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** Changed in: nvidia-graphics-drivers (Ubuntu)
       Status: New => Invalid

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Title:
  nvidia/lucid deinstall of nvidia'current causes X11 mayhem

Status in nvidia-graphics-drivers package in Ubuntu:
  Invalid

Bug description:
  Doing Uninstallation Testing according to
  http://xorg.qa.ubuntu.com/qatracker/result/3729/427
  week 4, Case ID:  xpr-010

  OK
  # Boot with functioning proprietary driver
  # Using the GUI software management tools, mark the proprietary driver for removal
  # Verify the driver is removed by running dpkg -l '*fglrx*' and dpkg -l '*nvidia*' and noting any remaining installed components

  dpkg -l '*nvidia*'
  Desired=Unknown/Install/Remove/Purge/Hold
  | Status=Not/Inst/Cfg-files/Unpacked/Failed-cfg/Half-inst/trig-aWait/Trig-pend
  |/ Err?=(none)/Reinst-required (Status,Err: uppercase=bad)
  ||/ Name Version Description
  +++-=================-=================-==================================================
  ii nvidia-173 173.14.22-0ubuntu NVIDIA binary Xorg driver, kernel module and VDPAU
  ii nvidia-173-modali 173.14.22-0ubuntu Modaliases for the NVIDIA binary X.Org driver
  ii nvidia-96-modalia 96.43.14-0ubuntu1 Modaliases for the NVIDIA binary X.Org driver
  ii nvidia-common 0.2.21 Find obsolete NVIDIA drivers
  rc nvidia-current 195.36.08-0ubuntu NVIDIA binary Xorg driver, kernel module and VDPAU
  ii nvidia-current-mo 195.36.08-0ubuntu Modaliases for the NVIDIA binary X.Org driver
  un nvidia-glx <none> (no description available)
  un nvidia-libvdpau <none> (no description available)
  un nvidia-libvdpau1 <none> (no description available)
  un nvidia-settings <none> (no description available)

  # Reboot

  Broken:
  # Verify system starts up in GUI mode
  ==>  lines on the screen.

  Hell.
  Removed nvidia-current via apt-get and rebooted.
  Lines on the screen, login via text console (using update-alternatives), select free driver.
  Same.
  Tried to deinstall and reinstall nvidia-current package. Same result.
  Over an hour later managed to get backup running nvidia-173.

  [mi] EQ overflowing. The server is probably stuck in an infinite loop.

  
  Backtrace:
  0: /usr/bin/X (xorg_backtrace+0x3b) [0x80e880b]
  1: /usr/bin/X (mieqEnqueue+0x1ab) [0x80e7ffb]
  2: /usr/bin/X (xf86PostMotionEventP+0xcc) [0x80c29ac]
  3: /usr/lib/xorg/modules/input/evdev_drv.so (0xb556d000+0x4871) [0xb5571871]
  4: /usr/lib/xorg/modules/input/evdev_drv.so (0xb556d000+0x4b66) [0xb5571b66]
  5: /usr/bin/X (0x8048000+0x6d2af) [0x80b52af]
  6: /usr/bin/X (0x8048000+0x121c54) [0x8169c54]
  7: (vdso) (__kernel_sigreturn+0x0) [0xb78c7400]
  8: /usr/lib/libpixman-1.so.0 (0xb77e8000+0x414fa) [0xb78294fa]
  9: /usr/lib/libpixman-1.so.0 (0xb77e8000+0x424e4) [0xb782a4e4]
  10: /usr/lib/libpixman-1.so.0 (0xb77e8000+0x4cf29) [0xb7834f29]
  11: /usr/lib/libpixman-1.so.0 (0xb77e8000+0x145c3) [0xb77fc5c3]
  12: /usr/lib/libpixman-1.so.0 (pixman_image_composite+0x16f) [0xb78222cf]
  13: /usr/lib/xorg/modules/libfb.so (fbComposite+0x1cc) [0xb60f605c]
  14: /usr/lib/xorg/extra-modules/nvidia_drv.so (0xb60ff000+0x3daae1) [0xb64d9ae1]
  [mi] EQ overflowing. The server is probably stuck in an infinite loop.

  
  ProblemType: Bug
  Architecture: i386
  CurrentDmesg:
   [   35.357907] ppdev: user-space parallel port driver
   [   44.616027] eth0: no IPv6 routers present
   [  101.061062] CE: hpet increasing min_delta_ns to 15000 nsec
  Date: Tue Mar  9 21:55:28 2010
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 10.04
  DkmsStatus:
   nvidia-current, 195.36.08, 2.6.32-12-generic-pae, i686: installed
   nvidia-173, 173.14.22, 2.6.32-12-generic-pae, i686: installed
  InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 10.04 "Lucid Lynx" - Alpha i386 (20100209)
  MachineType: Dell Inc. MXG061
  NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia
  Package: nvidia-current 195.36.08-0ubuntu1
  ProcCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-2.6.32-12-generic-pae root=UUID=d0ac9329-72bd-4696-a52f-7707e4467cd3 ro quiet splash
  ProcEnviron:
   LANGUAGE=en
   PATH=(custom, no user)
   LANG=en_US.utf8
   SHELL=/bin/bash
  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.32-12.17-generic-pae
  SourcePackage: nvidia-graphics-drivers
  Uname: Linux 2.6.32-12-generic-pae i686
  dmi.bios.date: 06/27/2007
  dmi.bios.vendor: Dell Inc.
  dmi.bios.version: A07
  dmi.board.name: 0CF456
  dmi.board.vendor: Dell Inc.
  dmi.chassis.type: 8
  dmi.chassis.vendor: Dell Inc.
  dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnDellInc.:bvrA07:bd06/27/2007:svnDellInc.:pnMXG061:pvr:rvnDellInc.:rn0CF456:rvr:cvnDellInc.:ct8:cvr:
  dmi.product.name: MXG061
  dmi.sys.vendor: Dell Inc.
  system:
   distro:             Ubuntu
   codename:           lucidarchitecture:       i686kernel:             2.6.32-12-generic-pae

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