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[Robert Hooker <sarvatt@xxxxxxxxx>]

Public bug reported:

Binary package hint: nvidia-settings

nvidia-settings from newer upstream driver releases are not fully
backwards compatable with older drivers. Attempting to view the X
Display Configuration panel in nvidia-settings from 195 for instance
under the 173 or 96 series drivers gives an error like so:

Unable to load X Server Display Configuration page:
Failed to query NoScanout for screen 0.

This is due to the property not existing on the older drivers. Perhaps
it would be a good idea to package seperate nvidia-settings-VERSION
packages to get around it? Upstream blob drivers package their own
nvidia-settings tailored to that driver release and they work properly.

** Affects: nvidia-settings (Ubuntu)
     Importance: Undecided
     Assignee: Alberto Milone (albertomilone)
         Status: New

** Changed in: nvidia-settings (Ubuntu)
     Assignee: (unassigned) => Alberto Milone (albertomilone)

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nvidia-settings X display configuration window doesn't work on nvidia-173 and nvidia-96
https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/539196
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