Looking through my /var/log/apt/term.log logs I noticed this INFO:Enable nvidia-current-updates DEBUG:Parsing /usr/share/nvidia-common/quirks/lenovo_thinkpad DEBUG:Parsing /usr/share/nvidia-common/quirks/dell_latitude DEBUG:Parsing /usr/share/nvidia-common/quirks/put_your_quirks_here DEBUG:Processing quirk ThinkPad T420s DEBUG:Failure to match GIGABYTE with LENOVO DEBUG:Quirk doesn't match DEBUG:Processing quirk Latitude E6530 DEBUG:Failure to match GIGABYTE with Dell Inc. DEBUG:Quirk doesn't match Loading new nvidia-current-updates-304.64 DKMS files... I expect some of the features of my graphics card have been disabled. Log started: 2012-11-29 13:57:24 (Reading database ... (Reading database ... 5% (Reading database ... 10% (Reading database ... 15% (Reading database ... 20% (Reading database ... 25% (Reading database ... 30% (Reading database ... 35% (Reading database ... 40% (Reading database ... 45% (Reading database ... 50% (Reading database ... 55% (Reading database ... 60% (Reading database ... 65% (Reading database ... 70% (Reading database ... 75% (Reading database ... 80% (Reading database ... 85% (Reading database ... 90% (Reading database ... 95% (Reading database ... 100% (Reading database ... 444690 files and directories currently installed.) Removing nvidia-experimental-310-dev ... Removing nvidia-experimental-310 ... Removing all DKMS Modules Done. update-alternatives: using /usr/lib/nvidia-current-updates/ld.so.conf to provide /etc/ld.so.conf.d/x86_64-linux-gnu_GL.conf (x86_64-linux-gnu_gl_conf) in auto mode. update-alternatives: using /usr/lib/nvidia-current-updates/alt_ld.so.conf to provide /etc/ld.so.conf.d/i386-linux-gnu_GL.conf (i386-linux-gnu_gl_conf) in auto mode. INFO:Disable nvidia-experimental-310 DEBUG:Parsing /usr/share/nvidia-common/quirks/lenovo_thinkpad DEBUG:Parsing /usr/share/nvidia-common/quirks/dell_latitude DEBUG:Parsing /usr/share/nvidia-common/quirks/put_your_quirks_here update-initramfs: deferring update (trigger activated) Processing triggers for bamfdaemon ... Rebuilding /usr/share/applications/bamf.index... Processing triggers for libc-bin ... ldconfig deferred processing now taking place Processing triggers for desktop-file-utils ... Processing triggers for gnome-menus ... Processing triggers for man-db ... Processing triggers for initramfs-tools ... update-initramfs: Generating /boot/initrd.img-3.2.0-34-generic (Reading database ... (Reading database ... 5% (Reading database ... 10% (Reading database ... 15% (Reading database ... 20% (Reading database ... 25% (Reading database ... 30% (Reading database ... 35% (Reading database ... 40% (Reading database ... 45% (Reading database ... 50% (Reading database ... 55% (Reading database ... 60% (Reading database ... 65% (Reading database ... 70% (Reading database ... 75% (Reading database ... 80% (Reading database ... 85% (Reading database ... 90% (Reading database ... 95% (Reading database ... 100% (Reading database ... 444483 files and directories currently installed.) Preparing to replace nvidia-current-updates 304.64-0ubuntu0.1 (using .../nvidia-current-updates_304.64-0ubuntu0.1_amd64.deb) ... Removing all DKMS Modules Done. Unpacking replacement nvidia-current-updates ... Preparing to replace nvidia-settings-updates 304.43-0ubuntu0.2 (using .../nvidia-settings-updates_304.43-0ubuntu0.2_amd64.deb) ... Unpacking replacement nvidia-settings-updates ... Processing triggers for man-db ... Setting up nvidia-current-updates (304.64-0ubuntu0.1) ... update-initramfs: deferring update (trigger activated) INFO:Enable nvidia-current-updates DEBUG:Parsing /usr/share/nvidia-common/quirks/lenovo_thinkpad DEBUG:Parsing /usr/share/nvidia-common/quirks/dell_latitude DEBUG:Parsing /usr/share/nvidia-common/quirks/put_your_quirks_here DEBUG:Processing quirk ThinkPad T420s DEBUG:Failure to match GIGABYTE with LENOVO DEBUG:Quirk doesn't match DEBUG:Processing quirk Latitude E6530 DEBUG:Failure to match GIGABYTE with Dell Inc. DEBUG:Quirk doesn't match Loading new nvidia-current-updates-304.64 DKMS files... Building only for 3.2.0-34-generic Building for architecture x86_64 Building initial module for 3.2.0-34-generic Done. nvidia_current_updates: Running module version sanity check. - Original module - No original module exists within this kernel - Installation - Installing to /lib/modules/3.2.0-34-generic/updates/dkms/ depmod.... DKMS: install completed. Setting up nvidia-settings-updates (304.43-0ubuntu0.2) ... update-alternatives: warning: forcing reinstallation of alternative /usr/lib/nvidia-settings-updates/ld.so.conf because link group nvidia_settings_conf is broken. Processing triggers for bamfdaemon ... Rebuilding /usr/share/applications/bamf.index... Processing triggers for initramfs-tools ... update-initramfs: Generating /boot/initrd.img-3.2.0-34-generic Log ended: 2012-11-29 14:00:26