I just checked suspend/hibernate and they are both broken.  I'm not sure
if suspend/hibernate would work with Nouveau or any other driver on this
Dell Inspiron 8500 better than with the latest nvidia-96.  I haven't
used these features much so unfortunately I can't contribute further.

On Fri, Jan 4, 2013, at 09:33 AM, Bib wrote:
> HI Mark
> I see we have the very same video. Please could you talk about
> sleep/hibernation with me at f0rhumatfreedotfr ?
> Thank you
> 
> Here is my own report
> 
> $ sudo lshw -C display
> [sudo] password for me: 
>   *-display               
>        description: VGA compatible controller
>        produit: NV28 [GeForce4 Ti 4200 Go AGP 8x]
>        fabriquant: NVIDIA Corporation
>        identifiant matériel: 0
>        information bus: pci@0000:01:00.0
>        version: a1
>        bits: 32 bits
>        horloge: 66MHz
>        fonctionnalités: pm agp agp-3.0 vga_controller bus_master
>        vga_palette cap_list rom
>        configuration: driver=nvidia latency=248 maxlatency=1 mingnt=5
>        ressources: irq:11 mémoire:fc000000-fcffffff
>        mémoire:f0000000-f3ffffff mémoire:fd000000-fd01ffff
> $ jockey-text -l
> xorg:nvidia_96 - Pilote d'accélération graphique NVIDIA (Propriétaire,
> Activé, Utilisé)
> 
> $ apt-cache policy nvidia-96
> nvidia-96:
>   Installé : 96.43.23-0ubuntu0.1
>   Candidat : 96.43.23-0ubuntu0.1
>  Table de version :
>  *** 96.43.23-0ubuntu0.1 0
>         400 http://fr.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/
>         precise-proposed/restricted i386 Packages
>         100 /var/lib/dpkg/status
>      96.43.20-0ubuntu6 0
>         500 http://fr.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ precise/restricted i386
>         Packages
> $ /usr/lib/nux/unity_support_test -p
> OpenGL vendor string:   NVIDIA Corporation
> OpenGL renderer string: GeForce4 4200 Go/AGP/SSE2
> OpenGL version string:  1.5.8 NVIDIA 96.43.23
> 
> Not software rendered:    yes
> Not blacklisted:          yes
> GLX fbconfig:             yes
> GLX texture from pixmap:  yes
> GL npot or rect textures: yes
> GL vertex program:        yes
> GL fragment program:      no
> GL vertex buffer object:  yes
> GL framebuffer object:    no
> GL version is 1.4+:       yes
> 
> Unity 3D supported:       no
> $ glxgears
> Running synchronized to the vertical refresh.  The framerate should be
> approximately the same as the monitor refresh rate.
> 12872 frames in 5.0 seconds = 2574.231 FPS
> 
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> https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/948053
> 
> Title:
>   nvidia-173 and nvidia-96 uninstallable on Precise
> 
> Status in NVIDIA Drivers Ubuntu:
>   New
> Status in “nvidia-graphics-drivers-173” package in Ubuntu:
>   Fix Released
> Status in “nvidia-graphics-drivers-173-updates” package in Ubuntu:
>   Fix Released
> Status in “nvidia-graphics-drivers-96” package in Ubuntu:
>   Confirmed
> Status in “nvidia-graphics-drivers-173” source package in Precise:
>   Fix Released
> Status in “nvidia-graphics-drivers-173-updates” source package in
> Precise:
>   Fix Released
> Status in “nvidia-graphics-drivers-96” source package in Precise:
>   Fix Committed
> 
> Bug description:
>   Packages are available from the archive but uninstallable
> 
>   # apt-get install nvidia-96 nvidia-173
>   Reading package lists... Done
>   Building dependency tree       
>   Reading state information... Done
>   Some packages could not be installed. This may mean that you have
>   requested an impossible situation or if you are using the unstable
>   distribution that some required packages have not yet been created
>   or been moved out of Incoming.
>   The following information may help to resolve the situation:
> 
>   The following packages have unmet dependencies:
>    nvidia-173 : Depends: xorg-video-abi-10 but it is not installable
>                 Recommends: nvidia-settings but it is not going to be
>                 installed
>    nvidia-96 : Depends: xorg-video-abi-10 but it is not installable
>                Recommends: nvidia-settings but it is not going to be
>                installed
>   E: Unable to correct problems, you have held broken packages.
