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[Josh <562468@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

But I filed the bug when the version *was* supported.

It seems like, because it took so long for you to check the bug that the
version it was reported on became unsupported, it should be your job to
check if the problem exists in the currently supported version and
update the bug accordingly.

Instead of just waiting for bugs to become invalid because you've moved
on to a new version.

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Title:
  No way to save video configuration in Lucid Beta 2

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

Bug description:
  Binary package hint: xorg

  In Lucid there is no user-facing way to save the video configuration
  because of a catch 22.

  Here is how to replicate:

  1. Go to System -> Preferences -> Monitors
  2. Get an error:

  "It appears that your graphics card does not support the necessary
  extensions to use this tool.  Do you want to use your graphics
  vendor's tool instead?"

  3. Click Yes
  4. NVidia X Server Settings program is launched
  5. Change some settings
  6. NVidia X Server Settings can only save to xorg.conf.  Go to X Server Display Configuration -> Save to X Configuration File
  7. Get error because Lucid does not use xorg.conf: 

  "Failed to parse existing X config file"

  8. Click OK
  9. Get prompted to specify the location of the file
  10. Can't specify the location because it doesn't exist
  11. Click Save anyways
  12. Get error:

  "Unable to remove old X config backup"

  So the catch 22 is:  I can't use Ubuntu's tool to enable my second
  monitor because my video device isn't supported by it, however I can't
  use NVidia's tool because Ubuntu Lucid doesn't support xorg.conf.

  So, every time I reboot I have to launch NVidia's configuration tool
  and re-configure all of my video settings.

  ProblemType: Bug
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 10.04
  Package: xorg 1:7.5+5ubuntu1
  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.32-19.28-generic 2.6.32.10+drm33.1
  Uname: Linux 2.6.32-19-generic x86_64
  NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia
  Architecture: amd64
  Date: Tue Apr 13 10:56:05 2010
  DkmsStatus:
   vboxdrv, 3.1.6, 2.6.32-19-generic, x86_64: installed 
   vboxnetflt, 3.1.6, 2.6.32-19-generic, x86_64: installed 
   vboxnetadp, 3.1.6, 2.6.32-19-generic, x86_64: installed 
   nvidia-current, 195.36.15, 2.6.32-19-generic, x86_64: installed 
   nvidia-173, 173.14.22, 2.6.32-19-generic, x86_64: installed
  MachineType: Dell Inc. Precision WorkStation 670
  ProcCmdLine: root=UUID=779cb9b5-cc1e-49ac-b9d5-116eea473d9f ro quiet splash vga=789
  ProcEnviron:
   LANGUAGE=en_GB:en
   LANG=en_GB.utf8
   SHELL=/bin/bash
  SourcePackage: xorg
  dmi.bios.date: 03/15/2006
  dmi.bios.vendor: Dell Inc.
  dmi.bios.version: A07
  dmi.board.name: 0U7565
  dmi.board.vendor: Dell Inc.
  dmi.chassis.type: 6
  dmi.chassis.vendor: Dell Inc.
  dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnDellInc.:bvrA07:bd03/15/2006:svnDellInc.:pnPrecisionWorkStation670:pvr:rvnDellInc.:rn0U7565:rvr:cvnDellInc.:ct6:cvr:
  dmi.product.name: Precision WorkStation 670
  dmi.sys.vendor: Dell Inc.
  system:
   distro:             Ubuntu
   codename:           lucid
   architecture:       x86_64
   kernel:             2.6.32-19-generic

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