nouveau doesn't support GeForce 8600M GT
Affects | Status | Importance | Assigned to | Milestone | |
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xorg (Ubuntu) |
Invalid
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Low
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Unassigned |
Bug Description
after upgrate from Precise to Trusty nouveau driver no longer works with my NVIDIA Geforce 8600M GT installed in Roverbook Nautilus NV-571 (aka MSI-GX600). I see following errors in dmesg
[ 29.627343] nouveau [ VBIOS][
[ 29.627346] nouveau [ VBIOS][
[ 29.627364] nouveau [ VBIOS][
[ 29.627366] nouveau [ VBIOS][
[ 29.627368] nouveau [ VBIOS][
[ 29.627371] nouveau [ VBIOS][
[ 29.629277] nouveau [ VBIOS][
[ 29.629282] nouveau [ VBIOS][
[ 29.629377] nouveau [ VBIOS][
[ 29.629381] nouveau [ VBIOS][
[ 29.629550] nouveau E[ VBIOS][
[ 29.629560] nouveau E[ DEVINIT]
[ 29.629564] nouveau E[ DRM] failed to create 0x80000080, -22
[ 29.634407] nouveau: probe of 0000:01:00.0 failed with error -22
I have limited support with fbdev driver, but only with 1024*768 resolution on 1680*1050 display, or NVIDIA 173 proprietary driver with frequent freezes, so trusty is completely unusable for regular work now. I
ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 14.04
Package: xserver-
ProcVersionSign
Uname: Linux 3.13.0-29-generic i686
NonfreeKernelMo
ApportVersion: 2.14.1-0ubuntu3.2
Architecture: i386
CurrentDesktop: XFCE
Date: Thu Jun 26 11:31:07 2014
InstallationDate: Installed on 2011-08-07 (1054 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 11.04 "Natty Narwhal" - Release i386 (20110427.1)
SourcePackage: xserver-
UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to trusty on 2014-06-05 (20 days ago)
dmesg from failed boot attempt