Comment 86 for bug 948053

Hi Patola, I'm running a notebook that uses a Pentium-M processor
(necessitates the non-PAE kernel) and an nVidia Geforce4 Ti 4200 Go (AGP
8X) video card. I've been using Ubuntu 32-bit on this notebook since Dapper
Drake, and the last Live-CD that would run properly on this computer was
8.04.4. Hardy Heron used the nv driver to support this video card, but
Ubuntu has replaced nv with nouveau which does not support this video card.
I am currently running xserver-xorg-core 2:1.10.4-1ubuntu4 (from Oneiric)
to be able to use nvidia-96.43.20ubuntu6 which is based on the latest
available -96 driver from nVidia. This is because nvidia-96 is not yet ABI
compatible with x.org ABI 11 or newer. I hope that clarifies my situation
as it applies to nvidia-96. I also look forward to nVidia bringing out
NVIDIA-Linux-x86-96.43.21 to support the newer ABI's.

On Sat, Jun 16, 2012 at 1:55 PM, Patola <email address hidden> wrote:

> I have a GeForce 440 MX, it uses driver -96 and worked perfectly with
> the Xorg that comes with 12.04. 2:1.11.4-0ubuntu10.2. However, I
> installed the latest -96 driver from NVIDIA site: NVIDIA-
> Linux-x86-96.43.20-pkg1.run
>
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> duplicate bug report (941325).
> https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/948053
>
> Title:
> nvidia-96 and nvidia-173 uninstallable on Precise
>
> Status in NVIDIA Drivers Ubuntu:
> New
> Status in “nvidia-graphics-drivers-173” package in Ubuntu:
> Triaged
> Status in “nvidia-graphics-drivers-96” package in Ubuntu:
> Confirmed
> Status in “nvidia-graphics-drivers-173” source package in Precise:
> Triaged
> Status in “nvidia-graphics-drivers-96” source package in Precise:
> Confirmed
>
> 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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