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[Bug 776341] Re: nvidia drivers produces unusable black window/dialogs in kubuntu

 

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

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Title:
  nvidia drivers produces unusable black window/dialogs in kubuntu

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

Bug description:
  When I use nvidia graphics driver, I get unusable black windows
  wherein all the controls in window are rendered black thus making it
  unusable. This happens sporadically with any running application so
  there are no definitve steps to reproduce this.

  This happens with an Nvidia GeForce 6100 card, however it does not
  happen on my NVidia GeForce 8400M GS card.

  With Noveau drivers this does not happen. Till maverick nvidia drivers
  worked perfect.

  ProblemType: Bug
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 11.04
  Package: nvidia-current 270.41.06-0ubuntu1
  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.38-8.42-generic 2.6.38.2
  Uname: Linux 2.6.38-8-generic i686
  NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia
  .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 Kernel Module  270.41.06  Mon Apr 18 14:54:25 PDT 2011
   GCC version:  gcc version 4.5.2 (Ubuntu/Linaro 4.5.2-8ubuntu4)
  Architecture: i386
  CompizPlugins: No value set for `/apps/compiz-1/general/screen0/options/active_plugins'
  CompositorRunning: kwin
  CurrentDmesg:
   [   37.409359] EXT4-fs (sda6): re-mounted. Opts: errors=remount-ro,commit=0
   [   81.084123] Marking TSC unstable due to cpufreq changes
   [   81.084183] Switching to clocksource acpi_pm
  Date: Tue May  3 17:34:56 2011
  DistUpgraded: Fresh install
  DistroCodename: natty
  DistroVariant: kubuntu
  DkmsStatus: nvidia-current, 270.41.06, 2.6.38-8-generic, i686: installed
  GraphicsCard:
   nVidia Corporation C51G [GeForce 6100] [10de:0242] (rev a2) (prog-if 00 [VGA controller])
     Subsystem: ASUSTeK Computer Inc. Device [1043:81bf]
  InstallationMedia: Kubuntu 11.04 "Natty Narwhal" - Release i386 (20110422)
  JockeyStatus:
   ERROR:root:Could not find any typelib for AppIndicator
   xorg:nvidia_173 - NVIDIA accelerated graphics driver (Proprietary, Disabled, Not in use)
   xorg:nvidia_current - NVIDIA accelerated graphics driver (Proprietary, Enabled, Not in use)
  Lsusb:
   Bus 002 Device 002: ID 0f62:1001 Acrox Technologies Co., Ltd Targus Mini Trackball Optical Mouse
   Bus 002 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub
   Bus 001 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub
  MachineType: System manufacturer System Product Name
  ProcEnviron:
   LANGUAGE=
   LANG=en_US.UTF-8
   SHELL=/bin/bash
  ProcKernelCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-2.6.38-8-generic root=UUID=1ae86bd3-230b-45fe-b179-bf9620b909b4 ro quiet splash vt.handoff=7
  Renderer: Unknown
  SourcePackage: nvidia-graphics-drivers
  UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)
  dmi.bios.date: 11/10/2005
  dmi.bios.vendor: American Megatrends Inc.
  dmi.bios.version: 0204
  dmi.board.asset.tag: To Be Filled By O.E.M.
  dmi.board.name: K8N-VM
  dmi.board.vendor: ASUSTeK Computer INC.
  dmi.board.version: Rev 1.xx
  dmi.chassis.asset.tag: Asset-1234567890
  dmi.chassis.type: 3
  dmi.chassis.vendor: Chassis Manufacture
  dmi.chassis.version: Chassis Version
  dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnAmericanMegatrendsInc.:bvr0204:bd11/10/2005:svnSystemmanufacturer:pnSystemProductName:pvrSystemVersion:rvnASUSTeKComputerINC.:rnK8N-VM:rvrRev1.xx:cvnChassisManufacture:ct3:cvrChassisVersion:
  dmi.product.name: System Product Name
  dmi.product.version: System Version
  dmi.sys.vendor: System manufacturer
  version.compiz: compiz N/A
  version.libdrm2: libdrm2 2.4.23-1ubuntu6
  version.libgl1-mesa-dri: libgl1-mesa-dri 7.10.2-0ubuntu2
  version.libgl1-mesa-dri-experimental: libgl1-mesa-dri-experimental N/A
  version.libgl1-mesa-glx: libgl1-mesa-glx 7.10.2-0ubuntu2
  version.nvidia-graphics-drivers: nvidia-graphics-drivers N/A
  version.xserver-xorg: xserver-xorg 1:7.6+4ubuntu3
  version.xserver-xorg-video-ati: xserver-xorg-video-ati 1:6.14.0-0ubuntu4
  version.xserver-xorg-video-intel: xserver-xorg-video-intel 2:2.14.0-4ubuntu7.1
  version.xserver-xorg-video-nouveau: xserver-xorg-video-nouveau 1:0.0.16+git20110107+b795ca6e-0ubuntu7

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