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nvidia-graphics-drivers-96 package

  1. Bug #251107
  2. Comment #62

Comment 62 for bug 251107

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Xavier (xavier-monset) wrote :

I have a TNT 2 card. I installed the nvidia 71 package, ver. 71.86.07, via Synaptic, and rebooted, but the driver doesn't load. Xorg.log shows the following:

X.Org X Server 1.5.2
Release Date: 10 October 2008
X Protocol Version 11, Revision 0
Current Operating System: Linux xav-ubuntu 2.6.27-7-generic #1 SMP Thu Oct 30 04:18:38 UTC 2008 i686
(--) PCI:*(0@1:0:0) nVidia Corporation NV5M64 [RIVA TNT2 Model 64/Model 64 Pro] rev 21, Mem @ 0xce000000/0, 0xca000000/0, BIOS @ 0x????????/65536
(II) "extmod" will be loaded by default.
(II) "dbe" will be loaded by default.
(II) "glx" will be loaded by default.
(II) "freetype" will be loaded by default.
(II) "record" will be loaded by default.
(II) "dri" will be loaded. This was enabled by default and also specified in the config file.
(II) NVIDIA GLX Module 71.86.07 Wed Oct 22 04:28:49 PDT 2008
(II) Loading extension GLX
(II) LoadModule: "freetype"
(WW) Falling back to old probe method for v4l
(--) NV: Found NVIDIA RIVA TNT2 Model 64 at 01@00:00:0

AS john said Jockey doesn't show any proprietary driver.
Xavier.