i still have issues(#136) with the new nvidia-current-updates package in Precise-Proposed. Over at nvidia forums I read that new version of X-org in 12.04 is incompatiable with new nvidia drivers with older graphics cards.
sudo lshw -C display; lsb_release -a; uname -a; dpkg -l | grep nvidia
*-display
description: VGA compatible controller
product: G92 [GeForce GT 230]
vendor: NVIDIA Corporation
physical id: 0
bus info: pci@0000:01:00.0
version: a2
width: 64 bits
clock: 33MHz capabilities: pm msi pciexpress vga_controller bus_master cap_list rom configuration: driver=nvidia latency=0
resources: irq:16 memory:fa000000-faffffff memory:d0000000-dfffffff memory:f8000000-f9ffffff ioport:dc00(size=128) memory:fbde0000-fbdfffff
LSB Version: core-2.0-amd64:core-2.0-noarch:core-3.0-amd64:core-3.0-noarch:core-3.1-amd64:core-3.1-noarch:core-3.2-amd64:core-3.2-noarch:core-4.0-amd64:core-4.0-noarch
Distributor ID: Ubuntu
Description: Ubuntu 12.04 LTS
Release: 12.04
Codename: precise
Linux xxx 3.2.0-24-generic #38-Ubuntu SMP Tue May 1 16:18:50 UTC 2012 x86_64 x86_64 x86_64 GNU/Linux
ii nvidia-common 1:0.2.44 Find obsolete NVIDIA drivers
ii nvidia-current 295.40-0ubuntu1 NVIDIA binary Xorg driver, kernel module and VDPAU library
ii nvidia-current-updates 295.49-0ubuntu0.1 NVIDIA binary Xorg driver, kernel module and VDPAU library
ii nvidia-settings 295.33-0ubuntu1 Tool of configuring the NVIDIA graphics driver
ii nvidia-settings-updates 295.33-0ubuntu1 Tool of configuring the NVIDIA graphics driver
i still have issues(#136) with the new nvidia- current- updates package in Precise-Proposed. Over at nvidia forums I read that new version of X-org in 12.04 is incompatiable with new nvidia drivers with older graphics cards.
sudo lshw -C display; lsb_release -a; uname -a; dpkg -l | grep nvidia
capabilities: pm msi pciexpress vga_controller bus_master cap_list rom
configuration: driver=nvidia latency=0 fa000000- faffffff memory: d0000000- dfffffff memory: f8000000- f9ffffff ioport: dc00(size= 128) memory: fbde0000- fbdfffff 0-amd64: core-2. 0-noarch: core-3. 0-amd64: core-3. 0-noarch: core-3. 1-amd64: core-3. 1-noarch: core-3. 2-amd64: core-3. 2-noarch: core-4. 0-amd64: core-4. 0-noarch current- updates 295.49-0ubuntu0.1 NVIDIA binary Xorg driver, kernel module and VDPAU library settings- updates 295.33-0ubuntu1 Tool of configuring the NVIDIA graphics driver
*-display
description: VGA compatible controller
product: G92 [GeForce GT 230]
vendor: NVIDIA Corporation
physical id: 0
bus info: pci@0000:01:00.0
version: a2
width: 64 bits
clock: 33MHz
resources: irq:16 memory:
LSB Version: core-2.
Distributor ID: Ubuntu
Description: Ubuntu 12.04 LTS
Release: 12.04
Codename: precise
Linux xxx 3.2.0-24-generic #38-Ubuntu SMP Tue May 1 16:18:50 UTC 2012 x86_64 x86_64 x86_64 GNU/Linux
ii nvidia-common 1:0.2.44 Find obsolete NVIDIA drivers
ii nvidia-current 295.40-0ubuntu1 NVIDIA binary Xorg driver, kernel module and VDPAU library
ii nvidia-
ii nvidia-settings 295.33-0ubuntu1 Tool of configuring the NVIDIA graphics driver
ii nvidia-