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[Alex <829334@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

That is what i was always doing!

After each kernel update i reinstalled the driver. The problem is that the updated kernel doesn't even boot anymore.
Or am i misunderstanding you explanations?


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From: Timo Aaltonen <timo.aaltonen@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: icidrop@xxxxxxxxx
Sent: Monday, August 22, 2011 4:35 PM
Subject: [Bug 829334] Re: Xorg doesn't start after the update

We don't support hand-installed upstream drivers. Ubuntu provides a
driver version for Nvidia, and it's the only version that's supported.

When you install the vendor driver by hand, the installation script
builds the module for the current kernel ABI version, so you need to
build a version for the new update. Or just purge the driver and use
what Ubuntu provides (with automatic kernel module builds etc).

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Title:
  Xorg doesn't start after the update

Status in “xorg” package in Ubuntu:
  Invalid

Bug description:
  Well, not sure if Xorg or not, but after i did an update (using security updates and recommended ones) the system would not boot into using the 2.6.38-11-generic linux kernel. I did a disk check and all was fine (from the recovery tool in grub). After the disk check finished it went to a "booting terminal" that stopped at "checking battery state". And that was that.
  2.6.38-10 works fine. I'm on a pc. I don't have a battery.

  ProblemType: Bug
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 11.04
  Package: xorg 1:7.6+4ubuntu3.1
  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.38-10.46-generic 2.6.38.7
  Uname: Linux 2.6.38-10-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  275.09.07  Wed Jun  8 15:42:20 PDT 2011
   GCC version:  gcc version 4.5.2 (Ubuntu/Linaro 4.5.2-8ubuntu4)
  Architecture: i386
  CompizPlugins: [core,bailer,detection,composite,opengl,decor,mousepoll,vpswitch,regex,animation,snap,expo,move,compiztoolbox,place,grid,imgpng,gnomecompat,wall,ezoom,workarounds,staticswitcher,resize,fade,unitymtgrabhandles,scale,session,unityshell]
  CompositorRunning: compiz
  Date: Fri Aug 19 14:18:55 2011
  DistUpgraded: Fresh install
  DistroCodename: natty
  DistroVariant: ubuntu
  GlConf:
   gl_conf - auto mode
     link currently points to /usr/lib/mesa/ld.so.conf
   /usr/lib/mesa/ld.so.conf - priority 500
     slave xorg_extra_modules: /usr/lib/xorg/x11-extra-modules
   Current 'best' version is '/usr/lib/mesa/ld.so.conf'.
  GraphicsCard:
   nVidia Corporation GT218 [GeForce 210] [10de:0a65] (rev a2) (prog-if 00 [VGA controller])
     Subsystem: Giga-byte Technology Device [1458:34ee]
  InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 11.04 "Natty Narwhal" - Release i386 (20110427.1)
  JockeyStatus: xorg:nvidia_current - NVIDIA accelerated graphics driver (Proprietary, Disabled, Not in use)
  Lsusb:
   Bus 002 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub
   Bus 001 Device 002: ID 090c:71b3 Feiya Technology Corp. 
   Bus 001 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub
  MachineType: Gigabyte Technology Co., Ltd. M68MT-S2
  ProcEnviron:
   LANGUAGE=en_US:en
   LANG=en_US.UTF-8
   SHELL=/bin/bash
  ProcKernelCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-2.6.38-10-generic root=UUID=0c47a693-8a87-4d0d-adbd-e0d173bf7167 ro quiet splash vt.handoff=7
  Renderer: Unknown
  SourcePackage: xorg
  Symptom: display
  Title: Xorg freeze
  UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)
  dmi.bios.date: 11/15/2010
  dmi.bios.vendor: Award Software International, Inc.
  dmi.bios.version: F1
  dmi.board.name: M68MT-S2
  dmi.board.vendor: Gigabyte Technology Co., Ltd.
  dmi.board.version: x.x
  dmi.chassis.type: 3
  dmi.chassis.vendor: Gigabyte Technology Co., Ltd.
  dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnAwardSoftwareInternational,Inc.:bvrF1:bd11/15/2010:svnGigabyteTechnologyCo.,Ltd.:pnM68MT-S2:pvr:rvnGigabyteTechnologyCo.,Ltd.:rnM68MT-S2:rvrx.x:cvnGigabyteTechnologyCo.,Ltd.:ct3:cvr:
  dmi.product.name: M68MT-S2
  dmi.sys.vendor: Gigabyte Technology Co., Ltd.
  version.compiz: compiz 1:0.9.4+bzr20110606-0ubuntu1~natty2
  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+4ubuntu3.1
  version.xserver-xorg-video-ati: xserver-xorg-video-ati 1:6.14.0-0ubuntu4.1
  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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