> 
>   
>   # apt-cache policy nvidia-96 nvidia-173
>   nvidia-96:
>     Installed: (none)
>     Candidate: 96.43.20-0ubuntu6
>     Version table:
>        96.43.20-0ubuntu6 0
>           500 http://gb.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ precise/restricted
>           amd64 Packages
>   nvidia-173:
>     Installed: (none)
>     Candidate: 173.14.30-0ubuntu11
>     Version table:
>        173.14.30-0ubuntu11 0
>           500 http://gb.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ precise/restricted
>           amd64 Packages
> 
>   ProblemType: Bug
>   DistroRelease: Ubuntu 12.04
>   Package: nvidia-173 (not installed)
>   ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.2.0-18.28-generic 3.2.9
>   Uname: Linux 3.2.0-18-generic x86_64
>   .tmp.unity.support.test.0:
>    
>   ApportVersion: 1.94-0ubuntu2
>   Architecture: amd64
>   CompizPlugins: No value set for
>   `/apps/compiz-1/general/screen0/options/active_plugins'
>   CompositorRunning: compiz
>   Date: Tue Mar  6 14:26:34 2012
>   DistUpgraded: Fresh install
>   DistroCodename: precise
>   DistroVariant: ubuntu
>   DkmsStatus:
>    virtualbox, 4.1.8, 3.2.0-17-generic, x86_64: installed
>    virtualbox, 4.1.8, 3.2.0-18-generic, x86_64: installed
>   GraphicsCard:
>    Intel Corporation Core Processor Integrated Graphics Controller
>    [8086:0046] (rev 18) (prog-if 00 [VGA controller])
>      Subsystem: Dell Device [1028:0456]
>   InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 11.10 "Oneiric Ocelot" - Release amd64
>   (20111012)
>   Lsusb:
>    Bus 001 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub
>    Bus 002 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub
>    Bus 001 Device 002: ID 8087:0020 Intel Corp. Integrated Rate Matching
>    Hub
>    Bus 002 Device 002: ID 8087:0020 Intel Corp. Integrated Rate Matching
>    Hub
>    Bus 001 Device 004: ID 0c45:641d Microdia 1.3 MPixel Integrated Webcam
>   MachineType: Dell Inc. Inspiron N4010
>   ProcEnviron:
>    TERM=xterm
>    LANG=en_US.utf8
>    SHELL=/bin/bash
>   ProcKernelCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-3.2.0-18-generic
>   root=UUID=d8966312-304d-4504-b854-5ec365ce6e20 ro quiet splash
>   vt.handoff=7
>   SourcePackage: nvidia-graphics-drivers-173
>   UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)
>   dmi.bios.date: 01/19/2011
>   dmi.bios.vendor: Dell Inc.
>   dmi.bios.version: A11
>   dmi.board.name: 021CN3
>   dmi.board.vendor: Dell Inc.
>   dmi.board.version: A11
>   dmi.chassis.type: 8
>   dmi.chassis.vendor: Dell Inc.
>   dmi.chassis.version: A11
>   dmi.modalias:
>   dmi:bvnDellInc.:bvrA11:bd01/19/2011:svnDellInc.:pnInspironN4010:pvrA11:rvnDellInc.:rn021CN3:rvrA11:cvnDellInc.:ct8:cvrA11:
>   dmi.product.name: Inspiron N4010
>   dmi.product.version: A11
>   dmi.sys.vendor: Dell Inc.
>   version.compiz: compiz 1:0.9.7.0~bzr2995-0ubuntu5
>   version.ia32-libs: ia32-libs N/A
>   version.libdrm2: libdrm2 2.4.30-1ubuntu1
>   version.libgl1-mesa-dri: libgl1-mesa-dri 8.0.1-0ubuntu2
>   version.libgl1-mesa-dri-experimental: libgl1-mesa-dri-experimental N/A
>   version.libgl1-mesa-glx: libgl1-mesa-glx 8.0.1-0ubuntu2
>   version.xserver-xorg-core: xserver-xorg-core 2:1.11.4-0ubuntu4
>   version.xserver-xorg-input-evdev: xserver-xorg-input-evdev
>   1:2.6.99.901+git20120126-0ubuntu2
>   version.xserver-xorg-video-ati: xserver-xorg-video-ati
>   1:6.14.99~git20111219.aacbd629-0ubuntu2
>   version.xserver-xorg-video-intel: xserver-xorg-video-intel
>   2:2.17.0-1ubuntu4
>   version.xserver-xorg-video-nouveau: xserver-xorg-video-nouveau
>   1:0.0.16+git20111201+b5534a1-1build2
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