>    -updates )
> >>
> >>    ---
> >>
> >>    **If you want to unsubscribe:** see
> >>    https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/nvidia-graphics-
> >>    drivers-331-updates/+bug/1268257/+subscribe. You can also change your
> >>    settings so you don't get comments but do get notified when the bug
> is
> >>    solved - see https://askubuntu.com/questions/576523 for details.
> >>
> >>    **If you want to comment:** Please consider if you have something
> >>    meaningful to contribute to the 2500+ people who will get an email.
> >>
> >>    **If you are an Ubuntu developer:** thanks for looking into this! :D
> >>
> >>    ----
> >>
> >>    Nvidia kernel module failed to build on kernel 3.13.0-2
> >>    Yesterday when the new kernel was pushed, the dkms process failed.
> >>
> >>    ProblemType: Package
> >>    DistroRelease: Ubuntu 14.04
> >>    Package: nvidia-331-updates 331.20-0ubuntu9
> >>    ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.12.0-7.15-generic 3.12.4
> >>    Uname: Linux 3.12.0-7-generic x86_64
> >>    ApportVersion: 2.13.1-0ubuntu1
> >>    Architecture: amd64
> >>    DKMSKernelVersion: 3.13.0-2-generic
> >>    Date: Sun Jan 12 01:28:35 2014
> >>    InstallationDate: Installed on 2013-11-03 (69 days ago)
> >>    InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 13.10 "Saucy Salamander" - Release amd64
> >> (20131016.1)
> >>    PackageVersion: 331.20-0ubuntu9
> >>    SourcePackage: nvidia-graphics-drivers-331-updates
> >>    Title: nvidia-331-updates 331.20-0ubuntu9: nvidia-331-updates kernel
> >> module failed to build
> >>    UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to trusty on 2013-12-29 (13 days ago)
> >>
> >> To manage notifications about this bug go to:
> >>
> >>
> https://bugs.launchpad.net/nvidia-drivers-ubuntu/+bug/1268257/+subscriptions
> >>
>
> --
> You received this bug notification because you are subscribed to a
> duplicate bug report (1408226).
> https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1268257
>
> Title:
>   nvidia-331-updates 331.38-0ubuntu3: nvidia-331-updates kernel module
>   failed to build, with only error: "objdump: '... .tmp_nv.o': No such
>   file"
>
> Status in NVIDIA Drivers Ubuntu:
>   Fix Released
> Status in nvidia-graphics-drivers-331 package in Ubuntu:
>   Fix Released
> Status in nvidia-graphics-drivers-331-updates package in Ubuntu:
>   Fix Released
> Status in nvidia-graphics-drivers-340 package in Ubuntu:
>   Fix Released
> Status in nvidia-graphics-drivers-340-updates package in Ubuntu:
>   Fix Released
> Status in nvidia-graphics-drivers-346 package in Ubuntu:
>   Fix Released
> Status in nvidia-graphics-drivers-346-updates package in Ubuntu:
>   Fix Released
>
> Bug description:
>   **WARNING:** This bug has been widely reported and has *many*
>   automatic subscribers. Please be considerate.
>
>   **If you need help:** try searching and asking on
>   http://discourse.ubuntu.com or http://ubuntuforums.org or contacting a
>   nearby user group (see http://loco.ubuntu.com or search for "LUG" in
>   your area). Link back to this bug for clarity.
>
>   ---
>
>   This seems to fix it (at least for one version upgrade) for many
>   people
>
>   $ sudo dpkg-reconfigure nvidia-331
>
>   after that...
>
>   $ sudo dpkg-reconfigure nvidia-331-uvm
>
>   (some users may be on the versions of these packages suffixed with
>   -updates )
>
>   ---
>
>   **If you want to unsubscribe:** see
>   https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/nvidia-graphics-
>   drivers-331-updates/+bug/1268257/+subscribe. You can also change your
>   settings so you don't get comments but do get notified when the bug is
>   solved - see https://askubuntu.com/questions/576523 for details.
>
>   **If you want to comment:** Please consider if you have something
>   meaningful to contribute to the 2500+ people who will get an email.
>
>   **If you are an Ubuntu developer:** thanks for looking into this! :D
>
>   ----
>
>   Nvidia kernel module failed to build on kernel 3.13.0-2
>   Yesterday when the new kernel was pushed, the dkms process failed.
>
>   ProblemType: Package
>   DistroRelease: Ubuntu 14.04
>   Package: nvidia-331-updates 331.20-0ubuntu9
>   ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.12.0-7.15-generic 3.12.4
>   Uname: Linux 3.12.0-7-generic x86_64
>   ApportVersion: 2.13.1-0ubuntu1
>   Architecture: amd64
>   DKMSKernelVersion: 3.13.0-2-generic
>   Date: Sun Jan 12 01:28:35 2014
>   InstallationDate: Installed on 2013-11-03 (69 days ago)
>   InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 13.10 "Saucy Salamander" - Release amd64
> (20131016.1)
>   PackageVersion: 331.20-0ubuntu9
>   SourcePackage: nvidia-graphics-drivers-331-updates
>   Title: nvidia-331-updates 331.20-0ubuntu9: nvidia-331-updates kernel
> module failed to build
>   UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to trusty on 2013-12-29 (13 days ago)
>
> To manage notifications about this bug go to:
>
> https://bugs.launchpad.net/nvidia-drivers-ubuntu/+bug/1268257/+subscriptions
>