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[Sean <sean@xxxxxxxxx>]

Public bug reported:

Doing Uninstallation Testing according to
http://xorg.qa.ubuntu.com/qatracker/result/3729/427
week 4, Case ID:  xpr-010 

OK
# Boot with functioning proprietary driver
# Using the GUI software management tools, mark the proprietary driver for removal
# Verify the driver is removed by running dpkg -l '*fglrx*' and dpkg -l '*nvidia*' and noting any remaining installed components

dpkg -l '*nvidia*'
Desired=Unknown/Install/Remove/Purge/Hold
| Status=Not/Inst/Cfg-files/Unpacked/Failed-cfg/Half-inst/trig-aWait/Trig-pend
|/ Err?=(none)/Reinst-required (Status,Err: uppercase=bad)
||/ Name Version Description
+++-=================-=================-==================================================
ii nvidia-173 173.14.22-0ubuntu NVIDIA binary Xorg driver, kernel module and VDPAU
ii nvidia-173-modali 173.14.22-0ubuntu Modaliases for the NVIDIA binary X.Org driver
ii nvidia-96-modalia 96.43.14-0ubuntu1 Modaliases for the NVIDIA binary X.Org driver
ii nvidia-common 0.2.21 Find obsolete NVIDIA drivers
rc nvidia-current 195.36.08-0ubuntu NVIDIA binary Xorg driver, kernel module and VDPAU
ii nvidia-current-mo 195.36.08-0ubuntu Modaliases for the NVIDIA binary X.Org driver
un nvidia-glx <none> (no description available)
un nvidia-libvdpau <none> (no description available)
un nvidia-libvdpau1 <none> (no description available)
un nvidia-settings <none> (no description available) 

# Reboot

Broken:
# Verify system starts up in GUI mode
==>  lines on the screen.

Hell. 
Removed nvidia-current via apt-get and rebooted. 
Lines on the screen, login via text console (using update-alternatives), select free driver. 
Same. 
Tried to deinstall and reinstall nvidia-current package. Same result. 
Over an hour later managed to get backup running nvidia-173.

ProblemType: Bug
Architecture: i386
CurrentDmesg:
 [   35.357907] ppdev: user-space parallel port driver
 [   44.616027] eth0: no IPv6 routers present
 [  101.061062] CE: hpet increasing min_delta_ns to 15000 nsec
Date: Tue Mar  9 21:55:28 2010
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 10.04
DkmsStatus:
 nvidia-current, 195.36.08, 2.6.32-12-generic-pae, i686: installed 
 nvidia-173, 173.14.22, 2.6.32-12-generic-pae, i686: installed
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 10.04 "Lucid Lynx" - Alpha i386 (20100209)
MachineType: Dell Inc. MXG061
NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia
Package: nvidia-current 195.36.08-0ubuntu1
ProcCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-2.6.32-12-generic-pae root=UUID=d0ac9329-72bd-4696-a52f-7707e4467cd3 ro quiet splash
ProcEnviron:
 LANGUAGE=en
 PATH=(custom, no user)
 LANG=en_US.utf8
 SHELL=/bin/bash
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.32-12.17-generic-pae
SourcePackage: nvidia-graphics-drivers
Uname: Linux 2.6.32-12-generic-pae i686
dmi.bios.date: 06/27/2007
dmi.bios.vendor: Dell Inc.
dmi.bios.version: A07
dmi.board.name: 0CF456
dmi.board.vendor: Dell Inc.
dmi.chassis.type: 8
dmi.chassis.vendor: Dell Inc.
dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnDellInc.:bvrA07:bd06/27/2007:svnDellInc.:pnMXG061:pvr:rvnDellInc.:rn0CF456:rvr:cvnDellInc.:ct8:cvr:
dmi.product.name: MXG061
dmi.sys.vendor: Dell Inc.
system:
 distro:             Ubuntu
 codename:           lucidarchitecture:       i686kernel:             2.6.32-12-generic-pae

** Affects: nvidia-graphics-drivers (Ubuntu)
     Importance: Undecided
         Status: New


** Tags: apport-bug i386 lucid

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nvidia/lucid deinstall of nvidia'current causes X11 mayhem
https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/535339
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