Since Maverick I get video corruption right when the desktop should be shown on screen. My computer has an nVIDIA GeForce GTS 360M. I have the problem even after adding vga=771 as an option to the startup line. I've been reading on the Internet that many users have this problem, all with relatively new nVIDIA cards. Maybe the culprit is NOUVEAU?
This problem is an awful regression introduced in Maverick that should be fixed and marked with HIGH importance because it may prevent new users from adopting Ubuntu: it is a horrible first impression!
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.proc.driver.nvidia.version:
NVRM version: NVIDIA UNIX x86_64 Kernel Module 260.19.06 Mon Sep 13 04:29:19 PDT 2010
GCC version: gcc version 4.4.5 (Ubuntu/Linaro 4.4.4-14ubuntu5)
Architecture: amd64
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 10.10
DkmsStatus: nvidia-current, 260.19.06, 2.6.35-30-generic, x86_64: installed
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 10.10 "Maverick Meerkat" - Release amd64 (20101007)
MachineType: TOSHIBA Qosmio X500
NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia
Package: xorg 1:7.5+6ubuntu3
PackageArchitecture: amd64
ProcCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-2.6.35-30-generic root=UUID=0c5a5c45-3bec-4429-8330-b6ac31bde3dc ro quiet splash nomodeset video=uvesafb:mode_option=1280x1024-24,mtrr=3,scroll=ywrap
ProcEnviron:
LANGUAGE=en_US:en
PATH=(custom, no user)
LANG=en_US.UTF-8
SHELL=/bin/bash
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.35-30.60-generic 2.6.35.13
Tags: maverick maverick
Uname: Linux 2.6.35-30-generic x86_64
UserGroups:
dmi.bios.date: 12/10/2010
dmi.bios.vendor: TOSHIBA
dmi.bios.version: V2.90
dmi.board.name: Qosmio X500
dmi.board.vendor: TOSHIBA
dmi.board.version: Not Applicable
dmi.chassis.asset.tag: No Asset Tag
dmi.chassis.type: 10
dmi.chassis.vendor: TOSHIBA
dmi.chassis.version: N/A
dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnTOSHIBA:bvrV2.90:bd12/10/2010:svnTOSHIBA:pnQosmioX500:pvrPQX33U-03Q022:rvnTOSHIBA:rnQosmioX500:rvrNotApplicable:cvnTOSHIBA:ct10:cvrN/A:
dmi.product.name: Qosmio X500
dmi.product.version: PQX33U-03Q022
dmi.sys.vendor: TOSHIBA
system:
distro: Ubuntu
codename: maverick
architecture: x86_64
kernel: 2.6.35-30-generic
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.proc.driver.nvidia.gpus.0: Error: [Errno 21] Is a directory: '/proc/driver/nvidia/gpus/0'
.proc.driver.nvidia.registry: Binary: ""
.proc.driver.nvidia.version:
NVRM version: NVIDIA UNIX x86_64 Kernel Module 280.13 Wed Jul 27 16:53:56 PDT 2011
GCC version: gcc version 4.6.1 (Ubuntu/Linaro 4.6.1-9ubuntu3)
.tmp.unity.support.test.0:
ApportVersion: 1.23-0ubuntu3
Architecture: amd64
CasperVersion: 1.287
CompizPlugins: No value set for `/apps/compiz-1/general/screen0/options/active_plugins'
CompositorRunning: compiz
DistUpgraded: Fresh install
DistroCodename: oneiric
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 11.10
DistroVariant: ubuntu
DkmsStatus: nvidia-current, 280.13, 3.0.0-12-generic, x86_64: installed
GraphicsCard:
nVidia Corporation GT215 [GeForce GTS 360M] [10de:0cb1] (rev a2) (prog-if 00 [VGA controller])
Subsystem: Toshiba America Info Systems Device [1179:ff50]
LiveMediaBuild: Ubuntu 11.10 "Oneiric Ocelot" - Release amd64 (20111012)
MachineType: TOSHIBA Qosmio X500
NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia
Package: nvidia-graphics-drivers (not installed)
ProcEnviron:
PATH=(custom, no user)
LANG=en_US.UTF-8
SHELL=/bin/bash
ProcKernelCmdLine: noprompt cdrom-detect/try-usb=true persistent file=/cdrom/preseed/hostname.seed boot=casper initrd=/casper/initrd.lz quiet splash --
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.0.0-12.20-generic 3.0.4
Tags: oneiric ubuntu compiz-0.9
Uname: Linux 3.0.0-12-generic x86_64
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)
UserGroups:
dmi.bios.date: 12/10/2010
dmi.bios.vendor: TOSHIBA
dmi.bios.version: V2.90
dmi.board.name: Qosmio X500
dmi.board.vendor: TOSHIBA
dmi.board.version: Not Applicable
dmi.chassis.asset.tag: No Asset Tag
dmi.chassis.type: 10
dmi.chassis.vendor: TOSHIBA
dmi.chassis.version: N/A
dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnTOSHIBA:bvrV2.90:bd12/10/2010:svnTOSHIBA:pnQosmioX500:pvrPQX33U-03Q022:rvnTOSHIBA:rnQosmioX500:rvrNotApplicable:cvnTOSHIBA:ct10:cvrN/A:
dmi.product.name: Qosmio X500
dmi.product.version: PQX33U-03Q022
dmi.sys.vendor: TOSHIBA
version.compiz: compiz 1:0.9.6+bzr20110929-0ubuntu3
version.ia32-libs: ia32-libs N/A
version.libdrm2: libdrm2 2.4.26-1ubuntu1
version.libgl1-mesa-dri: libgl1-mesa-dri 7.11-0ubuntu3
version.libgl1-mesa-dri-experimental: libgl1-mesa-dri-experimental N/A
version.libgl1-mesa-glx: libgl1-mesa-glx 7.11-0ubuntu3
version.nvidia-graphics-drivers: nvidia-graphics-drivers N/A
version.xserver-xorg: xserver-xorg 1:7.6+7ubuntu7
version.xserver-xorg-input-evdev: xserver-xorg-input-evdev 1:2.6.0-1ubuntu13
version.xserver-xorg-video-ati: xserver-xorg-video-ati 1:6.14.99~git20110811.g93fc084-0ubuntu1
version.xserver-xorg-video-intel: xserver-xorg-video-intel 2:2.15.901-1ubuntu2
version.xserver-xorg-video-nouveau: xserver-xorg-video-nouveau 1:0.0.16+git20110411+8378443-1
Hi,
Can you please run apport-collect 874276 - it should add some bugs to this log.
Dave