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[Jeih Em Keih <873760@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

I am not sure wether the problem lies on package "jockey-gtk" or on the
NVidia-version-current-updates  proprietary package.

For all I know this problem must originate from step 3. Here's why:


Temporary Solution 

Reinstalling and then uninstalling Recommended NVidia drivers, that is:

7) After step 6, from additional drivers, select "NVidia-version-current" and press "Activate"
8) Restart your system
9) From additional drivers, select "NVidia-version-current" and press "Remove"
10) Restart your system


Assuming the solution above works (it did for me), it is only reasonable
to assume that the problem lies on step 3. When choosing to activate
"NVidia-version-current-updates",  "NVidia-version-current" is obviously
deactivated. But when "NVidia-version-current-updates" is later on
deactivated, the system should return to its factory settings.


Possible Causes

A) Choosing to    ACTIVATE    "NVidia-version-current-updates" does not
properly deactivate  "NVidia-version-current".  So, when "NVidia-
version-current-updates" is properly deactivated, the system can't
return to its initial state.

B) Choosing to   DEACTIVATE   "NVidia-version-current-updates" does not
properly deactivate  itself.

** Changed in: jockey (Ubuntu)
       Status: New => Confirmed

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Title:
  Oneiric 11.10 NVidia Proprietary Drivers Uninstallation Bug

Status in “jockey” package in Ubuntu:
  Confirmed

Bug description:
  Just upgraded to Oneiric 11.10.

  After installing and then unistalling NVidia proprietary drivers on my
  machine (Dell XPS 502x), Unity 3D could not be booted, and the system
  fell back to Unity 2D after login.

  Bug Reproduction

  1) From additional drivers, select "NVidia-version-current" and press "Activate".
  2) Restart system (optional - skip to save time)
  3) From additional drivers, select "NVidia-version-current-updates" and press "Activate"
  4) Restart system
  5) From additional drivers, select "NVidia-version-current-updates" and press "Remove"
  6) Restart system

  Now, normally, after step 6, my computer should return to its factory
  condition (Unity 3D worked just fine after upgrading to 11.10).
  Instead, the system boots to Unity 2D, although at login I made sure
  "Ubuntu" was selected (instead of "Ubuntu 2D").

  ProblemType: Bug
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 11.10
  Package: jockey-gtk 0.9.4-0ubuntu10
  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.0.0-12.20-generic 3.0.4
  Uname: Linux 3.0.0-12-generic x86_64
  NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia
  ApportVersion: 1.23-0ubuntu3
  Architecture: amd64
  CurrentDmesg:
   [   16.720992] r8169 0000:06:00.0: eth0: link up
   [   16.721296] ADDRCONF(NETDEV_CHANGE): eth0: link becomes ready
   [   19.516722] EXT4-fs (sda5): re-mounted. Opts: errors=remount-ro,commit=0
   [   26.787379] eth0: no IPv6 routers present
  Date: Fri Oct 14 02:43:36 2011
  InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 11.04 "Natty Narwhal" - Release amd64 (20110427.1)
  MachineType: Dell Inc. Dell System XPS L502X
  PackageArchitecture: all
  ProcKernelCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-3.0.0-12-generic root=UUID=eca1cc29-23fc-4dda-961b-4b38cd62377c ro quiet splash vt.handoff=7
  SourcePackage: jockey
  UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to oneiric on 2011-10-13 (0 days ago)
  dmi.bios.date: 07/20/2011
  dmi.bios.vendor: Dell Inc.
  dmi.bios.version: A06
  dmi.board.name: 0YR8NN
  dmi.board.vendor: Dell Inc.
  dmi.board.version: A00
  dmi.chassis.type: 8
  dmi.chassis.vendor: Dell Inc.
  dmi.chassis.version: 0.1
  dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnDellInc.:bvrA06:bd07/20/2011:svnDellInc.:pnDellSystemXPSL502X:pvr:rvnDellInc.:rn0YR8NN:rvrA00:cvnDellInc.:ct8:cvr0.1:
  dmi.product.name: Dell System XPS L502X
  dmi.sys.vendor: Dell Inc.

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