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[Romaine Rose-Cameron <rrc@xxxxxxxxxx>]

Public bug reported:

On the 7th or the 8th, the xorg edgers repo updated.  The driver i was
using is nvidia-340.  I don't exactly know how this works but it deleted
my xorg.conf file and did so on every relog and reboot.  I had had this
problem a few months back but I was able to work around it by setting
the xorg.conf file to read-only, using the command sudo 'chattr +i
xorg.conf'.  I tried the same thing this time around but the xorg log
keeps saying that the driver doesnt exist.  I'll attach the log if i
find it.

More to the point, in my last successful install, after installing the
driver, i just had to run nvidia-xconfig the for the driver to work.
This time around, none of the programs that are usually installed have
been installed, no nvidia-persistenced, no nvidia-xconfig, no nvidia-
smi.  The only thing that comes is nvidia-detector.

When i force xorg to use the same xorg.conf as before, by giving it
readonly attribute so that it isnt autodeleted, xorg log says

I have the same problem with the rest of the rest of the nvidia drivers
i've tried including: nvidia-current, nvidia-331, nvidia-343,
nvidia-346.


Description:	Linux Mint 17.1 Rebecca
Release:	17.1
(Ubuntu 14.04 Trusty)
3.13.0-40-generic
xserver-xorg-lts-trusty

nvidia-340:
  Installed: 340.65-0ubuntu1~xedgers14.04.1
  Candidate: 340.65-0ubuntu1~xedgers14.04.1
  Version table:
 *** 340.65-0ubuntu1~xedgers14.04.1 0
        500 http://ppa.launchpad.net/xorg-edgers/ppa/ubuntu/ trusty/main amd64 Packages
        100 /var/lib/dpkg/status

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 14.04
Package: xorg 1:7.7+1ubuntu8
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.13.0-40.69-generic 3.13.11.10
Uname: Linux 3.13.0-40-generic x86_64
NonfreeKernelModules: wl
ApportVersion: 2.14.1-0ubuntu3.6
Architecture: amd64
CurrentDesktop: X-Cinnamon
Date: Wed Dec 10 19:52:40 2014
EcryptfsInUse: Yes
InstallationDate: Installed on 2014-11-03 (37 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Linux Mint 17 "Qiana" - Release amd64 20140624
ProcEnviron:
 TERM=xterm
 PATH=(custom, no user)
 XDG_RUNTIME_DIR=<set>
 LANG=en_GB.UTF-8
 SHELL=/bin/bash
SourcePackage: xorg
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

** Affects: xorg (Ubuntu)
     Importance: Undecided
         Status: New


** Tags: amd64 apport-bug nvidia rebecca third-party-packages trusty xorg-edgers

** Attachment added: "Xorg log. Shows what happens when it has no xorg.conf. modesetting says the nvidia driver doesnt exist on line 112"
   https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1401497/+attachment/4278657/+files/Xorg.0.log

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Title:
  [xorg-edgers] Packaging issue.  Nvidia drivers are not installing.
  They are not coming with nvidia-xconfig or any of the usual programs

Status in xorg package in Ubuntu:
  New

Bug description:
  On the 7th or the 8th, the xorg edgers repo updated.  The driver i was
  using is nvidia-340.  I don't exactly know how this works but it
  deleted my xorg.conf file and did so on every relog and reboot.  I had
  had this problem a few months back but I was able to work around it by
  setting the xorg.conf file to read-only, using the command sudo
  'chattr +i xorg.conf'.  I tried the same thing this time around but
  the xorg log keeps saying that the driver doesnt exist.  I'll attach
  the log if i find it.

  More to the point, in my last successful install, after installing the
  driver, i just had to run nvidia-xconfig the for the driver to work.
  This time around, none of the programs that are usually installed have
  been installed, no nvidia-persistenced, no nvidia-xconfig, no nvidia-
  smi.  The only thing that comes is nvidia-detector.

  When i force xorg to use the same xorg.conf as before, by giving it
  readonly attribute so that it isnt autodeleted, xorg log says

  I have the same problem with the rest of the rest of the nvidia
  drivers i've tried including: nvidia-current, nvidia-331, nvidia-343,
  nvidia-346.

  
  Description:	Linux Mint 17.1 Rebecca
  Release:	17.1
  (Ubuntu 14.04 Trusty)
  3.13.0-40-generic
  xserver-xorg-lts-trusty

  nvidia-340:
    Installed: 340.65-0ubuntu1~xedgers14.04.1
    Candidate: 340.65-0ubuntu1~xedgers14.04.1
    Version table:
   *** 340.65-0ubuntu1~xedgers14.04.1 0
          500 http://ppa.launchpad.net/xorg-edgers/ppa/ubuntu/ trusty/main amd64 Packages
          100 /var/lib/dpkg/status

  ProblemType: Bug
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 14.04
  Package: xorg 1:7.7+1ubuntu8
  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.13.0-40.69-generic 3.13.11.10
  Uname: Linux 3.13.0-40-generic x86_64
  NonfreeKernelModules: wl
  ApportVersion: 2.14.1-0ubuntu3.6
  Architecture: amd64
  CurrentDesktop: X-Cinnamon
  Date: Wed Dec 10 19:52:40 2014
  EcryptfsInUse: Yes
  InstallationDate: Installed on 2014-11-03 (37 days ago)
  InstallationMedia: Linux Mint 17 "Qiana" - Release amd64 20140624
  ProcEnviron:
   TERM=xterm
   PATH=(custom, no user)
   XDG_RUNTIME_DIR=<set>
   LANG=en_GB.UTF-8
   SHELL=/bin/bash
  SourcePackage: xorg
  UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

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