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nvidia-graphics-drivers-96 package

  1. Bug #516520
  2. Comment #67

Comment 67 for bug 516520

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NoOp (glgxg) wrote : Re: pam_unix(gdm:auth): conversation failed

Ah, got it. I'll leave the machine in it's exisiting state for further testing. It's not a primary machine (right now) so it's not a problem for me to continue troubleshooting if it can help. BTW: no issues with my nvidia-96 drivers w/regard to compiz et al. But a user on the users list mentioned that he "fix'ed" his issue:
<quote>
I had exactly the same problem on a desktop pc after an upgrade from
9.04 to 9.10.
For some unknown reason, the screen resolution has been modified during
the upgrade process to an unsupported value.
I changed the screen resolution according the monitor's specs and the
"login loop" problem disappeared.
</quote>
Not sure if that is related to this particular bug, but thought it worth mentioning.